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| Tuesday March 19, 2019
(Updated 15:30 AEDT) |
- For the Second Year in a row,
the Three Online Gaming Segments Regulated by the French Online Gaming
Regulatory Authority experienced growth in stakes and Gross Gaming
Revenue.
- Ontario is Seeking Changes to
Allow Single-Game Sports Betting.
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- Brazil's Instant Lottery
Auction Has Been Postponed Yet Again, Will Now Be April 26.
- CIBELAE Announce Registration
for the FIRST SEMINAR of 2019 "Technology at the Service of Lotteries" is
open.
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| Tuesday March 19, 2019
(Updated 10:30 AEDT) |
- Mississippi Lottery Could
Start Selling Tickets in Late 2019.
- Americans Will Wager $8.5
Billion on March Madness: AGA.
- Dr. Felix Menden Remains
Consultant of Lotto24.
- Alabama Lottery Bill to Be
Introduced When Senate Convenes.
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- Pennsylvania Gaming Control
Board Reports February Sports Wagering Revenue.
- Macau Government Still Likely
to Allow License Extensions Past 2022 - Brokerage.
- Governor's Patience is Being
Severely Tested with Gambling Amendment Delay.
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- Gaming Laboratories
International (GLI®) Expands EMEA Capabilities and Customer Service by
Adding Key Staff and Resources.
- Multilotto Embarks on New
Alliance with Direkten in Sweden.
- Helio Gaming Set for Asian
Expansion.
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- Playtech BGT Sports Set to
Showcase New Retail Approach at Betting on Football 2019.
- Racing Post B2B Well
Represented on Betting on Football Panels.
- Highlight Games'
SOCCERBET™ is Top Performer with Eurobet.
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Tuesday March
19, 2019
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iPhone  LOTTO Hessen Celebrates 70 years and the Second
Best Year in the Company's History.
 Florida Lottery Bill Could
Cost Education More than $60 Million.
Pennsylvania Lottery Marks 47th Anniversary of First
Drawing.
New Bill Would Make Bingo More Elderly-Friendly.
Senate
Votes Unanimously to Extract KENO from 'Kenogarten'.
 Fresh
Calls for Society Lottery Reform to Raise an Extra £125m.
 Lottomart Introduces HooYu Technology for Onboarding
Players.
Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz Increases Sales in The
Anniversary Year.
 Anti-Poker Machine Campaigners Claim State's
Pre-Commitment Scheme is "Totally Insignificant" in Helping Problem
Gamblers.
 Danish Gaming Industry Lands Agreement on Code of
Conduct.
 Norte de Santander and Cúcuta Join the Pacts
for Legality in the Games of Luck and Chance.
 Macau
Gaming Concession Tender Likely in 2022 - Secretary for Economy.
Schleswig-Holstein Introduces Bill to Extend iGaming Framework Until
2021.
UPDATE: Where Each State Stands on Sports
Betting.
Tug of War Between Buyers vs. Sellers: Who is Winning for
Lotto24 AG.
 BCLC Awards Pollard Banknote 10-Year Contract
Extension.
Betinvest Lottery Secures Gaming Associates Europe
Certification.
 Set the Juice Loose in FRUIT BAT CRAZY.
Monday March
18, 2019
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iPhone Montana Lottery Commission to Meet.
Illinois Lottery Launches 2019 'MS Project' Instant
Game.
CT Lottery Hosts "Educational Forum" for Vendors Making Pitch
for Online Play, Sports Betting.
 PCSO Welcomes Probe Into
Corruption Allegations.
Alabama Lawmaker Has Two Lottery Bills
Ready to File When the Regular Session Resumes on March 19.
 Czech Investment Groups Agree to Split the Assets of Lottery and
Gaming Firm SAZKA Group.
US Patent Issued for Method and System
for Enhanced Lottery Ticket Accounting and Sales at a Retail Establishment
Level.
Pollard Banknote File US Patent Application for Method and
Apparatus for Dispensing Funds in a Lottery.
Gambling Commission Announce a Market Engagement Session for all
Interested Parties Ahead of the 4th National Lottery Licence
Competition.
 Poland's Football League Floats New
Rights Tender.
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Reports February
Fantasy Contests Revenue.
Lotto-Hessen Boss Complains: Sports
Betting Dispute a "Tragedy of Federalism".
February Table Games Revenue
Up 0.3% Over Last Year; Overall Casino Gaming Revenue Up 0.4%.
Macau
Gaming Tax Revenue Up 4.8 Percent Year-on-Year in Jan-Feb.
Danske Licens Spil Becomes Newest Member of Danish Online Gambling
Association.
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Gives
Back to Local Community with Donation to Preferred Behavioral Health Group of
Lakewood, N.J.
Pollard Banknote Reports 4th Quarter and Annual
Financial Results and Announces Dividend Increase.
Bede
Gaming Secures Membership of the European Lotteries Association.
 Patagonia Entertainment Strengthens Portfolio with Hacksaw Gaming
Deal.
Svenska Spel Sport & Casino Goes Live with Blueprint
Gaming.
NetEnt Granted License in Pennsylvania.
Friday March
15, 2019
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iPhone Senate Panel Advances Governor's Lottery
Appointment.
A Lottery in Alabama Could be a Step Closer to
Becoming a Reality.
New Remuneration Model for over 3,800 Lottery
Retailers.
Play On, Colorado!
Connecticut Lottery Wants Legislators to Approve Bill Allowing Online
Ticket Sales.
Voters Approve KENO in Several More New
Hampshire Towns.
Tenders Invited to Conduct Behavioural Trials for
Two Measures Under the National Consumer Protection Framework for Online
Wagering in Australia…..
IGT Issued US Patent for Gaming System
and Method Providing a Game Having a Player-Adjustable
Volatility.
Linq3 Issued US Patent for Processing of a User
Device Game-Playing Transaction Based on Location.
N.Y.
Lawmakers Push to Let Minors Play Bingo with Adult Supervision.
Number
of Registered Gambling Addicts Down 15.2 Percent Y-on-Y in 2018 - Social
Welfare Bureau.
 Lack of EU Betting Rules is Gambling with Online
Players' Safety.
Advertising Standards Authority Upholds Complaint
Concerning Sky Bet TV Ad Promoting Its "Request a Bet" Service.
Loot
Boxes - Gambling or Not?
PAGCOR Says Local Government Units do
Not Have the Authority to Regulate Games of Chance, Charge Entry
Fees.
New Jersey Sports Betting Shows February Strength, According to
Analysts.
Poland's Largest Sports Betting Brand STS, Partners
with Wiraya to Deliver the Best in Player Experience.
Gaming
Standards Association (GSA) Announces 2019 Board of Directors.
Cherry
Has Called on the Option to Acquire an Additional 5 Percent of the Shares in
Almor.
ORYX Set for Success in Swedish iGaming Market.
 Športna Loterija Becomes First Lottery Provider to Adopt
Colossus Sports Pools.
Thursday March
14, 2019
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iPhone  Local Payment System Company Wins Tender to
Organize State Revenue Receipt Lottery.
Arkansas House Shoots Down
Bill to Allow Lottery Winners to Remain Anonymous.
Palace Grants Former PCSO General Manager's Request for Graft
Probe.
Svenska Spel CEO: Focus on the Problems Where They Actually
Exist.
Maltco Lotteries Presents a Donation of €10,000 to the
President for the Malta Community Chest Fund.
New
National Lottery Game Will Be a Winner Among Millennials.
Two
Minnesota Lawmakers Introduce Bills Related to Charitable Gambling Tax
Reform.
Twelve Jurisdictions Join Michigan in the Brief Challenging DOJ
Wire Act Opinion.
 National Gaming Board Develops Several Initiatives
to Streamline the Sector.
Gambling Tax Compared Across
the EU.
Italian Corporate Criminal Liability Regime Extended to Illegal
Gambling Soon?
 Gaming Authority Tests Document
(Guidelines for Duty of Care) on How to Prevent Gambling
Addiction.
 Horse Racing in Hainan Delayed Yet
Again.
Rhode Island Lawmakers OK Mobile Sports Betting.
Connecticut Lottery Seeking Sports Betting Operator's
License.
German Sports Betting Association Calls for
Fundamental Reform.
ITALY: Sports Betting Expenditure in Agencies
Reported €157.4 Million in the First 2 Months of 2019.
Konami
Loses at Federal Circuit Slot Machine Patent Case.
Despite Ban - Online Casinos Still Offer Service in
Germany.
InComm Expands into Lottery Industry with Linq3 Technologies
Acquisition.
Red Tiger Signs Iforium Agreement.
 Microgaming's Mega Moolah Strikes Twice in 48 Hours.
Betway
to Sponsor Gibraltar Open.
Wednesday March
13, 2019
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iPhone Allegation That the PCSO Failed to Collect P4
Billion from Small Town Lottery Operators.
 CAIXA
Wants to Raise US$3.45 Billion with Stock Sale, which Includes
Lotteries.
 Japan Drafts Plan to Fight Gambling
Addiction.
Spelinspektionen Has so far Granted 116 Licenses to
72 Licensees.
Lower Saxony Wants to Extend Gambling Licenses.
JUEGALAB: the COLJUEGOS Initiative to Bring Together Locals and
Foreigners to Improve the Colombian Gambling Industry.
Parliamentary Committee Instructs Finance Ministry to Revise
Regulations on Gambling and Lotteries.
New Sports Betting Licences
in Germany.
Kansas Bills Would Legalize Sports Betting via the
Lottery, Racetracks.
Missouri Senator's Bill Would See Video Lottery
Terminals Declared Illegal.
IGT Provides INTELLIGEN™ VLT
Central Management System to Loto-Québec with Three-Year
Extension.
GVC Launches the New Italian Bingo
Platform.
Blueprint Operations Announce Management
Restructure.
Relax Gaming Strikes Videoslots Agreement.
Reflex Gaming Raises the Bar with Slingshot
Solution.
Design Works Gaming Set For European RMG
Expansion.
Amelco Launches Quantum Outrights for
Football.
Nektan Signs Platform & Content Deal
with Moplay. |
Vol. 86 No.
11
Click Here to read the articles IGT
Signs 10-Year Contract with TIPOS in Slovakia to Provide Aurora™ Platform,
Lottery Retailer Terminals, and Services.
Georgia Lottery Launches
First Retail Location Past Security at Atlanta Airport.
German Sports Betting Association Calls for Fundamental
Reform.
New Remuneration Model for over 3,800 Lottery
Retailers.
Make Every Month Amazing with 'Set For Life' -
Camelot Launches Campaign for Brand New National Lottery Game.
Play for
Real Money with Instant Scratch-Its Monopoly.
OLG'S
Responsible Gambling Program Again Recognized As Best In The
World.
Gaming Standards Association Joins the New Japan Gaming Market
Establishing GSA Japan.
Regulatory Modernization Essential to
Overcoming Disruption in the Gaming Marketplace.
Gaming Authority Tests Document (Guidelines for Duty of Care) on How
to Prevent Gambling Addiction.
Gaming Standards Association (GSA)
Announces 2019 Board of Directors.
Vol. 86 No.
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Click Here to read the articles International Game Technology PLC Reports Fourth Quarter and Full
Year 2018 Results.
 Sokratis Kokkalis Appointed INTRALOT
CEO.
Pollard Banknote's Licensed Games Portfolio Gets a Leg Up on
the Holidays with a Christmas Story.
March is Problem Gambling
Awareness Month NASPL and NCPG Partner to Promote "Awareness +
Action".
 Global lottery sales increased a healthy 5.7%
during the first quarter of 2018.
The Malta Gaming Authority
Signs MoU with the Swedish Gambling Authority.
Kentucky Lottery Sees Best Scratch-Off Sales Day in Nearly 30 Year
History.
Arizona Lottery Gives Away $1 Million to Players Throughout
March.
Grand Jury Hands Down Indictments Concerning Lottery Ticket
Cashing Activity.
 AGTech Subsidiary Wins Two China Sports Lottery
Hardware Tenders.
Denmark, Finland, France and Norway to
Launch Joint Digital Operation This Year.
First-of-its-Kind Joint
Research Paper Reveals US Gambling Companies Donated $367m to Charity in
2017.
Registration for APLA/WLA Seminar 15 - 18 April 2019 in Danang,
Vietnam is Now Open!
Vol. 86 No.
9
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New Nightly Lottery Draw Game in Seven Years Now On Sale.
The
Florida Lottery Introduces a New $30 Scratch-Off Ticket to Join the Gold Rush
Family.
North Carolinians Can Nominate a School Hero for a $10,000
Award.
Hundreds Slated to Attend Gaming Laboratories International's
(GLI®) 19th Annual Regulators Roundtable.
Neopollard Interactive Shortlisted for Lottery Supplier of the Year
at Upcoming 2019 EGR North America Awards.
Virgin Islands Lottery Community Enrichment
Initiative.
Malvern Man Claims Second Spot in Lottery's Billion
Dollar Challenge.
Arizona Lottery Goes Native with Newest
Scratchers® Game- Arizona 7.
Court Determines Promotional
Text for Online Gambling Equates to Advertising.
Largest
National Safer Gambling Campaign "Bet Regret" Launches.
 ALEA Defines Its Agenda in the Prevention of Money
Laundering.
Comprehensive Report Shows Gaming Industry's
Commitment to Communities.
Vol. 86 No.
8
Click Here to read the articles IGT
Extends Agreement with the DC Lottery to Continue Providing Instant Ticket
Games and Services.
Arkansas Lottery on Track for Record Fiscal
Year.
Pollard Banknote and the Connecticut Lottery Partner to Launch
New Player Loyalty Program.
 Skilrock's INFINITELY Genius Solutions
Were Head Turners at ICE London 2019.
Jumbo
Interactive Boost Interim Dividend after Profit Increase.
EGBA
Welcomes Dutch Online Gambling Approval; Important Step to Establish
Functioning Market.
Kansas Lottery Announce New Deputy Executive
Director.
 Veikkaus' Year 2018: Veikkaus Prepared for Major
Changes in the Operating Environment.
Idaho
Lottery Kicks-off 30th Anniversary with Commemorative Scratch
Game.
Loto-Québec Third Quarter 2018-2019 Fiscal Year - on
Track to Achieve Annual Target.
Dutch Charity Lotteries Head
Office Named the Most Sustainable Renovated Property in the
Netherlands.
Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
(AGEM) Announces Six New Members Join Organization.
Have
Your Say on Plans to Make Gambling Fairer and Safer in Britain.
Registration for APLA/WLA Seminar 15 - 18 April 2019 in Danang,
Vietnam is Now Open!
Vol. 86 No.
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Click Here to read the articles IGT
Expands its Senior Leadership Team.
INTRALOT Announcement on Sportoto Tender in Turkey.
Gaming
Laboratories International (GLI®) Names Chris Kwon iGaming Client Services
Representative.
Registration and Identification is Now Available on
Lotto-Bayern Website with Giropay.
Arizona Lottery Goes All-In
with Our New Casino-Themed Games.
The Louisiana Lottery
Celebrates Crawfish Season with Launch of Zatarain's Scratch-Off
Game.
adesso Helps the Moroccan National Lottery SGLN Implement a New
System.
The European Lotteries Celebrates Its 20th
Consecutive Successful Marketing Gathering in London.
Global Lottery Monitoring System Partners with Key Stakeholders to
Kickstart IntegriSport Project.
Gambling Commission Announce New Rules
to Make Online Gambling in Britain Fairer and Safer.
New
Nevada Gaming Chairwoman Keynote Speaker at UNLV Gaming &
Hospitality.
Positioning the Gaming Industry for Success in the
New Congress.
Vol. 86 No.
6
Click Here to read the articles NASPL
Responds to the DOJ Reversal of Opinion.
INTRALOT Signs Contract in
Germany for the Delivery of 550 Photon Terminals.
Skilrock
Shines at ICE, London.
Gaming Laboratories International
(GLI®) to Provide Quality Assurance and Consulting Services to Lotto
Hamburg in Connection with New Lottery System.
New
Campaign Highlights Lottery's Benefits to Wisconsin.
Camelot
Global Changes to Camelot Lottery Solutions.
New
Mexico Lottery Launches Pick 4 and Releases Four New Scratchers.
IGT
PlayShot Sports Betting Stats from Football's Big Game.
Sports
Betting in 2019: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Legal Sports
Betting.
6000 Tickets Sold Per Minute: The Retail Impact of $100 Million
Powerball Jackpot.
UK and Gibraltar Discuss Future and Conclude
Agreement on Gambling.
Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission
Introduces Software Suppliers' Licence.
EGBA Calls for Dutch Online
Gambling Regulation.
Vol. 86 No.
5
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Signs Two-Year Contract with the Iowa Lottery to Provide Instant Ticket
Printing Services.
Arizona Lottery's Holiday Campaign Charts New
Territory.
Kentucky Lottery Surpasses $20 Billion in Overall
Sales.
Connecticut Lottery Corporation On-Track for Best Year Ever
with Highest Two-Quarter Sales and General Fund Transfers in Lottery
History.
Gambling Commission Researches Safer Gambling
Messaging.
Americans Will Wager $6 Billion on Super Bowl
LIII.
Global Lottery Monitoring System and Olympic &
Sports Movement Discuss How Sports and Lotteries Can Further Work Together in
Disseminating a Culture of Integrity.
Michigan Lottery Launches Endzone Payout.
Administrative Court Rules Owners of Gambling Machines are Liable for
Entertainment Tax.
Lotto24 Expands Its Online Market Share to 34
Percent in 2018.
ZEAL Network SE Report Upward Adjustment of EBIT
Guidance (Profit Estimate).
Gambling Commission Teams Up with the
NHS and Others to Target Gambling Harm in Wales. |
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