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| Thursday August 6, 2020
(Updated 12:30 AEST) |
- German Lotto "6 out of 49"
Will Cost More from September. An Upper Limit for the Jackpot is Also to be
Introduced.
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- William Hill Shuts Another
119 Stores as More Punters Shift Online.
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| Thursday August 6, 2020
(Updated 10:30 AEST) |
- Cryptocurrency Company
Launches New Bitcoin Lottery.
- ZenSports Inks Deal with
Strategic Gaming Management for Nevada Sports Betting Expansion.
- Online Gambling Should Face
£100 A Month Cap on Spend.
- Government "Wrecking Ball" to
Casino Industry is Costing Millions and Half the Jobs are Now "At Risk" Warns
BGC.
- Gambling Review and Reform:
Towards A New Regulatory Framework.
- The Betting and Gaming
Council Responds to Social Market Foundation Report.
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- US Ambassador Expresses
Concern at the Use of Chinese Firm as the Back-End Provider for New Jamaican
Lottery Company.
- The Centenary of Brazilian
Participation in the Olympic Games Will be Celebrated with the Release of a
Special Commemorative Issue of Federal Lottery Tickets.
- International Payment
Technology Firm Gears Up to Offer Secure Online Payment Processing for
Indiana's Sports Betting Industry.
- Global Sports Betting
Operator Teams Up with NBA's Indiana Pacers.
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CORPORATE NEWS
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- IGT ADVANTAGE System and
Solutions Selected by Australia's Spectacular New Crown Sydney Hotel
Resort.
- Operators Rally for US
National and State Lotteries to Go Digital.
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- IGT Recognized as Only Gaming
Company Finalist in 2020 CR Reporting Awards for Sustainability Reporting
Excellence.
- BF Games Partners with
Crocobet in Georgia.
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Thursday August
6, 2020
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iPhone  Eagles Second-Chance Drawing from The Pennsylvania
Lottery Offers Chance to Win Tickets to A Game, Money To Play
Online.
The Hoosier Lottery Celebrates "Metal-Worthy Moments" with
Chances to Win Up to $250,000 Instantly.
Wisconsin Lottery Sales Jump
During Pandemic.
 Caixa Extends Contract for Distribution of Lottery
Tickets and Supplies.
 Government Revenue from the Tax on
Lottery Prizes Up 1.3% in 1H 2020.
DGOJ Publish Annual Report on
Spain's National Online Gambling Market 2019; Online Gambling Grew
7.04%.
US Patent Application Filed for System and Method for Wagering
on Virtual Elements Overlaying a Sports Betting Field.
US
Patent Application Filed for System and Method for Customizing Sports Betting
Pre-Commitment Configurations.
 Many Questions Remain
Unanswered Concerning the Proposed National Gaming Authority.
German Gaming Association CEO Calls for Payment Providers to Stop
Processing Financial Transactions for Online Casinos.
 Should Finland follow Sweden as Illegal Online Casino Providers
Challenge Government-Owned Operator Veikkaus.
 Over
150 Gamblers Arrested in Large-Scale Illegal Vietnam Gambling Ring.
 Bwin Secures Pro League Betting Streaming Rights in Wider Sponsorship
Tie-Up.
 Gauselmann Group Subsidiary Ups Shareholding in
Belgian Sportsbook Company, Increasing Its 50.1% Stake to 74.9%.
 ALOT Solutions Makes Significant Investment in G Games (formerly
called Gamevy).
 ORYX Gaming and Soft2Bet Join Forces.
Wednesday
August 5, 2020
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iPhone  China Ministry of Finance Report National Lottery
Sales for June 2020.
Lotofácil de la Caixa Moves to
Six Weekly Draws.
Pennsylvania Lottery Generates More Than $1 Billion
for Ninth Consecutive Year to Benefit PA Seniors.
Virginia Lottery Launches Keno Game with Top Prize of $1 million The
New Game Offers Frequent Drawings and a Chance to Win Big!
Bill
Permitting Lottery Players to Electronically Validate Lottery Claims Passes
Full Assembly, Heads to Senate.
Winners Announced from the First
Monopoly™ Bonus Promotion Drawing.
 President Orders Some Lotto Outlets to Remain in
Lockdown.
 Petition Filed Against Cricket Superstar for
Endorsing Online Gambling Sites.
 The Austrian Police Have
Published Their Interim Report on the Fight Against Illegal
Gambling.
Unibet Officially Enters Indiana Sports Betting
Market.
Fans Can Now Place Bets in an American Sports Arena for the
First Time.
PGA Tour Strikes Sports Betting Partnership with
BetMGM.
Tabcorp ASX Announcement: Expected Non-Cash Goodwill Impairment
Charges and FY20 Preliminary Unaudited Results.
International Game Technology PLC Reports Second Quarter 2020
Results.
Red Tiger Live in Estonia with Betsafe.
 Soft2Bet Enhances Nordic Influence with Frumzi Launch.
Tuesday August
4, 2020
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iPhone  Irish National Lottery Reminds Punters Dreams Can
Come True with Comedic Inspirational Spot.
Chainlink Collaborates with
Colorado State Lottery to Create Innovative Web3 Games.
Idaho
Lottery Issues RFP for Scratch Ticket Games Printing.
The
Virginia Lottery is Currently Seeking a Manager of Financial Reviews - Gaming
Licensing to Join Its Newly Created Gaming Compliance
Department.
US Patent Application Filed for Class Ii Bingo
Gaming System with Persistent Elements.
US Patent Issued for Lottery
Ticket Dispenser Array with Stacked Lottery Ticket Modules.
Calls
for a Federal Government Crackdown on Corporate Bookmakers During the
Pandemic.
A Cross-Party Inquiry to be Launched into the
Impact of Gambling Amid Concern of Money Laundering and Spiralling
Debt.
Gambling Commission Display of Licensed Status Consultation
Response.
Response to Information Requirements, Regulatory
Returns and Official Statistics Consultation.
A Note
from the Desk of the CEO, American Gaming Association.
Chip
Polston Honoured with the National Council on Problem Gambling's (NCPG's) Don
Hulen Award for Advocacy.
Massachusetts Sports Betting
Delayed After Senate Removes Proposal from Economic Development
Bill.
Macau Gaming Revenues Fall by 94.5 Percent Year-on-Year in
July.
IGT and FanDuel Group Strike Multi-Year Sports Betting and
iGaming Agreement for Entire U.S. Market.
SBC Announces Digital Future
for Europe, America, CIS & Africa.
 OneTouch
Inks Partnership with Slotegrator.
Monday August
3, 2020
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iPhone New Jersey Lottery Announces Fiscal Year 2020
Sales; Down 7.7% Compared to the Prior Year.
 Lotto NZ Expects a Sales
Decline of 8.4 Percent for the FY2020/2021.
Jackpot.com Introduces the Sensational 'PICK 3'
Lottery.
 1H2020: La Française des Jeux (FDJ) Announce
Good Recovery in Activity Since Mid-May & Preservation of the EBITDA Margin
Rate Thanks to the Savings Plan.
Changes to Society Lotteries Come Into
Effect Today.
US Patent Issued for Scratch-Off
Lottery Ticket System and Method with Foreign Language
Templates.
US Patent Issued for Multi-Lingual Enabled
Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket System and Method.
Betting
and Gaming Council Welcomes Plans to Re-Open Scottish Casinos and Bingo Halls
and a Boost to Betting Shops as Machines Allowed Back On.
Macau
Gaming Workers Boast Lower Gambling Participation Rate Than Other Places -
Study.
City Ponders Relicensing River Casinos for Economic
Benefit.
Changes to Remote Key Equipment Take Effect from 29 July
2020.
New Zealand's RITA Finalises TAB NZ Transition.
GVC
Address Press Speculation in Respect of HMRC investigation.
State-Run Gaming Corp. Suffers Net Loss of P1.6 Billion in
H1.
International Game Technology PLC to Host Second Quarter 2020
Results Conference Call on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
Realistic Games Set to Illuminate the Industry with Fireworks Game
Changer.
Friday July
31, 2020
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iPhone Annual Charity Lottery Sales Limit Increase Comes
Into Effect.
 Lottery Consumer Hits Billion-Dollar
Jackpot with NT$200 Outlay.
Maltco Lotteries Donates €50,000 to
the Responsible Gaming Foundation.
Spain's Lottery Sales in 2019
Come in 2.8% Higher Than in 2018.
LOTTO Hamburg Report Good
Interim Results in the First Half of 2020.
Kentucky Lottery Sales and
Proceeds Set New Record in Fiscal Year 2020.
 Asian
Racing Federation Boosts Fight Against Illegal Betting with Former Victoria
Police Chief Commissioner and Interpol Expert.
Rhode
Island Sportsbooks Generate $18.7m in Betting Revenue in 2020.
Massachusetts House Approves Sports Betting Bill, Senate Set to Take
Up Issue.
Nevada Casino Winnings Down 45.5% in
June.
Salsa Technology Adds Its Video Bingos to Betomall Games
Platform.
Lightning Box to Supply Games to Ruby Seven
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Monday August
3, 2020
Vol. 92 No. 5
Click Here to read the articles IGT
Drives Casino Hardware Innovation with Nationwide Launch of PeakSlant49
Cabinet.
 INTRALOT Signs Contract with Nederlandse Loterij.
Kentucky Lottery Sales and Proceeds Set New Record in Fiscal
Year 2020.
 CIBELAE and the World Lottery Association Will
Deepen Their Joint Work on Responsible Gambling and Safety.
New Jersey Lottery Presents
Bonus Check to Hudson County Retailer for Selling the $124 Million Mega
Millions Jackpot Winning Ticket.
 Uzbekistan Begins
Consultation on Launch of National Lottery.
Ohio
Lottery Reports Sales of $4.3 Billion with Profits of $1.13 billion for
Education.
CT Lottery's New "Fast Play" Progressive Game
Creates First Jackpot Winner. Jackpocket Lottery App Partners with Sightline,
Launches Play+ for App Users.
$729 Million Raised - A New Record --
for Education in North Carolina.
 The Global Lottery
Monitoring System Launch Betting Sponsorship Study.
New
Hampshire Lottery Launches IWG Digital e-Instant Games.
AGA
Commends Legislation to Eliminate Unnecessary Taxes on Legal Sportsbook
Operators, Provide Needed COVID-19 Relief.
JCM Global® and Cash
Processing Solutions Enter into Partnership to Bring Complete Cash Handling
Solutions to Casinos.
Monday July
27
Vol. 92 No. 4
Click Here to read the articles INTRALOT Deploys AI-Driven Betting Product in Malta.
The
All-New Keno Go Game Available State-Wide on July 19.
Gaming
Laboratories International (GLI®) Releases Revised Standard: “GLI-19
Standards for Interactive Gaming Systems V3.0”.
Fast
Play – CT Lottery’s New Category of Games – Launches July 20
with “Jumbo Bucks.”
Missouri Lottery Director to Chair
Powerball Group.
Tennessee Lottery’s FY 2020 Proceeds Bring
Total Raised for Education to More Than Five and A Half Billion
Dollars.
INTRALOT Extends Contract with the Vermont Lottery
to Provide Lottery Solutions and Services.
 Svenska Spel Report Stable Operating Profit Despite Difficult Times
in 1H FY2020.
Maryland Lottery Introduces New
Ravens-themed Scratch-offs.
Mississippi Lottery Corporation
Announces June Transfer to the State.
Illinois Lottery Reopens Four of Five Claim Centers by Appointment
Only.
MA Lottery Produces Estimated $979 Million in Net Profit for
the Commonwealth in Fiscal Year 2020.
Camelot
Lottery Solutions Receives Responsible Gaming Certification from World Lottery
Association.
Texas Lottery Launches Nation’s First In-Lane
Receipt Ticket.
Kiron and Complianza Establish Co-Operation in
Nordic Region.
Monday July
20
Vol. 92 No. 3
Click Here to read the articles First Virtual Seminar "Introduction to the Administration and
Management of Games of Chance" in Argentina.
INTRALOT’s Bill Keleris Wins First Place at Bloomen Blockchain
Hackathon.
Global Lottery Monitoring System Publishes 2020 Mid-term
Monitoring & Intelligence Report.
Nationwide Momentum Increases for New IGT Cobalt 27 Cabinet with VLT
Distribution Approval in Louisiana.
INTRALOT Delivers E*SOCCER Betting in Malta.
Louisiana Lottery Official Mobile App Launches with Free
Download.
Arkansas Lottery Claim Center Reopens
Today.
Illinois Lottery Launches Booming Bucks Instant Ticket to Fund
STEAM Programs.
Maltco Lotteries Enhances Games Portfolio by
Introducing E-Soccer.
Georgia Lottery Raises a Record $1.23B
for HOPE and Pre-K.
Tenlot Group Appoints VP Sports.
Pennsylvania Lottery Winners
Claimed More Than $243 Million in Scratch-Off Prizes in June.
Carolina Panthers’ Ticket Offers $200,000 Top Prizes and VIP NFL
Experiences.
SC Education Lottery Reports a Record Win for
Education with $492.8 Million Transfer.
 Veikkaus Tightens
Restrictions on Age Limit Control.
Monday July
13
Vol. 92 No. 2
Click Here to read the articles INTRALOT Has Been Shortlisted for the Global Gaming Awards
2020.
New ALEA Online Debate on Illegal
Play.
IGT Raises the Bar with Launch of PeakBarTop
Cabinet.
COVID-19: Lotteries in Recovery
Mode.
Washington’s Lottery Celebrates Contributions to
Communities During Second-Annual Lottery Week, July 13-17.
 BCLC
Contracts with iTel to Support Lottery Network Services.
Arizona
Lottery Waives Annual License Fees for Third Straight Year.
Illinois Lottery Temporarily Closes Claim Centers, Reopening
Soon.
Danske Spil Appoints Nikolas Lyhne-Knudsen as Its New
CEO.
NetEnt’s Mega Fortune Pays Out Record-Breaking €2.6
Million Jackpot to Svenska Spel Sport & Casino Customer.
Hoosier Lottery Executive
Director Sarah M. Taylor Named President of Multi-State Lottery
Association.
IGT Advances Slot Play in Pennsylvania Truck Stops
with CrystalDual 27 and CrystalSlant Video Gaming Terminals.
Paysafe and NeoPollard
Interactive Expand Partnership into North Carolina Lottery
Market.
Illinois Lottery Announce Change to Lotto Jackpot
Increments.
Monday July
6
Vol. 92 No. 1
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Interactive Announce Long Running Channel Partnership with Tabcorp Extended for
10 Years to 2030.
IGT PlayDigital, PlayRGS Solution and PlayCasino
Content Advance Digital Gaming for Svenska Spel Sport & Casino in
Sweden.
Lotteries Resilient to COVID Collapse.
Kentucky
Lottery Sees Rebound, Solid Sales Months.
The ONCE Approves Its Second
Corporate Social Responsibility Master Plan.
The
Secretary of State Has Reappointed Stephen Cohen as Commissioner of the
Gambling Commission.
NeoPollard Interactive Congratulates Virginia
Lottery on Successful iLottery Launch.
Passing of Racing Industry
Bill Signals New Era for New Zealand Racing and Sport.
Realistic Games Launches BAR-X™ Pull Tab in Collaboration with
Electrocoin.
IGT Streamlines Business and Leadership Under New
Organizational Structure.
Camelot Lottery Solutions
and Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Agree Two-year Contract
Extension.
Sportradar Signs 10 Year Agreement with European
Handball Federation for Data Collection & Distribution Rights.
Monday June
29
Vol. 91 No. 13
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articles FDJ Supports Its Network of Partner Merchants with
An Advertising Campaign.
INTRALOT Powers Taiwan Sports Lottery
Corporation with new CMS Solution and eSports Games.
 Costa Rican Social Protection Board (JPS) Launches Its Online Lottery
Sales Channel.
FDJ Launch "Go Mojo", A New Free Interactive Gaming
Platform.
Mr Philip N L Chen Becomes 25th Chairman of The
Hong Kong Jockey Club; Mr Michael T H Lee becomes Deputy
Chairman.
China’s Ministry of Finance Release National
Lottery Sales for May 2020.
NJ Lottery Announce Updates to Core
Games.
The Florida Lottery Announce A New Limited-Time Mega
Millions® Promotion.
Global Lottery Monitoring System Launch
Operational Hub on the American Continent.
Peter
Christensen Appointed Chairman of the Board of Danske Spil A/S.
Dutch
Association Endorses EGBA’s New Data Protection Code.
Bigger
Jackpots Coming to Jersey Cash 5.
Florida Lottery Receives
Financial Reporting Award for the Third Consecutive Year.
There’s a Murder to be Solved in NetEnt’s Latest Release
Cash Noire™.
Glendale Couple Claims $410 Million Mega
Millions® Lottery Jackpot.
Atlético-MG Announce INTRALOT as
New Sponsor.
Florida Lottery Warns of Scam Targeting Elderly in
South Florida.
Nominations Are Now Being Accepted for KYCPG’s
Arch L. Gleason Industry Award for Responsible Gambling
Leadership.
‘It Could Be You’ – New National
Lottery Ad Campaign from Camelot Lets Nation Know That It Still Could Be
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