Walmart Names Scientific Games Lottery ‘Supplier of the Year’

Walmart Services Division has named Scientific Games its 2019 Supplier of the Year for Product for its PlayCentral 54 lottery self-service technology.

Walmart Names Scientific Games Lottery ‘Supplier of the Year’

Scientific Game Corporation announced that it has won the Walmart Services Division 2019 Supplier of the Year for Product award at the retailer’s 2019 Supplier Growth Forum. The company was recognized by Walmart Services for its PlayCentral 54 lottery self-service technology as an “exceptional or innovative new product offering that enhanced customer savings (money and/or time), value, or assortment, particularly in the digital channel.”

“This recognition from one of the world’s most respected and innovative retailers is both exciting and humbling,” said Pat McHugh, group chief executive, lottery for Scientific Games. “Congratulations to our retail and technology teams who have truly advanced the way lottery games can be sold at retail, and thank you to Walmart Services for trusting Scientific Games to develop this new convenience for its customers.”

In addition to this award from Walmart, the PlayCentral 54 captures several retail industry firsts for Scientific Games, including first lottery self-service technology offering a full portfolio of lottery game entertainment (instant, draw, high-frequency draw games and other lottery products), first with Payment Card Industry (PCI)-certified card and mobile payment options, and first lottery self-service machine in a reduced-size height actually in market.

Scientific Games provides games, technology and services to more than 150 lotteries globally. The company is the fastest growing lottery systems provider in the U.S. and the largest in Europe.