Scientific Games Launches Multi-State Instant Game

The Willy Wonka Golden Ticket Game from Scientific Games includes a second-chance drawing leading to a “Billion-Dollar Challenge” that will award a $1 billion annuity.

Published May 22, 2017

iLottery Partners with Pariplay

Pariplay will supply content to the LottoStar brand, which has integrated with Pariplay’s FUSION content network. Pariplay’s games will be featured in the Kwikies Games section of the LottoStar...

Published May 22, 2017

Mississippi Will Form Lottery Committee

Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn (l.) will form a committee to study a state lottery's impact, in response to Governor Phil Bryant's request to consider a lottery to generate...

Published May 15, 2017

Evolution Partners with Dutch Lottery

Evolution Gaming is partnering with Nederlandse Loterij, operator of the Dutch Lottery, to add its online “Live Casino” games to the country’s game lineup.

Published May 15, 2017

Kansas Considers Lottery Vending Machines

Revenue from lottery vending machines would go toward crisis stabilization centers under a bill sponsored by Kansas state Rep. Chuck Weber. That could make the bill easier for anti-gambling...

Published May 15, 2017

Florida Lottery Tickets, Ads May Include Warnings

The Florida legislature passed a bill requiring Florida Lottery tickets and advertising to include one of six warnings about gambling addiction. The bill, awaiting Governor Rick Scott's signature, also...

Published May 15, 2017

Connecticut Lottery Faces Fraud

Frank Farricker (l.), acting chairman with the Connecticut Lottery last week admitted his agency new the vulnerability of a lottery game but did nothing about it, saying lottery officials...

Published May 8, 2017

South Korea Will Introduce Online Lottery

To boost customer convenience as well as revenues, South Korea has agreed to permit online lottery ticket sales. The plan will make online Lotto games available online by the...

Published May 8, 2017

Arkansas Lawmakers OK Debit Cards For Lottery Buys

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery players will be able to purchase tickets using debit cards starting in late July. Ticket sales have been cash-only since the lottery began in September 2009....

Published April 24, 2017

New Jersey Lottery Sales Fall

New Jersey state lottery sales are down and the private company running the lottery will miss its target goals for a third consecutive year. The slump comes as state...

Published April 24, 2017

Brazil Pursues Lottery Reform

The federal government wants to privatize the industry, a plan it says will double its tax-generating potential. A new bill in Congress is designed to push the process along...

Published April 24, 2017

Bill Would Increase Lottery Prizes

The Oklahoma Senate will consider a bill allowing the state lottery to increase prizes and give 35 percent of profits to education, thereby adding another $100 million to education...

Published April 24, 2017

EquiLottery Announces Stake In Thoroughbred Group

EquiLottery, developers of a lottery product based on live horseracing results, became an Industry Stakeholder of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. EquiLottery will make an initial donation and pledged at...

Published April 17, 2017

Mississippi To Study Possible Lottery

A lottery study group to be formed by Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn (l.) would examine the costs of setting up a lottery, how much the state could make...

Published April 10, 2017

Scientific Games Sets Record with Lottery Promo

Scientific Games’ promotion for the Pennsylvania Lottery, Secret Santa Second-Chance Drawings, has set the record for most entries into a U.S. lottery promotion.

Published April 10, 2017

Jamaicans Face U.S. Lottery Scam Charges

Eight residents of the Caribbean island nation have been remanded to U.S. custody―a police constable among them―to face charges in connection with a massive lottery scam that preyed on...

Published April 10, 2017

Northstar Fired But Still Running Lottery

Two years after two Illinois governors fired Northstar Lottery Group, the company still oversees the state's $2 billion annual lottery, and is collecting millions more in fees than the...

Published April 3, 2017

Kansas House OKs Lottery Dispensers

In a 100-25 vote, the Kansas House approved a bill allowing self-service lottery dispensers. Supporters said the machines would cut costs and add $30 million in annual lottery ticket...

Published April 3, 2017

Florida Governor Will Appeal Lottery Contract Ruling

Florida Governor Rick Scott (l.) will appeal Circuit Judge Karen Gievers' ruling declaring the Florida Lottery's 15-year, $700 million contract with IGT to be unenforceable and void. Gievers said...

Published April 3, 2017

Jury Will Hear Georgia Lottery Lawsuit

A district judge ruled a jury should hear whistleblower Kenneth Knight’s lawsuit against the Georgia Lottery. Knight, the lottery’s former vice president for financial management, said he was fired...

Published March 27, 2017