Alabama Legislators Preparing Lottery Bills

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (l.) said he will call a special session starting August 15 to approve a state lottery, which could raise $225 million annually and help ease...

Published August 1, 2016

Online Lottery Comes to Brazil

On July 19, online gaming launched in the Brazilian state of Piaui with the introduction of a regional lottery. Governor Wellington Dias (l.) said the goal is to generate...

Published August 1, 2016

SciGames Slots Score with Lottery Players

The slots and systems giant is hitting it big with lottery versions of its popular Jackpot Party and Gold Fish slots. Jackpot Party has found a strong following as...

Published August 1, 2016

Half Of Americans Are Lottery Players

About half of Americans said they bought a state lottery ticket within the last year, according to a Gallup survey. That's down from the 57 percent who said they...

Published August 1, 2016

SciGames Slots Score With Lottery Players

The slots and systems giant is hitting it big with lottery versions of its popular Jackpot Party and Gold Fish slots. Jackpot Party has found a strong following as...

Published July 25, 2016

Changes Upset UK EuroMillions Players

The cost of playing the EuroMillions lottery in the UK increased to $3.30, angering players who are venting their anger on social media. But EuroMillions operators said the enhancements...

Published July 18, 2016

Massachusetts Looks at Online Lottery

Although the Massachusetts Lottery is the most successful in the United States, it wants to maintain that position by expanding onto the internet. That will target the one group...

Published July 18, 2016

Bill Authorizes Illinois Lottery Payments

Although Illinois still has no state budget, lottery winners may continue to collect their prizes under a bill recently signed by Governor Bruce Rauner (l.). Last December he signed...

Published July 11, 2016

SciGames Sues Former Exec, Alleges ‘Massive’ IP Theft

A subsidiary of Scientific Games is suing an ex-vice president who quit last month to take a position with rival IGT. The company is claiming in federal court that...

Published July 4, 2016

IGT sells 1,500 New VLTs to Oregon Lottery

The new deal between the lottery and the slots and systems giant extends their existing contract and moves the lottery closer to an all Game-to-System-ready network. The agreement also...

Published July 4, 2016

Massachusetts Mulls Online Lottery Sales

Lawmakers in the Bay State are considering allowing the state lottery to sell lottery tickets online. The idea is to appeal to a younger generation that rarely buys lottery...

Published June 27, 2016

South Dakota Video Lottery At Risk In Smoke Shacks

Some business owners in South Dakota think they've found a way around the state's 2010 ban on smoking in public places. They place video lottery machines in vented enclosures...

Published June 13, 2016

Scientific Games First with Cashless Lottery

Scientific Games announced that it is the first in the lottery industry to receive data security certification to offer cashless purchases of lottery games.

Published June 6, 2016

Wyoming Lottery May Expand

The Wyoming Lottery (WyoLotto) pays about $3 million annually to the state’s treasury. It could pay about four times that amount if it could offer more games. However, that...

Published June 6, 2016

Connecticut Residents Playing Keno

Residents of Connecticut can now play Keno at 3,000 outlets, including bars and eateries. Although the games are now in play, Keno itself remains controversial in the state.

Published June 6, 2016

Sports Lottery: China’s ‘Guessing’ Game

The Chinese General Administration of Sport has announced it will “actively study promoting a soccer lottery in which Chinese domestic soccer leagues will be the object of guessing.” This...

Published May 16, 2016

Scientific Games Launches Credit-Card Lottery Buys

Scientific Games announced the first-ever credit card purchase of lottery games through integration of its electronic commerce technology in Pennsylvania.

Published May 16, 2016

Australian Lotto Site Called a ‘Scheme’

An online site called Lotto Spring illegally is targeting Australian bettors with promises of “seven ways to win” based on global lotteries outcomes, but at least one participant says...

Published May 9, 2016

China Could Jumpstart Suspended Lottery

A number of media outlets are reporting that the Chinese government plans to reintroduce online lottery sales after ordering them to shut down in early 2015. There has been...

Published April 25, 2016

World Lottery Posts Lowest Gains Since 2011

Worldwide lottery sales grew by just 2 percent last year, the smallest increase since 2011 said the World Lottery Association. Growth of 19.1 percent in Latin America and 8...

Published April 18, 2016