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| Monday August 10, 2020
(Updated 15:30 AEST) |
- Codere Agrees to Pay Arrears
to the Company's Bingo Halls Staff.
- Chubut Lottery Warns of
Proliferation of Illegal Gambling.
- Revenue from Online Betting
Tax Eclipsing Estimates.
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- Senator Urges Congress to
Approve and Legalize Brazil's Gambling Sector.
- New Jersey Suspends Betting
on Ukrainian Table Tennis after Match-Fixing Alert.
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| Sunday August 9, 2020
(Updated 15:30 AEST) |
- CHIP Magazine Rates LOTTO
Hessen GmbH as the Best Online Lottery Provider in Germany.
- National Lottery of Mexico
Celebrates Its 250th Anniversary.
- U.S. Alleges Visa Fraud,
Criminal Conspiracy at Saipan Casino.
- Formula One Betting Aims to
be the Next Frontier for Legal Gambling.
- Iowa Sports Betting Rebounds
in July.
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- Dominican Lottery Agents
Association Protest Against the Increase in Illegal Lottery
Sellers.
- President Publishes
Provisional Measure That Allows Caixa to Sell Lottery and Non-Strategic
Sectors.
- Sports Bettors Eagley
Awaiting the Start of the 2020 Indian Premier League.
- OPAP Announce the Acquisition
of the Pre-Agreed 51% Direct Stake in Stoiximan.
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CORPORATE NEWS
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- PointsBet Partners with
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment as Official, Exclusive Gaming Partner for
Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth & Pepsi
Center.
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- FDJ's Parionssport
Strengthens Its Partnerships with Olympique De Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais
for Two Additional Seasons.
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Monday August
10, 2020
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iPhone  Governor Names New Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
Director.
 Government Lottery Office (GLO) Plans to Proceed
with Online Lottery Project to End the Problem of Overpriced Lottery
Tickets.
 Chinese Warn US Ambassador over His Comments About
Chinese Firm Doing Business with Emerging Jamaican Lottery
Company.
People's Postcode Lottery Hits Fundraising
Milestone.
 Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Suspends
Games Nationwide from Aug. 4-18.
 Malta Gaming Authority Grants
Leap Gaming Supply Licence in Malta.
Ministers Weighing-Up Loss
Limit on Gambling Websites.
 Report: The Involvement of
Organised Crime Groups in Sports Corruption.
 Some
Italian Remote Gambling Licenses Extension are Due to Expire
Soon?
Sports Lottery (Loteca) Returns Thanks to the Start of the
Brazilian Professional League.
Michigan Could See $94 Million in Tax
Revenue from Sports Betting and Online Casinos in First-Year.
 Wellington
Considers Ban on New Poker Machines.
 State Gaming Expenditure Down
26.33 Percent in FY2019-20.
Italian Gaming Revenue Down €2.3
Billion in the First Half of 2020, Due to Lockdown.
 Pariplay's Ignite Development Programme Supports Leap Forward for
Jade Rabbit Studio's Casino Content.
Stakelogic Now Available via Iforium's Gameflex Platform.
Friday August
7, 2020
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iPhone US Ambassador Expresses Concern at the Use of
Chinese Firm as the Back-End Provider for New Jamaican Lottery
Company.
 German Lotto "6 out of 49" Will Cost More from
September. An Upper Limit for the Jackpot is Also to be
Introduced.
Cryptocurrency Company Launches New Bitcoin
Lottery.
The Centenary of Brazilian Participation in the
Olympic Games Will be Celebrated with the Release of a Special Commemorative
Issue of Federal Lottery Tickets.
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.
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.
ZenSports Inks Deal with Strategic Gaming Management for Nevada
Sports Betting Expansion.
William Hill Shuts Another
119 Stores as More Punters Shift Online.
 INTRALOT Unveils Virtual
Sports Betting in Malta.
IGT ADVANTAGE System and Solutions
Selected by Australia's Spectacular New Crown Sydney Hotel
Resort.
IGT Recognized as Only Gaming Company Finalist in 2020 CR
Reporting Awards for Sustainability Reporting Excellence.
Operators Rally for US National and State Lotteries to Go
Digital.
BF Games Partners with Crocobet in Georgia.
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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to read the articles online
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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. |
Monday August
10, 2020
Vol. 92 No. 6
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articles INTRALOT Unveils Virtual Sports Betting in
Malta.
IGT ADVANTAGE System and Solutions Selected by Australia’s
Spectacular New Crown Sydney Hotel Resort.
SBC Announces Digital Future
for Europe, America, CIS & Africa.
The Hoosier Lottery
Celebrates “Metal-Worthy Moments” with Chances to Win Up to $250,000
Instantly.
IGT and FanDuel Group Strike Multi-Year Sports
Betting and iGaming Agreement for Entire U.S. Market.
Chip
Polston Honoured with the National Council on Problem Gambling’s
(NCPG’s) Don Hulen Award for Advocacy.
Pennsylvania Lottery
Generates More Than $1 Billion for Ninth Consecutive Year to Benefit PA
Seniors.
New Jersey Lottery Announces Fiscal Year 2020 Sales; Down 7.7%
Compared to the Prior Year.
New Zealand’s RITA
Finalises TAB NZ Transition.
Virginia Lottery Launches Keno Game
with Top Prize of $1 million The New Game Offers Frequent Drawings and a Chance
to Win Big!
Winners Announced from the First Monopoly™
Bonus Promotion Drawing.
Eagles Second-Chance Drawing from The
Pennsylvania Lottery Offers Chance to Win Tickets to A Game, Money To Play
Online.
Operators Rally for US National and State Lotteries to Go
Digital
Gambling Commission Display of Licensed Status Consultation
Response.
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
Click Here to read the articles Jumbo
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. |
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