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The WEEK in REVIEW
Vol. 88 No.2 - Monday July 15, 2019
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IGT Signs Four-Year
Contract Extension with the Colorado Lottery to Provide New Lottery Software
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LONDON, U.K. -- International Game Technology PLC
(NYSE: IGT) announced that its subsidiary, IGT Global Solutions Corporation
(hereinafter "IGT"), has signed a four-year contract extension to provide the
Colorado Lottery with new, leading lottery technology through July 12, 2025.
The wide array of products include new back office solutions and the
rollout of the GameTouch™ 20 terminal, IGT's newest self-service lottery
vending machine.
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Arkansas Lottery Sets New Records in Proceeds for Scholarships
and Sales LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 10, 2019) -- The
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is celebrating recording-breaking achievements in
multiple categories for fiscal year 2019, which ended June 30. The most
important of these records is the amount of proceeds raised for scholarships:
$98,411,747.
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New
Mexico Lottery Thanks Senators John Arthur Smith and Jacob Candelaria with
“Legislator of the Year” Recognition ALBUQUERQUE,
New Mexico (July 7, 2019) -- The New Mexico Lottery Authority Board has
recognized two notable New Mexico Senators as “Legislator of the
Year.”
The recognition represents the Lottery’s gratefulness to
Senators
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New
Supply of Tickets Added to Our ‘Silverado’
Game DES MOINES, IA -- Our “Silverado” scratch
game is officially a summer hit – so much so that we’ve ordered more
tickets in it!”
The Silverado game went on sale here in Iowa on May 6
and it’s selling quickly.
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Excitement Builds for 30-Year Celebrations on 13 August
2019 SYDNEY, Australia -- There are less than two months
until the biggest hospitality and gaming event in Australia. Celebrating its
30th year, the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) will showcase many of your
favourite suppliers, give you access to new and innovative industry providers,
and present to you the latest in thinking. Keeping your venue in sync with your
customers' expectations...
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Gaming
Laboratories International (GLI®) Names Tina M. Kilmer Senior Director of
Engineering LAS VEGAS, NV (July 8, 2019) – Gaming
Laboratories International (GLI®) announced that Tina M. Kilmer, PE, has
been named Senior Director of Engineering.
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Gaming
Control Board To Hold Category 4 Satellite Casino Auction On September
4th HARRISBURG, PA (July 10, 2019) The Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Boardtoday announced that it will hold an auction for the right to
apply for a Category 4 casino license.
The first auction in this round is
scheduled for September 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. just prior to the start of its
regularly scheduled Board meeting
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Veikkaus: Innovating Through Collaborative
Competition
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BASEL, Switzerland (July 5, 2019) --
Innovation is critical to keeping lotteries profitable, and finding new ways to
innovate is just as important. Finland’s Veikkaus tackled the challenge
head-on by inviting collaboration through their new Innovation Challenge
Week.
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Gambling Commission Refreshing Its Gambling Application
Forms MELBOURNE, Australia -- Here at the Victorian
Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR), as part of our
commitment to continuous improvement we’re making updates to a number of
our gambling application forms. (DOCX, 75.97 KB).
The online forms provide
intuitive questions based on an applicant’s response and enable the
application to be saved and returned..
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Iowa Lottery Leader Expects a Strong Year When Books Are
Closed DES MOINES, IA -- Radio Iowa reports Lottery CEO Matt
Strawn says the fiscal year that ended June 30th was a good one for the
organization. The lottery previously reported total sales of 371 million.
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Lottery Drawings Produce $7.3 Million in Winnings in June While
Louisiana Scratch-Off Winners Claim $11.5 million BATON
ROUGE, Louisiana -- Purchasing a new bike and paying for a wedding were just a
few of the plans Louisiana Lottery players had for some of the more than $11.5
million in scratch-off cash prizes claimed in June. The Lottery also reported
over $7.3 million won during drawings held in June.
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SYNOT Games Now Certified in Sweden BRNO,
Czech Republic (July 4, 2019) -- SYNOT Games continues to increase its global
footprint by being granted new major certification..
The comprehensive
gaming portfolio is now freshly certified under Swedish legislation and given
green light to go live on this tightly regulated market. The development will
see SYNOT Games content launched through several landmark deals.
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New State Support for Families of Fallen Peace Officers, Fire
Fighters DES MOINES, IA -- A new law that took effect this
week will mean additional help with insurance costs for the families of Iowa
peace officers and fire fighters who have died in the line of duty.
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Gambling Commission Announce Key Role for GREO to Support the
National Strategy BIRMINGHAM, England -- To support the
National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms, the Gambling Commission has
announced a key new role for independent research dissemination specialist
Gambling Research Exchange (GREO).
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Growing Incremental Revenue with Fast
Play Article By:
John Turner Gilliland, Public Information Officer, Arizona
LotteryPHOENIX, AZ -- Lotteries across North America are all
facing differing challenges. Some are struggling with their state legislatures
to implement i-Lottery. Others are working to start up Keno or sports betting.
Still more are looking to develop new ways to work around restrictions that
bring them into conflict with public and private gaming interests
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Svenska Spel Supports Gambling Addiction Research - Projects
Can Share SEK 5 Million VISBY, Sweden -- At the Research Day
in October, the country's foremost researchers and actors in gambling addiction
gather. Here are also presented the projects that received grants from the
Research Council.
The Swedish Games Research Council has granted research
funding to five new research projects within gambling addiction. They are
allowed to share SEK 5 million.
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