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August 30, 2022
Française des Jeux Relaunches Mission Patrimoine
Française des Jeux (FDJ), the operator of France’s national lottery games, has launched a new iteration of its initiative to protect the country’s cultural heritage. The so-called Mission Patrimoine will see FDJ sell new scratch cards and donate a part of the proceeds for the protection and restoration of French heritage sites. FDJ Relaunches Mission […]
Lottery
August 30, 2022
$1.34B Mega Millions Jackpot in Illinois Remains Unclaimed
There is a slight chance that, if you bought a lottery ticket in Illinois a little over a month ago, you may have won the staggering $1.34-billion jackpot which was won in July but has still not been claimed. Of course, this would not be the first time a ticket winner has skipped claiming a […]
Lottery
August 30, 2022
Scratchcards Gifts to Children Common Among Gambler and Non-Gambler Parents
Children are bound to suffer in families of problem gamblers, according to new research conducted by GamCare, a charity. The organization has found out that children whose parents are problem gamblers or at-risk gamblers are more likely to receive scratchcards as gifts or to be bought scratchcards directly, fostering an unhealthy attitude towards gambling from […]
Lottery
August 30, 2022
Jackpocket Awarded Sixth $1m Lottery Prize in New York
Lottery ticket-selling app Jackpocket awarded another million lottery prize: a 26-year-old nursing student in Brooklyn won $1 million after purchasing $10 of Cash4Life lottery tickets. She Could Not Believe Her Luck The announcement made by Jackpocket marked the third-party lottery ticket-selling app’s sixth millionaire winner in New York. The nursing student won the $1,000 a […]
Lottery
August 26, 2022
£3.6m National Lottery Windfall Separated British Couple
Kirk Stevens, a 39-year-old engineer at Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, and his 40-year-old live-in girlfriend Laura Hoyle were over the moon in March last year when it turned out that the lottery ticket Laura was buying on a weekly basis instead of paying rent scooped £10,000 ($11,800) a month for 30 years net of taxes. […]
Lottery
August 23, 2022
Lottery.com Risks Delisting for Not Submitting Q2 Report
US online platform for lottery tickets and lottery news Lottery.com is very close to being delisted from the US Nasdaq Stock Exchange as it has not submitted its financial report for the second quarter of 2022 ending on June 30. Lottery.com Failed to Submit Its Q22022 Financial Statement on Time A Notice of Delisting or […]
Lottery
August 19, 2022
Colorado Lottery Signs for Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership Program
The Colorado Lottery has said that it will improve its Scratch game product and business by securing a new partnership with Scientific Games, a global leader in the delivery of lottery games, content, and products. Thanks to the Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership program, the Colorado Lottery will be able to significantly extend the scope of […]
Lottery
August 15, 2022
Dogs Rip Winning Oregon Lotto Ticket to Pieces, Lottery Pays Out
Two-year-old Jack and 11-month-old Apple are two cute Alaskan Klee Kais from Salem, Oregon who mistook their owner’s winning lottery ticket for a tasty treat. Accordingly, as one dog does, the two furry friends did not stop until they shred the ticket into many tiny pieces. Since they didn’t feel like also ingesting the treat […]
Lottery
August 11, 2022
EQL Games Deploys iLottery Solutions to Michigan Lottery
The Michigan Lottery is set to expand its reach through a new partnership with EQL Games, a studio and supplier of digital content. Thanks to this alliance, EQL Games will be able to roll out its bespoke products on the iLottery platform, empowering players to experience new forms of entertainment the next time they come […]
Lottery
August 8, 2022
Treasurer Encourages Legislators to Legalize Online Massachusetts Lottery
On August 1, the Massachusetts House and Senate passed the new bill that would legalize sports gambling in the state’s casinos. The online sports betting vertical was also given the green light by state legislators a few weeks ago. However, things are not looking as promising for the iLottery vertical. At least, not anymore. iLottery […]