Legal
April 26, 2022
IGT Files Lawsuit against the Gambling Commission
Last month, the Gambling Commission (GC) in the UK revealed that it selected Allwyn Entertainment as the operator that will be in charge of the National Lottery. Before that, Camelot was the company that ran the lottery for nearly three decades. Camelot didn’t take the loss well and filed a lawsuit, challenging the GC’s decision. […]
Lottery
April 25, 2022
Brazil Preparing for Powerball-like Lottery Game “Millionaria”
Brazil is closer to the launch of a new lottery draw, and then again, it isn’t. What should have been a May 2 launch has now been postponed – once again – to June with the “Millionaria” still having some way to go before it can be added to the nation’s lottery draws. Millionaria Ready […]
Lottery
April 22, 2022
Winners Wanted as Two Powerball Tickets Sit Unclaimed
Lottery draws are usually the cause for celebration, especially if you happen to have a winning ticket. Yet, Michigan Lottery officials are still frantically trying to track down two winners who made a purchase almost a year ago but have not yet claimed their winnings. Chances are the lottery tickets have been thrown away, as […]
Legal
April 20, 2022
Kia Lottery by Local US Dealer Incurs Consumer and Lawyer Wrath
If you are a local car dealer, you are probably looking for ways to entice customers into showing up and possibly making a new purchase. This is precisely what one showroom in Kentucky did, but ended up sending its ambiguous marketing offer to a trained lawyer who was more than happy to teach the sender […]
Lottery
April 19, 2022
Illegal Immigrant in Belgium May Lose a $250K Lottery Jackpot
An Algerian lottery winner in Belgium may not be able to collect his winnings after a €5 ($5.50) ticket turned out to be just what he needed to seal the deal. The man, though, faces red tape as he lives in the country without registration or the proper document which may disqualify him from collecting […]
Industry
April 18, 2022
UK Lottery Competition Committee Chair Has Ties to Russia
The National Lottery bid is once again in focus following a Mail on Sunday investigation which established that the man chairing the National Lottery Competition Committee has strong ties with Russia. Stephen Cohen ended awarding a license to Allwyn, the lottery company owned by Czech billionaire Karel Komarek. Mail on Sunday Finds Ties Between UK […]
Industry
April 18, 2022
The Río Negro Lottery Introduced a New Daily Draw
On April 1, 2022, the Río Negro Lottery added a new daily draw of the Quiniela, called “La Previa”, to its other four Quiniela daily draws. “La Previa” will take place Monday through Saturday at 10:15 am. New Schedule for All the Quiniela Draws The inclusion of the “La Previa” draw changed the schedules of […]
Lottery
April 14, 2022
EuroMillions Jackpot Still Withheld by Third-Party Vendor Year After Win
We all play the lottery in the hopes of winning big and fixing our lives. Yet, we seldom think that moving huge sums of money around is not an easy task. Often, even small profits can turn out to be a huge headache. This is precisely the case of a woman in the UK who […]
Industry
April 13, 2022
Allwyn’s NYSE Presentation Raised Concerns of Links to Russia
An investor presentation for Allwyn Entertainment, the winner of the contract to run the UK National Lottery from 2024, is raising concerns that the business may be impacted by the sanctions imposed on Russia, reported PA Media. Reflection on Current Global Climate Allwyn is about to go public on the New York Stock Exchange via […]
Industry
April 13, 2022
Dominican Ministry of Finance Prohibits the Mobile Lottery Sales
On April 5, 2022, the Ministry of Finance of the Dominican Republic through the Directorate of Casinos and Games of Chance, issued a resolution 172-2022, according to which the sale of lottery draws and other games of chance through mobile devices is prohibited. This includes verifones, tablets, cellular phones, laptops, and any other technological device, […]
