Industry
January 10, 2022
UK Good Causes Need to Receive Higher Percentage from Gambling, Says Report
Launched in 1994, Camelot, the UK’s National Lottery operator, has made thousands of lucky winners millionaires. Only recently, the operator has been under fire because of its instant win games that are available via mobile devices. Now, a recent report urges Camelot to contribute more to good causes. Good Causes Receive Different Percentage from Different […]
Business
January 7, 2022
IGT and WWE Sign Important Multi-Year Licensing Deal
International Game Technology PLC (IGT) has recently announced a new, exclusive multi-year licensing deal with WWE. The partnership will allow them to create and distribute omnichannel lotto games under the WWE brand, along with end-to-end advertising solutions. IGT Eager to Blend Its Lottery Expertise with the Valuable WWE Assets IGT chief operating officer Jay Gendron […]
Industry
January 5, 2022
Dutch Man Sentenced For Embezzling Money He Gained Trying to Sue Lottery
Interesting news comes from the Netherlands as Ferdy Roet has been convicted of embezzling $3.1 million. Der Telegraph reports that the 41-year-old received his sentence in a Zwolle court, located in the northeast part of the country. He will now serve a two-year prison sentence. The Whole Conviction is One Massive Irony The reason why […]
Industry
January 3, 2022
Morocco Looks for Next National Lottery Operator
Morocco’s State Lottery is on the lookout for a new operator that can continue to develop the product offering, strengthen the lottery’s operational results, and generally create new offers that entice even more customers into taking a chance. Eight-Year Contract on the Line The state-owned company in control, La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports […]
Lottery
January 3, 2022
National Lottery Mints One Millionaire Daily Throughout 2021
British lottery players did not have a bad year all in all. Overall, the National Lottery made 360 participants millionaires, with many more prizes paid out to small-time winners throughout 2021. The lottery registered a strong uptake in winning tickets bought despite growing economic uncertainty. Lottery Mints One Millionaire a Day Based on the results, […]
Industry
December 30, 2021
$100,000 Lottery Winner Pulled All the Stops to Cash the Prize
If you win big from the lottery, the first thing you need to do is make sure you do not lose the winning ticket even if this means going to extremes like Pamela Lunsford of Rosman who won $100,000 from the North Carolina lottery. Three Out of Three The 60-year-old woman claimed to have taped […]
Industry
December 30, 2021
British Columbia Sees Record Ticket Sales, Winnings Paid out in 2021
While 2021 didn’t give us much to be cheerful about, the lottery winnings in British Columbia, Canada, managed to set a record in total winnings paid out to players. The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) reported that it paid out over $891 million in total prizes, which includes $23 million paid specifically to players from […]
Industry
December 27, 2021
Powerball Grows as No One Hits the $400M Christmas Prize
The Powerball lottery numbers for the Christmas Day draw were 27, 29, 45, 55, 55 and 58. The Powerball was 3, and the Power Play 3X. Despite millions of tickets having been sold, no one correctly guessed all the right numbers. The Christmas miracle of winning a $400 million fortune has passed, but there’s now […]
Industry
December 15, 2021
Scientific Games Gets Connecticut Lottery Deal Extended By 5 Years
Gambling products and services provider Scientific Games has scored a huge win as it has had its Connecticut Lottery contract extended. The Connecticut Lottery Corporation has signed in Scientific Games for another five years, providing the gambling company with its industry-leading digital second-chance drawing platform and second-chance drawing services. The deal also notably covers Scientific […]
Industry
December 8, 2021
North Carolina Man Buys Two Lottery Tickets and Wins on Both
Luck has visited one Scotty Thomas from Fayetteville twice on the same day as the man cashed in his two tickets for the Lucky for Life” draw and begged a lump sum, beating 1 in 1,183,028 odds. Getting Rich on a Casual Saturday A 49-year-old North Carolina man ended up winning two lucky draws in […]