Keith Cash: unlocking new possibilities with IGT’s Infinity Instants
IGT recently introduced a new category of retail lottery games called Infinity Instants. These are instant ticket games that are created using multiple patented...
Jari Vähänen: And the winner is Allwyn – or is it?
UK Gambling Commission announced two weeks ago that they named Allwyn as the best candidate (preferred applicant) to get the national lottery license. The...
Jari Vähänen: Can a lottery be an international operator?
Lottery companies have traditionally been directly state-owned or at least controlled by the states. The companies have operated in one country and mainly sell...
Lucy Buckley: Allwyn’s Changemakers driving lottery innovation
The global lottery sector is undergoing rapid change, one which is being driven by digital innovation and a radical shift in consumer behaviour, writes...
Andreas Koeberl: continuing BetGames’ evolution throughout a pivotal 2022
Andreas Koeberl, CEO at BetGames, took time out to reflect on a year of change and growth in 2021 and talk about the company’s...
Jari Vähänen: Responsibility – a competitive edge?
In November 2020, I wrote a column stating that lotteries must be even more responsible operators. Since that writing, the role of responsible operations...
Will Finland’s new Lottery Act reduce gambling problems?
I start 2022 by writing about the situation of my home country's Finnish gambling system. Less than a year ago, I wrote about the...
Scientific Games’ Pat McHugh: Lottery Group acquisition will help drive digital instant game growth
On the back of winning the Lottery Supplier of the Year award at the 2021 SBC Awards North America, we spoke to Scientific Games’...
Sarah Hitchcock: Successful OLG link-up shows the way for Bede
“The focus is on finding more operators with OLG’s way of thinking, that is those who put digital innovation at the heart of their...
Jari Vähänen: Horse betting in the lotteries product portfolio
Traditionally, horse betting and lotteries have not belonged together. The gambling business is almost everywhere based on a model in which gambling is divided...