European Lotteries celebrates International Women’s Day
The European Lotteries (EL) is celebrating International Women’s Day, declaring that women play an important role in the lottery sector and that they deserve...
US lotteries help raise awareness for National Problem Gambling Awareness Month
The US lottery sector has voted with its feet in favour of this year’s National Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM), with several operators moving...
IGT lottery growth counteracted by COVID-affected gaming revenue
International Game Technology PLC (IGT) has published its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year for the period ended December 31, 2020, declaring...
Veikkaus FY2020 total profit down 32.6% to €680.2m
Finnish lottery and gaming operator Veikkaus has published its full-year results for the financial year 2020, showing a total profit of €680.2m, down 32.6%...
Scientific Games full-year revenue down to $2.7bn due to COVID-19
Scientific Games Corporation (SG) has revealed its Q4 and full-year financials for the period ended December 31, 2020, reporting a 20% fall in 2020...
UK PM Boris Johnson asked ministers to review gambling limits for society lotteries
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked ministers to review gambling laws after attending a party with Conservative donor and lottery boss Richard Desmond, according...
Jari Vähänen: Personalisation makes every customer happy
Personalisation is a rising trend in the digital business. The first personalised services were built up already some 20 years ago, and a breakthrough...
UKGC’s Tim Miller: Single Customer View could dramatically help reduce gambling harm
Tim Miller, the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) Executive Director of Research and Statistics, has presented the findings of the first ‘National Strategic Assessment’ which...
Senate vote on Alabama lottery and casino bill delayed by two weeks
A vote on lottery and casino legislation is being delayed in the Alabama Senate by at least two weeks as its Republican sponsor continues...
Sazka’s plans to make UK National Lottery more digital criticised by Newsagents
Stuart Reddish, the President of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN), has criticised plans by the Sazka Group to have a more digital...