IGT to sell its Lottomatica units to Apollo’s Gamenet
International Game Technology (IGT) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lottomatica Holding, has agreed to sell 100% of its share capital of Lottomatica Videolot Rete and...
UK Government to raise National Lottery age limit to 18 by October 2021
Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced today that the UK Government will be raising the National...
China to hand out 20 million yuan in digital currency via lottery
The People’s Bank of China will be using a lottery to conduct a second city-wide test of its central bank digital currency, known as...
Tipos experiences significant success in instant lotteries year to year
Tipos, Slovakia’s national lottery company, has confirmed significant year-on-year success from its instant lotteries, despite the impact of the ongoing COVID pandemic on overall...
India Supreme Court upholds levy of Goods and Service Tax on lotteries
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a plea filed by Skill Loto Solutions which sought to declare the levy of Goods and Service...
Paraguay’s President awards lottery concession to TDP SA
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez has signed Decree 4452, which approves the resolution from the local gambling regulator Conajzar that awards the concession of...
Appointment of permanent NLC chairperson delayed by three more months
South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, has appointed Zandile Brown on the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) board as acting chairperson,...
Michigan Lottery receives re-certification for responsible online gaming practices
The Michigan Lottery has received re-certification for its commitment to responsible gaming after completing the Internet Responsible Gambling Compliance Assessment Program (iCAP) through the...
Scientific Games joins ‘Gift Responsibly’ holiday campaign for third year
Scientific Games Corporation has joined the ‘Gift Responsibly. Lottery Tickets Aren’t Child’s Play’ holiday campaign led by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG)...
Costa Rica’s Government moves forward with new tax on lottery prizes
The project from Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado to introduce a tax on lottery prizes has been approved in a multi-sector dialogue table this...