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Pollard Banknote Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of Next Generation Lotteries AS (NGL), a provider of lottery management and ilottery technology. The acquisition purchase price is €36m, prior to standard working capital adjustments and certain deferred cash...

Intralot and its subsidiary, Intralot Australia, has secured a contract extension with Lotterywest from January 2022 until January 2026 through annual extensions. Intralot will continue to provide its lottery operating system and services to the state lottery in Western Australia.

Jumbo Interactive Limited has announced that Lotterywest’s white-label website, www.oz.lotterywest.com, is now live and fully operational. This launch was within the timeframe anticipated when Jumbo announced the agreement with the Western Australian State Government-owned and operated lottery to the Australian Securities Exchange on November...

SBC has announced the launch of SBC Digital, a series of online conferences and product showcases dedicated to several of the betting and gaming industry’s most attractive regional markets.  The series is the crucial third pillar of SBC’s services, sitting alongside the physical conferences...

SBC has announced details of a new online conference and exhibition for the Indian betting and gaming industry, SBC Digital India 2021, and a partnership with the country’s leading skill games company Taj Rummy.  The event on 20-21 January will bring together operators, suppliers,...

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 Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DC/EP), in the city of Suzhou, according to The Block. The second city-wide test of its...

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a plea filed by Skill Loto Solutions which sought to declare the levy of Goods and Service Tax (GST) on lottery as discriminatory and in violation of the provisions of the constitution of India. On December 3,...

The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the operator of the Mark Six Lottery, has announced that Anthony Ingham will join the club as Executive Director of Membership, Strategic Marketing and Branding (EDMSMB) on December 7, 2020, effective from January 1, 2021. As EDMSMB, Ingham will...

Emirates Loto is set to make a return on November 21 under the name Mahzooz, which means ‘lucky’ or ‘fortunate’ in Arabic. The announcement of the return of the weekly draw was made by Ewings, the managing operator for the lottery. According to Gulf...

The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has welcomed Cyprus Sports Organisation (CSO) as its first Sport Associate Member since the launch of its updated statutes.  As the highest sport authority in the country, CSO is a semi-governmental non-profit organization established in 1969. Its main...