Europe

Maltese operator theLotter.com has reported a significant influx in recent weeks with millions of Europeans, South Americans and Africans purchasing tickets for US Powerball and Mega Millions. This is due to the fact that the Powerball and Mega Millions draws have offered more than...

The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has shared its 2020 Annual Monitoring and Intelligence Report which explains key facts and figures from its monitoring and intelligence work over the first six months of 2020 in the service of its members. The report includes the...

Belgium’s National Lottery, Loterie Nationale, managed to sustain year-on-year turnover levels during 2020 despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, generating €15m more on the year for good causes compared to 2019. The impact of the pandemic notwithstanding, the lottery’s turnover was €1.436bn in...

Online slot developer Stakelogic has confirmed that it will integrate its full suite of classic slot and modern slot games with Paf, a Nordic lottery and gaming operator. The integration means that Paf players will be able to access Stakelogic’s classic slots and modern...

Sazka Group has announced the addition of Brent Hoberman CBE to an advisory board that will provide support to Sir Keith Mills and a wider team as part of the company’s bid for the Fourth UK National Lottery Licence. Hoberman, a tech entrepreneur, will...

Playtech Sports, a provider of omnichannel sports betting solutions, and its high performing in-house virtual sports portfolio, has gone live with Danske Spil. Under the deal, Denmark’s national lottery and WLA member has integrated Playtech’s content across its online platform. Offering...

Pollard Banknote Limited has completed the acquisition of Next Generation Lotteries AS (NGL). The lottery and gaming solutions specialist signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of NGL on December 30, 2020. The acquisition was subject to certain standard regulatory and...

OPAP has exercised the two-year extension option on its contract with Intralot for the continuation of the collaboration of the two companies in the field of numerical lotteries and services from August 2021 to July 2023. This extension allows Intralot to continue providing its...

GambleAware has announced that Zoë Osmond will be replacing Marc Etches as the charity’s new CEO effective from the end of March 2021. Osmond, who has served as Communications and Engagement Director at the charity for the last two years, brings a wealth of...

Scientific Games has extended its OpenArena platform with OtherLevels, a customer engagement platform for lotteries, by becoming a partner. OpenArena is a content marketplace that provides operators with access to custom content from Scientific Games and its portfolio of partners, including top-tier sports betting...