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European Lotteries data shows hundreds of millions of funding is provided to Olympians

Ahead of the Winter Olympic Games, national lotteries across the continent are providing hundreds of millions of euros in funding to support Olympic and...
Finland considers relaxed scratch card policies

Finland looks at scratch cards as potential gift options

Finland’s new gambling regime might introduce the opportunity for lottery players to buy scratch cards as gifts.As the Nordic country’s brand new licensed gambling...
Two puzzle pieces merging

Allwyn and OPAP inch closer to merger completion

International gambling firm Allwyn and Greek-based operator OPAP have completed the next step towards their merger.Both firms’ respective boards of directors have unanimously approved...
UK National Lottery sign at a shop

Allwyn rolls out major UK National Lottery update

Lottery players in the UK will be unable to access the National Lottery services this weekend as part of planned maintenance.At 11pm this Saturday,...
Allwyn operated National Lottery sign at a shop

New retail chief named at National Lottery operator Allwyn UK

Allwyn UK has appointed “transformation expert” Bridget Lea as new Retail Chief to head up a new unit to accelerate the overhaul of the...
Bingo balls

Bingo Association hires Allwyn’s Nicole Garrett as new CEO

Allwyn’s responsible gambling lead, Nicole Garrett, has been confirmed as the new CEO of two of the three associations representing the UK’s bingo sector,...
A closing window

Three local firms named as Ukraine lottery licensing window closes

The application window for prospective stewards of Ukrainian state lotteries has closed, leaving three bidders in the running for the contract.Ukraine’s gambling and lotteries...
PMU logo at a shop in France

Veikkaus gallops forward with PMU renewal amid Finnish market reform

The operator of Finland’s national lottery, Veikkaus Oy, has partnered with France’s Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) to enhance its horseracing toto and pools offering.In...
Sign for the People's Postcode Lottery in Edinburgh

Postcode Lottery adopts new brand across all core markets

The Postcode Lottery Group, one of the largest non-state lottery operators in Europe, has adopted a new brand logo to fall in line with...
A handshake with a technology twist, symbolic of Random State's new deal

Random State signs second deal since ZEAL and FDJ investment

Lottery tech firm Random State has partnered with Czech firm Loterie Maxa, with the deal coming just a couple of months after securing significant...

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