SBC Digital Summit: The future will be brighter post-COVID
The industry and the world are in the midst of dealing with exceptional and unforeseen circumstances as a consequence of the ongoing COVID-19 global...
Betting shops to reopen as Italy restarts lottery sales
Following the suspension of retail lottery sales in the country implemented earlier this month due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, Italy has...
National Lottery launches £600m direct impact fund for UK charities
National Lottery operator Camelot Group has announced that it will further support UK charities operating through lockdown hardships by rolling out a £600m impact...
Andalusian lotteries estimates losses in the millions
Estimated losses between $3.2m and $4.3m per week have been plaguing the 700 Andalucian lottery administrators in Spain as a result of the ongoing...
Oddset becomes Associate Member of GLMS
GLMS, the Global Lottery Monitoring System, has welcomed Germany's Oddset Sportwetten, which becomes the association's fourth Associate Member.The state-owned Oddset Sportwetten provides sport betting across...
€16m in unclaimed Irish prize money to fight COVID
The Irish Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, has confirmed that €16n of National Lottery historic expired unclaimed prize money...
UK Heritage Fund sets aside £50m COVID warchest
The UK National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced a £50m fund to support the heritage sector as organisations struggle to manage the effects of...
UK retailers pass mystery-shopper test – again
Ninety-one per cent of UK National Lottery retailers correctly requested ID as proof of age on the first visit in 2019, reports operator Camelot.Congratulating...
Four-year Lotto Bayern deal for Scientific Games
Scientific Games has agreed a new four-year deal with Lotto Bayern, the state lottery of Bavaria, Germany. The lottery, a long-time partner of SG,...
UKGC: Protecting customers key amid COVID-19 challenges
A statement released by Neil McArthur, chief executive officer of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), has confirmed that following Public Health England guidance, it...