BCLC extends ticket expiry dates during Corona crisis
Lottery players in the Canadian province of British Columbia now have an additional six months to claim prizes for tickets with an expiry date...
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...
Jamaica gaming licence row heads to Supreme Court
Ian Kent Levy, Deputy Chairman of Supreme Ventures Limited, owner of the Jamaica Lottery Company, has filed an application in the country's Supreme Court...
€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...
South Africans told to ‘play online’ during lockdown
Ithuba, operator of the national lottery of South Africa, is encouraging players to use its website and mobile app during the COVID-19 lockdown.
In a statement,...
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...
US Powerball jackpots to drop further as sales fall
A week after the Powerball Product Group announced it would cut US Powerball jackpots in half, the company has warned that further reductions may...
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...