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3 weeks ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
New Jersey Lottery is updating how it regulates lottery couriers as part of a wider move to achieve modernisation of the state lottery’s ecosystem. The state lottery has proposed amendments relating to licensing, insurance, financial reporting, and the purchase and delivery of lottery tickets by couriers to the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law.
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3 weeks ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
Allwyn continues to gain ground across Europe, recording revenue growth across most of its core markets with the exception of Italy – but it is more than confident in its prospects in the latter. A Q1 snapshot saw Allwyn’s Italian revenue drop 1% to €126m (€128m) during Q1, as did adjusted revenue to €102m (€103m). However, this has not dented leadership’s confidence in the market.
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3 weeks ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
The regulatory and competitive landscape for state lotteries has evolved greatly in recent years, with the repeal of PASPA in 2018 ushering in a new era for US gaming in general, all the while customers are becoming more digitally astute. For lotteries which offer sports betting, the PASPA repeal now means they have some heavy hitting new competitors – FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM being the big three, while the likes of bet365 and Fanatics Sportsbook also offer some steady competition.
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3 weeks ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
A lawsuit accusing Lottery.com and the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) of being involved in a conspiracy to defraud lottery customers has been dropped by the plaintiffs. The development comes against the backdrop of extensive legal drama in Texas which seems to be leading to the likely dissolution of the TLC by the state government.
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3 weeks ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
Finnish state-owned lottery and betting operator Veikkaus Oy is moving to strengthen its sportsbook capabilities ahead of market liberalisation in the coming years. The firm has partnered with OpenBet, a B2B sports betting solutions supplier, which will deliver its modular sportsbook platform to Veikkaus, based around the operator’s specific requirements.
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1 month ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
A local judge has ruled in favour of Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL), the lottery and gaming operator of the Canadian province of Manitoba, in its legal action against gaming firm Bodog. A complaint was filed by the MBLL on behalf of the Canadian Lottery Coalition (CLC), an organisation representing the MBLL, Loto-Quebec, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) and the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC).
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1 month ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
Another day, another drama in Texas, as the woman who purchased the $83.5m jackpot winning ticket which helped spark a flurry of regulatory and legislative debate around the integrity of the state lottery files a lawsuit. “In Texas, a deal is a deal, unless you are the Texas Lottery,” the suit’s background section boldly begins. The lawsuit goes on to question the Texas Lottery’s integrity, adding further fuel to the fire around this topic.
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1 month ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
The former CEO of HSBC Germany, Carola von Schmettow, has taken on a leadership role at ZEAL Network SE as the firm looks to consolidate its dominant position in the country. Von Schmettow has been named Chair of the company’s Board of Directors, replacing Peter Stainer, who took the decision to step down from the leadership position at the firm’s recent Annual General Meeting. The appointment is a promotion for von Schmettow, who has been on the firm’s Supervisory Board since November 2024.
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1 month ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
A Brazilian lottery tender has ended in disaster for various companies and individuals involved according to an investigation carried out by SBC Noticas – Brasil. Portuguese consortium Aposta Vencedora (CAV), formed by SAV Participações and Brazilian firm AX4B Sistemas de Informática and headquartered in the capital of Brasilia, put in a winning bid to run the São Paulo lottery back in November 2024. The company won the tender of the state lottery with a bid of R$600m (€93.8m).
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1 month ago | 
lotterydaily.com | Ted Orme-Claye
Hillary Clinton, a former US presidential candidate and Senator, has lent her support to the UK People’s Postcode Lottery’s bid to expand its activity to Northern Ireland. The Postcode Lottery has been campaigning in support of an attempt to change Northern Irish gaming law to allow charity lotteries to set up shop in the country, where currently the only active lottery is the UK-wide National Lottery.
