Ted Orme-Claye

1 week 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).

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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).

2 weeks 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.