News Brief: iLottery for Mass?
The Massachusetts budget for fiscal year 2025, pending Governor Healey's approval, includes provisions to legalize iLottery, aiming to generate significant tax revenue while enhancing responsible gambling measures.
The Michigan Lottery partnered with the National Council on Problem Gambling to enhance responsible gambling support, introducing access to the National Problem Gambling Helpline (1-800-GAMBLER).
The Wisconsin Lottery has received a Corporate Multicultural Communications Award from the National Council on Problem Gambling for its "Pick A Card, Any Card" program, recognized for supporting responsible gaming across multiple languages including English, Spanish, and Hmong.
OLG announced its Lotto 6/49 prize will hit a record $68 million this week, marking the highest jackpot in the game's history since its enhancement in September 2022.
DraftKings is set to launch a sports betting app in Washington, D.C., marking its expansion into the 28th U.S. state and Ontario, Canada. The launch follows the city's recent legislation allowing an open betting market, where DraftKings will compete with FanDuel, Caesars, and BetMGM.
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Due to a vendor error, the?New Hampshire Lottery?will?honor?the?correct and initially misentered winning numbers for?its Saturday evening?Pick 3?and?Pick 4 games. Players can redeem winning tickets at specified locations, with different procedures for those holding tickets with the corrected and incorrect numbers.
Atlas Experiences secured exclusive North American rights to the game show "SUPERMARKET SWEEP" through a licensing agreement with Fremantle. This collaboration will integrate the game show's elements into lottery products, retailer activations, and promotions, aiming to enhance player engagement and excitement across North American lotteries.
IGT and Everi have been acquired by a new entity formed by Apollo Global Management for about $6.3 billion. Everi shareholders will get $14.25 per share, and IGT will receive $4.05 billion, spinning off its Gaming & Digital business to merge with Everi. The deal is set to close by the end of Q3 2025, pending regulatory and Everi shareholder approvals. Post-deal, IGT will focus on its Global Lottery business.
Pollard Banknote has renewed its contract with the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC) through December 31, 2028, continuing a 35-year partnership. They will provide instant tickets and game design, supporting innovations like neon ink tickets and digital game integrations to boost the Canadian gaming market.