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After failing to reach an agreement to renew the operating license of Israel’s national lottery, Mifal Hapayis, the country’s 150 keno machines and 500 slot machines were shut down at midnight on Saturday, acco...
A fiscal 2016 audit report issued by Iowa State Auditor Mary Moisman on the Iowa Lottery Authority, which is responsible for overseeing the state’s lottery, indicates the agency raised its total operating reven...
The National Lottery has created millionaires on a regular basis for many years but it seems 2016 was a record year. According to information released by Camelot, a lottery operator in the United Kingdom, the N...
A record year in lottery gaming has caused the Ohio Lottery to seek a larger state budget in order to tackle changes in consumer gambling habits as gaming expands for the state. For 2016, the state lottery was ...
In Australia, lottery operator Tatts Group has turned down the $5.37 billion takeover offer from a consortium that includes multi-national private equity group KKR And Company and global investment banking firm...
Camelot, an operator for the UK National Lottery, is going to have to pay a huge fine for breaching the terms of their operating license, according to the UK Gambling Commission. Reportedly, the UKGC has fined ...
US-based international supplier of instant games, Scientific Games Corporation, has recently announced that they’ve signed a new six-year contract to provide the Kansas Lottery with instant games and support fo...
Democratic and Republican senators and legislators have called for an investigation into how the Illinois Lottery worked in regard to major prizes not being awarded for instant win games after a Chicago Tribune...
In Australia, a consortium that includes multi-national private equity group KKR And Company and global investment banking firm Macquarie Group Limited has reportedly made an offer to buy local lottery operator...
With winter coming it's good to know that lottery messenger services such as Thelotter.com sell Powerball and other tickets online.
Although they haven't come forward as of press time, some lucky person in t...
In the United Kingdom, the operator of The National Lottery has reportedly suspended its mobile app following the discovery of a technical glitch that meant some players may have been incorrectly told to discar...
The state of Kerala in India is one of the few states in the country to run a legalized lottery which is very popular with the locals as the Kerala State Lottery holds a daily draw. There have been concerns tha...
After failing to produce a winner after 39 draws, on Sunday, Vietnam’s new computerized lottery finally found its first jackpot recipient, according to an announcement by the country’s state-run lottery firm, V...
A judge in Iowa gave the winner of a Hot Lotto jackpot the green light to proceed with a lawsuit against the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the state lottery that contends if a lottery vendor had no...
In Massachusetts, a senior government official has announced that she intends to file and champion legislation that would allow the eastern state’s lottery to offer its products online and via smartphone apps.
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