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American company Scientific Games Corp revealed that it will supply and maintain the electronic lottery system in the Philippines. Sci Games has extended the deal with Pacific Online Systems Corp for another th...
An Iraqi man has won a $6.4 million Oregon Lottery jackpot by purchasing a ticket through an online agent. According to information provided by the Oregon Lottery spokesman Chuck Bauman, the man will receive th...
A package that will allocate special funds totaling more than $3 billion to help communities maintain 911 telephone systems and pay for snow removal was approved by Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday.
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Shangri La Casino Tbilisi has given away one of two luxury Maserati cars to a lucky VIP Lottery player in Georgia. Shangri La Casino Tbilisi is part of a chain of casinos managed by Storm International. On Frid...
The contract between the state of West Virginia and lottery officials has been finalized, with the new video lottery system ready to be integrated into the lottery of the state. John Myers, the acting director ...
Peter Espenshade had every intention of continuing the 16 year relationship the Vermont Council on Problem Gambling had with the Vermont Lottery Commission until deciding earlier this year against it.
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Due to retailers possibly using a lottery game to their own benefit, Connecticut lottery officials have decided to suspend the 5 Card Cash game for investigations. Officials of the lottery stated late last week...
With the announcement by Illinois lottery officials that payouts over $600 would be delayed due to the state budget impasse, the lottery ticket sales began to plummet. Ticket sales dropped to the lowest point f...
Lotteries in the US states of Iowa and Arizona, plus Loto Quebec in Canada have created new agreements with gaming products and service provider Scientific Games (SG).
Loto Quebec will be receiving online re...
Georgia’s Armstrong State University in Savannah was the location of a nearly seven-hour meeting on Monday between state legislatures who met to hear arguments both for and against casino proposals in the south...
The casino and lottery industries could be slowly being threatened by Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), according to a new poll conducted by Leger, The Research Intelligence Group, pdf.
The online survey that was ...
The Wyoming Lottery Corporation can move forward to stop a Cheyenne man’s criticism of its problem gambling oversights. District Judge Thomas Campbell's ruling last week was in response to Edward Atchison's req...
A tentative agreement was reached on Friday between unionized workers at a casino and two Ontario racetracks and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), according to a statement issued on Sunday.
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Friday the governor’s office announced that an agreement to end Northstar Lottery Group’s contract with the state of Illinois had been reached.
Jason Barclay, counsel to Governor Bruce Rauner, has disclosed ...
Seventeen Chinese nationals were arrested by Thailand police on Tuesday for the illegal operation of an online lottery.
All of the 17 arrested, including 14 men and 3 women, were in Thailand on tourist visas...