Lottery

World Casino News covers online and land-based lottery happenings in nearly every country on earth. Read their plans here first when giants in the industry such as Lottomatica swallow up legendary casino game developers and equipment manufacturers like IGT - or watch the stock markets as European companies like William Hill try to block a company such as Scientific Games' acquisition of online M&A behemoth NYX.

From India to London and Rhode Island to Japan watch for new games, new partnerships, and new scandals as players in the $3 billion a year industry blur the lines between traditional business models, online sales, and casino gaming. You can also find the latest winning numbers and the worlds lottery games by visiting the World Casino Directory Lotto pages.

Genting opens Resorts World Hudson Valley casino on December 28 in Orange County, 60 miles north of Manhattan

Genting America’s has confirmed that the grand opening of its Resorts World Hudson Valley (RWHV), New York’s newest casino, will take place on December 28. Genting commenced construction in summer 2021 to make ...

Las Vegas Sands looking at Long Island sites for casino’s permanent location

Las Vegas Sands Corporation, one of the largest gambling operators in the world, is looking for a location in Long Island to build a casino following the suggestion of its senior vice president, David A. Paters...

Macau gradually opens up as officials expect no large-scale infections in future

Macau's authorities announce that this Chinese Administrative Region will be ''gradually opening up'' for visitors from abroad and from mainland China. The COVID outbreak in the community can no longer be contr...

$9.2 billion spent on betting in Singapore in last financial year, 40% more than year before

Tote Board, the statutory board of The Ministry of Finance of Singapore, reports that a total of $9.2 billion was spent on betting in the last financial year in the jurisdiction. According to the report, this a...

Belgian National Lottery stops sports betting advertising throughout World Cup

To protect players from gambling-related harm, the Belgian National Lottery has officially halted all forms of sports betting advertising throughout the occurring 2022 FIFA World Cup. A policy to halt sports...

Tabcorp files lawsuit to Supreme Court against Entain and NSW

Tabcorp, the Australian betting and entertainment provider,  has commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court against the competing provider Entain and the NSW division of the Australian Hotels Association. Tabco...

Allwyn to acquire Camelot UK from Ontario Pension Plan Board to improve UK National Lottery

Europe’s leading lottery operator, Allwyn AG,   has agreed with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board to acquire 100% of shares of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, the licensed operator of The National Lottery in t...

NOVOMATIC acquires HBG in Italy to boost international growth

NOVOMATIC Group, one of the biggest international producers and operators of gaming technologies, has acquired the majority of shares of HBG Group, one of the main concessionaires and technology providers in th...

IGT gaming and betting segments boost 3Q22 growth

The income from continuing operations of global gaming machines, lottery, sports betting, and iGaming giant International Game Technology (IGT) grew 191% year-on-year to reach US $294 million at the end of 3Q22...

Three-year license extension for Singapore Pools (Private) Limited

The recently-established gambling regulator for the island nation of Singapore has reportedly granted Singapore Pools (Private) Limited a new three-year license for the provision of lotteries as well as wagerin...
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iDecide – Revolutionary Lottery Game Enhancement from Scientific Games and Groupe FDJ

Scientific Games and Groupe FDJ, which operates La Française des Jeux, France’s national lottery, released a revolutionary lottery feature. This enhancement, named iDecide, will provide the card players with th...