Pennsylvania’s iLottery program is officially the most commercially successful to date in North America with total sales of online/mobile games reaching $1 billion in just under two years. Developed and powered by Las Vegas-based Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS), the Northeastern US state’s digital lottery program has easily eclipsed any previous iLottery launch in North America and is also on the way to surpassing $1 billion in annual sales. Presenting online option: Commenting on the success, Executive Director for the […]

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In Pennsylvania and a manufacturer of so-called ‘games of skill’ has reportedly asked an appellate court judge to extend an injunction that forbids police from seizing its machines while authorities work out the finer points of their legality. According to a Wednesday report from The Patriot-News newspaper, Pace-O-Matic Incorporated leases approximately 10,000 skill-based machines to a range of locations spread across ‘The Keystone State’ including convenience stores, gas stations and social clubs. These slot-like units were purportedly ruled to be […]

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Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos managed to generate $209.6 million in combined gross revenue from slot machine play during May 2019, a 2.7 percent swell over revenues from the same time last year, according to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) figures released Tuesday. Figures from the monthly report show that the combined gross revenue from slot machines at the northeastern U.S. state’s dozen casinos in May of this year was $209,579,851.21, which is an increase of 2.7 percent over the $203,993,259 revenue […]

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After launching keno in May, the Pennsylvania Lottery has now further expanded its offerings by premiering a pair of virtual sports games that give players the chance to win up to $250 in cash for correctly predicting the outcome of random computerized draws. Xpress pair now live: According to an official Wednesday press release from the Pennsylvania Lottery, draws for the new Xpress Football and Xpress Car Racing titles take place every five minutes and can be viewed in real-time […]

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Scientific Games, a partner of the Pennsylvania Lottery, has sent their congratulations after the 2017-18 fiscal year reports were revealed. The state lottery was able to enjoy record sales during the last fiscal year of $4.2 billion, pushed by a record in Scratch-Off games sales of $2.8 billion. The Lottery was also supported by an investment in innovative technology and new products. Record Setting Year: For the 2017-18 fiscal year, the Lottery was able to provide a record-setting number of […]

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Beginning on June 4th, the PA iLottery has now been in operation for just over a full month. The Pennsylvania Lottery launched the online lottery gaming option last month and in a 27-day time frame, the new industry was able to earn $21.6 million in game play. A total of $18.7 million in prizes were awarded with 45,000 unique players signing up to take part. The online lottery games include such titles as Cash Buster Towers, Monster Wins, Bigfoot, Super […]

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American gaming machine and systems innovator, Scientific Games Corporation, is celebrating after its SG Digital entity took home the Casino Platform Supplier of the Year accolade at last week’s 2018 EGR North America Awards. The Las Vegas-headquartered brand explained via an official press release (pdf) that the official June 26 awards ceremony held at the Le Meridien Philadelphia hotel also saw its SG Lottery subordinate receive an honorary commendation in the Payments Company of the Year category. SG Corp stated that […]

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The Pennsylvania Lottery has reportedly acquiesced to a call from the eastern state’s casino operators by agreeing to cease marketing its new range of iLottery games using language such as ‘casino-style’ and ‘slot-style.’ According to a Monday report from The Patriot-News newspaper, late-October saw Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Wolf, sign off on legislation that legalized online gambling in ‘The Keystone State’ while the Pennsylvania Lottery soon took advantage by premiering a collection of interactive titles a little over seven months later. […]

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American gaming machine and systems innovator, Scientific Games Corporation has announced the signing of an agreement that will see it provide the Pennsylvania Lottery with a range of mobile and online lottery games. The Las Vegas-based firm stated that the deal means that players in Pennsylvania will soon be offered the chance to win a maximum of $250,000 while enjoying games including those from its recently-acquired NYX Gaming Group Limited subsidiary such as Cash Buster Towers, Volcano Eruption, Big Money Slingo, Bigfoot […]

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In Pennsylvania, Monday reportedly saw Governor Tom Wolf (pictured) approve a wide-ranging piece of legislation that will see the eastern state license up to ten new satellite casinos while joining Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey in legalizing mobile and online gambling. According to a report from the Associated Press news service, the expanded gambling measure is an effort by officials to plug a projected $2.2 billion upcoming budget deficit and was approved by both houses of the Republican-controlled state legislature […]

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