01/26/21 Lottery sales in China drop 20.8% in 2020 All lottery sales were down in comparison to 2019 except for Keno sales, which increased despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
01/14/21 Betting shops forced to close in Malaysia Number forecast operators have announced the closure of betting shops in the country until at least January 26.
01/12/21 500.com to acquire bitcoin mining machines The Chinese company expects to begin generating revenue from bitcoin mining in the first half of 2021.
01/07/21 Malaysia increases special lottery draws Up to 22 special draws a year will be allowed in 2021, more than double the number held last year.
01/05/21 Video lottery sales plummet in China China’s total lottery sales dropped 22 per cent year on year between January and November 2020.
12/22/20 500.com sells shares and plans crypto venture The services provider has named two officers with experience in cryto as it sells shares to Google Luck IT.
12/16/20 Lotto NZ sees online sales double Pandemic restrictions and high prizes boosted the number of users that signed up during the past year.
12/02/20 China lottery sales fall sequentially in October Sales improved 11.5% year-on-year but were bellow September’s results.
12/01/20 Tabcorp fined over breach of advertising law The operator was found to have broken state law by offering bonuses via social media.
11/27/20 Jumbo gets gambling software licence in the UK The Australian firm is now allowed to offer its services and products directly to gambling firms operating in the UK.
11/24/20 500.com revenue up 69.4% on previous quarter The Chinese lottery services provider showed improvement in its Q3 results but was still down 37% on the same period in 2019.
11/15/20 Jumbo signs 10-year agreement with Lotterywest A subsidiary will work with the Western Australian state-operated lottery.
11/02/20 Chinese lottery sales show improvement China’s national lottery has reported a month-on-month rise in sales for September.
10/21/20 Tabcorp sees revenue drop 5.7% for Q1 The company says retail operations are still being hit by the pandemic, especially in Victoria.
10/01/20 Chinese lottery recovery continues in August After posting double-digit annual growth in July, August sales increased 2 per cent year-on-year.
