05/18/20 Scientific Games wins German lottery deal Scientific Games has gained another lottery contract in Germany with existing partner LOTTO Thüringen.
05/07/20 Norsk Tipping donates €20m to sports teams and charities Norsk Tipping will deliver €20 million to sports and charities as part of its Grasrotandele initiative.
04/28/20 Italy lottery sales restart post-lockdown Some lottery sales have restarted as Italy eases lockdown measures and sets a date for betting shops to reopen.
04/24/20 Maryland could lose $250m in casino tax revenue Coronavirus closures could see state lose hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues from casinos and the lottery.
04/22/20 Anti-gambling group wants lottery ban during pandemic Stop Predatory Gambling (SPG) wants 45 states in the country to ban lottery betting for the next 30 days.
04/21/20 FDJ cuts shareholder dividend by 30% French lottery operator sees group revenues fall during the first quarter of the year due to Coronavirus.
04/09/20 Lottery vendors in Costa Rica receive subsidy 1,600 vendors have received a $342,000 subsidy aimed at keeping the country’s lottery sector afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic.
03/31/20 Costa Rica approves lottery subsidy Government steps in to assist lottery vendors amid the on-going Coronavirus crisis.
03/30/20 California lottery closes office after employee tests positive for Coronavirus Lottery’s eight other offices will remain closed to the public but open to workers.
03/30/20 Belgium National Lottery makes drastic changes as sales fall Operator reacts to 30% drop in ticket sales due to Coronavirus by introducing new measures such as increasing prize claim periods.
03/20/20 Coronavirus: FDJ expects to lose €120million The French lottery and sports betting operator Francaise des Jeus expects to be hit hard by the Coronavirus crisis.
03/18/20 Maltco Lotteries suspends retail operations Maltco Lotteries halts all future draws indefinitely as Coronavirus continues to impact the global gambling industry.
03/12/20 UK: Camelot reopens office following Coronavirus scare Camelot employee tested positive for Covid-19 on 9 March forced the lottery operator to send all staff home.
01/29/20 Alabama to put forward a new lottery proposal A lawmaker in Alabama will try to set a new amendment to the state’s constitution to change the lottery’s proceeds destination.
