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Lottery App Hits $1M in Prize Payouts, Launches New Daily Games

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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Now Jackpocket is offering customers even more chances to win with the launch of New Jersey Lottery daily games in the app.

Key Points: 
  • Now Jackpocket is offering customers even more chances to win with the launch of New Jersey Lottery daily games in the app.
  • "Daily games have been a top request from our New Jersey users from the start," Jackpocket CEO Peter Sullivan said.
  • "Jackpocket now gives players a safe, alternative way to play both big jackpot games like Powerball and daily games like Jersey Cash 5 from home."
  • New Jersey is the first state lottery to formally authorize lottery courier services, allowing the placement of orders through a mobile app.

Online Lottery Ticket Sales Growing As Consumers Embrace Online Purchasing Platforms

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Thursday, March 26, 2020
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Along these same lines sale of lottery tickets online has also increased sharply, driven by a demand from consumers to perform purchases in ways that are alternative to traditional retail sales.

Key Points: 
  • Along these same lines sale of lottery tickets online has also increased sharply, driven by a demand from consumers to perform purchases in ways that are alternative to traditional retail sales.
  • Lottery.com allows consumers in many states to legally purchase real lottery tickets, like Powerball and Mega Millions, using their smartphone or computer.
  • Contact: Tony DiMatteo is available to speak directly with any media outlets looking to report on how social distancing is leading to increased digital lottery ticket sales across America.
  • Lottery.com is an Austin-based company enabling consumers to play state-sanctioned lottery games directly from their mobile phones or the web.

No. 2 Performing Lottery In World, Massachusetts Lottery Will Continue With Scientific Games Retail Management Technology

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Thursday, December 5, 2019
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LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the "Company") today announced that the Massachusetts Lottery (the "Lottery"), ranked No.

Key Points: 
  • LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the "Company") today announced that the Massachusetts Lottery (the "Lottery"), ranked No.
  • 2 in the world for performance (La Fleur's Almanac total sales per capita), has awarded a new contract for a lottery retail management system to Scientific Games.
  • Scientific Games provides similar advanced retail management technology to lotteries in Arizona, Kansas and Maryland in a rapidly expanding retail technology footprint in the U.S. and internationally.
  • Scientific Games has provided retail management technology to the Massachusetts Lottery since 2011, and instant games since 1974, when the Lottery became the first to sell instant win "scratch" games as an alternative to its weekly jackpot games.

Playport Gaming Participating in NASPL 2019This is Winning! Conference

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
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While Playport is a mobile real money gaming solution, Playport is not Internet wagering.

Key Points: 
  • While Playport is a mobile real money gaming solution, Playport is not Internet wagering.
  • Playport games are purchased and prizes are redeemed at licensed lottery retail locations.
  • Playport is changing how instant win games are played by providing lottery players speedier purchase of high appeal lottery games using their mobile phones.
  • Playport digitally connect players with licensed lottery retailers to buy real money wagers for a wide variety of digital instant win games.

Government launches consultation on raising National Lottery age limit

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
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Government launches a consultation on increasing the ages limit for playing the National Lottery

Key Points: 
  • The Government has made a statement on lottery regulation, setting out next steps on society lotteries and the launching of a consultation on increasing the age limit for playing the National Lottery.
  • The consultation aims to ensure that both society lotteries and the national lottery are able to thrive."
  • He asked the Government when the new regulations will come into force and what effect he thought the changes to regulations would have to the charitable causes supported by the national lottery.
  • He went on to say;
    "In my view, and in the Labour Party's view, there is absolutely no need for a consultation on this topic [raising the age to participate in the national lottery] to gamble, you should be an adult."

Government launches consultation on raising National Lottery age limit

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Lottery, Gambling, Lotteries in the United States, National Lottery, Lotteries in Australia, Entertainment, Lotteries by country, Charity gambling

Government launches a consultation on increasing the ages limit for playing the National Lottery

Key Points: 
  • The Government has made a statement on lottery regulation, setting out next steps on society lotteries and the launching of a consultation on increasing the age limit for playing the National Lottery.
  • The consultation aims to ensure that both society lotteries and the national lottery are able to thrive."
  • He asked the Government when the new regulations will come into force and what effect he thought the changes to regulations would have to the charitable causes supported by the national lottery.
  • He went on to say;
    "In my view, and in the Labour Party's view, there is absolutely no need for a consultation on this topic [raising the age to participate in the national lottery] to gamble, you should be an adult."