Public Gaming International March/April 2021

47 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • MARCH/APRIL 2021 IGT has extended its agreement with La Lotería Nacional para la Asistencia Pública ("LOTENAL"), Mexico's national lottery, to continue providing an integrated draw-based/instant ticket system, draw-based lottery terminals, a communications network, and additional lottery products and ongoing services. e agreement, e ective Dec. 20, 2020, extends IGT's contract with the lottery to March 2, 2022. IGT Gains Exclusive Lottery Licensing Rights for Elvis Presley Scientific Games adds Fremantle’s global sensation SUPERMARKET SWEEP® to iconic TV game show brands in lottery portfolio e iconic game show debuted on October 18, 2020 on ABC where it ranked as the network’s highest-rated Sunday night series this season in adults 18-49. Scienti c Games will bring SUPERMARKET SWEEP branded games to lottery players in the U.S. and Canada through its longstanding partnership with licensor Fremantle, helping lotteries create entertain- ment experiences that drive maximum proceeds for bene ciary programs. To support lottery games sold at retail and digitally, the brand lends itself to localized grocery store launch events as well as Scienti c Games’ popular WAREHOUSE DASH™ second- chance promotion where winners run through a warehouse and grab as much merchandise as they can in under 60 seconds. INTRALOT announces the sale of its stake in Intralot de Peru and the extension of its gaming technology contract INTRALOT announces that it has reached a binding agreement with Nexus Group in Peru to sell its entire stake of 20% in Intralot de Peru SA, an associate of INTRALOT Group, which is consolidated through the Equity method, for a cash consideration of US$21million. In addition, the Company has signed a three-year extension of its current contract with Intralot de Peru SA through 2024, to continue to provide its gaming technology and support services. Don't Ms. Out! Ms.PAC-MAN® Re- Joins Pollard Banknote's Licensed Brand Portfolio Ms.PAC-MAN®, the iconic pop-culture powerhouse, has re-joined the portfolio of Pollard Banknote Limited licensed proper- ties. Under license from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., Ms.PAC-MAN® ts seamlessly into Pollard Banknote's Retro Collection – an ever-growing and diversi ed selection of recognizable retro brands including PAC-MAN®, GALAGA™, and DIG DUG™. Pollard Banknote Awarded Contract Extension From Loto-Québec Pollard Banknote Limited’s instant ticket games and related services contract with Loto-Québec ("Lottery") has been extended to January 31, 2022. America's Got Talent Joins Pollard Banknote's Portfolio of Licensed Brands A global phenomenon that welcomes acts of any age and any talent, America's Got Talent has aired in more than 180 territories world- wide, while the overall Got Talent format is recognized by Guinness World Records as the Most Successful Reality Television Format in history. America's Got Talent is also the most- watched summer reality series for the past 15 years. e unrivaled popularity of America's Got Talent makes for a compelling tie-in with instant games. e newest addition to Pol- lard Banknote's suite of licensed brands will provide lottery clients with the opportunity to introduce new and exciting instant games featuring an in uential TV show that is bound to generate buzz among players throughout North America. Pollard Banknote" has been granted a one-year extension to its instant ticket games and related services contract by the Michigan Lottery. e agreement will continue to through December 31, 2021. NeoPollard Interactive iLottery partners, including the Michigan, Virginia, New Hampshire, and North Carolina Education Lotteries, achieved topline sales totaling a collective $2 billion in FY2020. ese lotteries grew topline sales by a remarkable 89% from the previous scal year. Virginia Lottery Board approves initial casino gaming regulations, sports betting moves forward e Virginia Lottery Board announced the formal approval of initial regulations on casino gaming in the Commonwealth as well as providing an update on the recent launch of mobile sports betting. e Virginia Lottery and its Board were assigned the casinos, licensing, and regulation of mobile sports in the 2020 General Assembly session. As for casinos, the approved emergency regulations apply to proposed land-based casinos in Bristol, Danville, Norfolk, and Portsmouth — which were endorsed by voters in those localities in the November 2020 elections. A fth casino in Richmond has also been proposed and is pending a public referendum in November 2021. e next steps include the Lottery re ning regulations including an opportunity for public and stakeholder participation. IN MEMORIAM: Maj. Peter O'Connell, Rhode Island's first Lot- tery director Atlantic Lottery Board appoints Patrick Daigle as interim CEO Daigle began his Atlantic Lottery career in 1997, and recently served as Chief Financial O cer. Daigle’s o cial start date is Feb. 8, 2021. Chris Keevill, who has served as Presi- dent and CEO since April 2020, is resigning to return to the private sector. Bill to establish state lottery in Hawaii passes first hurdle in a long, uphill battle Team USA and EquiLottery Games have entered into an agreement for the development and deployment of Team USA state lottery games based on the results of Olympic Games competition. Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Launches New Illuminating