Public Gaming November/December 2020

49 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 New Jersey is on pace to break the $5.3 billion yearly all-jurisdiction record set by Nevada in 2019. e $800 million it collected last month generated $7.4 million in tax revenue—its highest monthly mark to date. It is also a re ection of the much lower margins generated by sports betting than lottery. DraftKings was fined by the state of Iowa for failing to download new self-ban list information Gambling companies spend more than $2M trying to persuade Maryland voters to approve sports betting Indiana sports wagers top $200 million in September, a new record Scientific Games Extends Partnership with Hard Rock International for US Sportsand iGaming Expansion New Jersey: proposal submitted to allow betting on college competitions The Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday partner with DraftKings e deal includes the naming rights to the Field Club at Lincoln Financial Field. It won’t be a sportsbook, but it will have the feel of one. Iowa Fines DraftKings And Two Casinos For Violating Regulations e Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has ned DraftKings sportsbook, the Rhythm City Casino, and the Diamond Jo Casino all for separate situations of violations. e violations involved DraftKings being late to download new self-ban list information, and the retail casinos for having security camera malfunctions. Illinois Online Sports Betting Booming e state has yet to release its September gures, but given the encouraging $140 million in total handle it generated during August, the numbers are expected to be staggering. Keep in mind the in-person requirement was largely in place in August and big time players such as FanDuel and DraftKings didn’t enter the market until the end of the month. In September, PointsBet and William Hill joined amid the start of the NFL regular season and during the NHL, NBA, and MLB playo s. In other words, it was a perfect storm for sports betting in a new market – one that is expected to generate more momentum in the months ahead. DraftKings Launches Live Dealer Speed Roulette In New Jersey WORLD NEWS Malta’s national lottery operator goes online with Intralot's LotosXi LotosXi enables operators to de ne and o er subscriptions for any available game and manage its content, allowing full localization and parametrization of the user interface. Characterized by an omnichannel philosophy and o ering a wide range of innovative and engaging games, along with player experience personalization through data analytics, LotosXi creates value both for the operator and the player. INTRALOT Notification for the Recomposition of the Board of Directors Further to its announcement dated 13 November 2020, INTRALOT announces the recomposition into body of its Board of Directors, on the same day, as follows: Sokratis P. Kokkalis, Chairman and CEO, Executive Member Constantinos G. Antonopoulos, Vice Chairman, Non- Executive Member Chrysostomos D. Sfatos, Deputy CEO, Executive Member Nikolaos E. Nikolakopoulos, Executive Member Alexandros – Stergios . Manos, Non-Executive Member Christos K. Dimitriadis, Non-Executive Member Anastasios M. Tsou s, Independent Non-Executive Member Ioannis P. Tsoukaridis, Independent Non-Executive Member Ioannis K. Tsoumas, Independent Non-Executive Member Jumbo Interactive Secures Gambling Commission Software Licence Approval in Great Britain is enables Jumbo to supply its proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) online platform to GC-licensed operators, which in-turn provide gambling and lottery services to consumers in Great Britain. e software operating licence is in addition to the external lottery manager operating licences (remote and non-remote) already held through Jumbo’s wholly owned UK subsidiary Gatherwell. NeoGames Announces Pricing of $81.7 Million Initial Public Offering NeoGames is a technology-driven innovator and a global provider of iLottery solutions for national and state-regulated lotteries. EL launches first lottery module on EL Learning Platform UK National Lottery sees record online sales amid pandemic National Lottery operator Camelot quick switch to online enabled it to overcome an 18% hit to sales at the start of the coronavirus crisis to end its half-year with sales down just 1.7% to £3.85 billion. Digital sales increased by 39% over the same period of the previous year. Apollo Injects €500 Million Into SAZKA, also Buys Canadian Casino Giant Czech lottery operator SAZKA Group’s bid for the license to operate the UK’s National Lottery just got major backing fromWall Street buyout fund Apollo Global Management which injected €500 million to nance its expansion e orts. News also emerged that Apollo will acquire Great Canadian Gaming Corp. in a deal that values the Canadian casino operator at more than C$3.3 billion (approx. $2.5 billion) and represents the private equity giant’s latest big move into the casino industry. Olympics chief Keith Mills is leading SAZKA’s National Lottery bid. Danish Gaming Authority Spillemyndigheden names new director Anders Dorph has been appointed as director e ective November 1. He previously served as deputy director of the Danish Immigration Service. Spillemyndigheden reported a 19.2 per cent fall in gambling revenue in the rst half of 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on land- based gaming and sports betting. Spain’s Online Gambling Market Grows 17.7% Year-on-year in Q2 2020