48 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 Proposed changes in licensing enforcement will be integrated into the new approach of the commission. Luca Esposito assumes the duties of GLMS General Secretary parallel to role as WLA Executive Director The global lottery community steps up its support for Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS). After the departure of the GLMS General Secretary this past June, the WLA, together with the European Lotteries (EL) and GLMS, began exploring ways to optimize synergies in order to provide GLMS members with the best service possible. After proper due diligence, and careful analysis of the time and effort required for the role, it was determined that Luca Esposito could assume the duties of GLMS General Secretary parallel to role as WLA Executive Director. Not only does Luca have the necessary skills for this role, but he is also in an optimal position to leverage cost effective synergies for the benefit of EL, WLA, GLMS, and their respective members. This measure, which takes effect as of January 1, 2022, has received the full approval of the executive committees of the WLA, EL, and GLMS. The objective is to maximize our common investments in GLMS, while preserving its reputation as the most credible and respected entity worldwide in the fight against match-fixing and in safeguarding the integrity of sports. GLMS will remain an independent association with its own president and executive committee. Operationally, the move will provide a number of benefits for GLMS and its members. Luca will be able to seamlessly assume executive responsibilities GLMS on January 1, owing to his experience as a lottery professional, his understanding of global associations and their needs, and his hands-on knowledge in the area of sports integrity. GLMS will also be able to profit from the WLA’s existing infrastructure having access to communication services, event management, and research and data analysis. This is a unique opportunity for the lottery industry to stand in solidarity in the quest to safeguard the integrity of sports, which protects the integrity of the lotteries. We look forward to serving GLMS members as part of the broader world lottery community in 2022 and beyond. IWG Signs eInstant Contract With LEIA Instant Win Gaming (IWG) has been selected by the Lotteries Entertainment Innovation Alliance (LEIA) to supply eInstants to the joint venture’s five members; Danske Lotteri Spil, Française des Jeux (FDJ), Norsk Tipping, Svenska Spel and Veikkaus. This new partnership will provide each of the five LEIA lotteries with access to IWG’s InstantGames™ which includes both in-house developed studio games, as well as bespoke content featuring themes and mechanics tailored to each lottery’s local brand. INTRALOT announces +24.4% Revenue Growth and +82.5% EBITDA increase in 9M21 Financial Results INTRALOT Chairman & CEO Sokratis P. Kokkalis noted: “The nine-month results reflect the continuing strong operational performance combined with the positive impact of the capital structure optimization agreement achieved in the beginning of August. The robust improvement in the cash flow generation and high EBITDA margins enhanced by reduced future debt servicing costs, highlight Intralot’s strengthened overall financial profile and prospects to pursue new opportunities for growth through strategic partnerships." In November, INTRALOT launched its new generation Lottery Platform “LotosX”, enabling all Lotto Hamburg’s product portfolio to be offered by both Retail and Online channels. In December, INTRALOT signed the extension of its contract with OPAP S.A. for one additional year, from July 2023 to July 2024, for the provision of numerical lottery products and services. Intralot Brasil introduces digital wallet for Keno Online The Keno Wallet works as a prepaid card, in which the customer recharges his digital wallet and bets whenever he wants, and also has the facility of having the prizes earned credited directly to the wallet. Intralot is promoting on its social networks the new way of paying bets and receiving prizes won at Keno Minas, the most successful lottery modality of Loteria Mineira, of which Intralot is the operator. Szrek2Solutions’ Trusted Draw System Launched in Poland for Totalizator Sportowy Szrek2Solutions, Totalizator Sportowy, and IGT Poland announce the deployment of Szrek’s Trusted DrawTM solution. Integrated with IGT’s gaming system, Trusted Draw provides transparent draw results for Totalizator Sportowy’s lottery games and raffle draws, including Szybkie 600 (Quick 600) draws every two minutes. Szrek2Solutions and IGT Poland integrated the draw system with the gaming platform, providing to the Polish Lottery Szrek’s secure draw technology and independent audit, to offer complete draw transparency and proof of integrity of the winning results. Vietnam Police Bust $3.8 Billion Crypto Gambling Ring: VTV Ho Chi Minh City police have detained 59 people tied to the biggest illegal online gambling ring ever uncovered by Vietnamese authorities, according to state-owned broadcaster VTV. The cryptocurrency gambling ring had transactions totaling more than $3.8 billion, which includes the amount of money gamblers put in the ring and excludes reciprocal money from the dealer, VTV reported, citing information from the police. Gamblers in the ring registered cryptocurrency wallets on a foreign platform called Remitano to buy cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum or USDT, also known as Tether, then would use the crypto to gamble on websites Swiftonline.live and Nagaclubs.com, according to the report. Subjects admitted to authorities that they organized online gambling on those sites, which were intermediaries to international betting platform Evolution.com to earn commissions. When there were a large number of players, they crashed the websites in order to appropriate money from the digital wallets, the report said. Fraudulent activity is one of the main concerns about cryptocurrencies from regulators globally, in particular because many participants can transact across country borders and act with a relative degree of anonymity. Crypto-linked fraud is costing victims around the globe billions of dollars annually. China's lottery ticket sales totaled 29.39 billion yuan (about 4.6 billion U.S. dollars) in October, down 4.3 percent year on year In the first 10 months, total lottery sales amounted to 307.9 billion yuan, up 17.8 percent year on year. German State of Thuringia Seeks iGaming Monopoly A small state in Germany has big ambitions for its iGaming market. Thuringia, home to around 2.1 million inhabitants, is putting forward legislation that would give it autonomous control over iGaming within its borders. NeoGames commenced an offer to acquire Aspire Global for a value of approximately $480m A committee of independent Aspire Global directors has unanimously recommended to Aspire shareholders to accept the offer and to elect to receive full cash consideration. NeoGames Signs Agreement with Sisal Sans to Transform Gaming P U L S E
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