Public Gaming International May/June 2020

76 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • MAY/JUNE 2020 Rhode Island Lottery Launches iLottery Players can now register for a free VIP+ Purchase Power account at RILOT.com , or on the Lottery’s new mobile app, to play Keno and eInstants from anywhere in Rhode Island. “We’re pleased to o er the ability for players to buy and play Keno and eInstants from their computers or mobile device,” said Gerald Aubin, Rhode Island Lottery Director. “ is will be a great convenience for players and will generate additional revenue for our state.” A bid to help legalize sports betting in Louisiana is steps from final legislative passage, though the wagering still would be a year or more away. IGT continues sports betting momentum in Colorado with omni-channel PlaySports deal IGT’s PlaySports platform will power retail and mobile sports betting at Wild Card Saloon and Sasquatch Casino in Black Hawk, Colo. Record $1 Billion In Online/ Mobile Sales For Pennsylvania Lottery "What's encouraging to states looking to launch online/mobile lottery sales is that when the COVID crisis happened, Pennsylvania had a partnership and program in place to protect vital funding—including e ective management of the combined retail and digital game portfolio, an iLottery platform and services to attract and retain players, integrated to support retailers while continuing the strategic management of traditional lottery products sold in stores," said Pat McHugh, Group Chief Executive, Lottery for Scienti c Games. Scientific Games names Michael Eklund New Chief Financial Officer Mike Eklund spent more than 20 years at Dell Technologies in both nancial and operational roles, including leading the value creation and integration function for the $67 billion Dell-EMC combination and serving as chief nancial o cer of Dell's $40 billion-plus Client Solutions Business Unit and Global Operations organization. Michael Quartieri will remain full time with the Company until June 30, 2020 and will serve in a consulting role through December 31, 2020. Scientific Games unveils suite of innovative solutions to help operators reimagine today's casino floor Scienti c Games' suite of contactless solutions includes the Uni ed Wallet cashless gaming experience, a Social Distancing Module and Automated Game Sanitization. Scienti c Games' Uni ed Wallet is powering a cashless gaming experience by giving players the power to instantly access funds to play their favorite slots and tables through an app on their personal mobile device. Taking a mobile- rst approach, cashless solutions are not only con- venient for guests but are also cost e ective for casino operators. Uni ed Wallet eliminates lines at ATMs to withdraw cash or at a kiosk or casino cage to redeem tickets as well as reduces costs on machine maintenance including bill validators, ticket printers and ticket redemption kiosks. e Social Distancing Module provides three distinct features for operators: Dynamic Distancing facilitates social distancing amongst slot players, disabling all games within close proximity once a player cards in. EGM Scheduler allows operators to quickly upload a list of games that should remain enabled on the casino oor and even allows them to do so remotely through the use of a Control EGM feature. Resort Reserve and Game Reserve allow players to reserve their favorite game during their visit allowing them to customize their experience to their preferences all while staying safe. Keeping casino team members and guests in mind, the Automated Game Sanitization solu- tion eliminates the manual task of searching for PULSE of the Industry These news stories comprise a very small fraction of the gaming and lottery news stories posted every day to PublicGaming.com. Too, these stories are the highly edited short versions. You can visit our news website PublicGaming.com and access all of its departments for free, including search to read the full version of the articles. Sign up for our free e-newsletter by sending your e-mail address to sjason@publicgaming.com . NORTH AMERICAN NEWS