Public Gaming Magazine Sept/Oct 2021

65 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 Wallet and IGTPay Agreement with Indigo Sky Casino IGT Selected by Connecticut Lottery Corporation to Deliver Industry- Leading Products and Services for 10 Years The new central system is expected to go live in April 2023. Once the system is live, the contract will run for 10 years through April 2033, with an additional five years of extension options. IGT will deliver its high-performing Aurora™ central lottery management system through a system conversion that replaces the system currently in place. Aurora incorporates a suite of flexible solutions designed to manage, transform and further grow the Connecticut Lottery Cor- poration's business. The platform will provide intuitive, user-friendly applications, tools and reporting capabilities which will handle all of the Lottery's transaction processing, game management and back-office operations. IGT and Marker Trax Form Strategic Partnership to Elevate the Cashless Gaming Experience IGT is fueling its leadership in cashless gaming technologies via a strategic partnership with Marker Trax, makers of an advanced digital casino marker system. This partnership will give IGT ADVANTAGE® casino management systems users the option to integrate Marker Trax technology into any variation of an IGT Resort Wallet deployment. Pollard Banknote subsidiary mkodo limited has partnered with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to launch a fully func- tional mobile lottery app for iOS and Android The transactional app is fully integrated into OLG's online platform, provided by Bede Gaming, and offers players across the province the ability to conveniently purchase and scan lottery tickets, play their favourite casino games, as well as a host of other features. Maryland Lottery Awards Pollard Banknote New Primary Contract for Instant Ticket Games Virginia Lottery and IWG First to Launch Linked Progressive Jackpot e-Instants Linked games is the newest addition to IWG’s InstantJackpots™ module. Sales from separate e-Instant games simultaneously contribute to a set of shared linked progressive jackpot prizes. The linked jackpots, branded Big Money Jackpots, incorporate three in-game, instant-win jackpot prizes: a mini jackpot expected to be awarded multiple times each day, a mid-tier jackpot expected to be awarded twice per week, and a top-prize jackpot expected to be awarded twice per month. Actual frequency will depend on the volume of play. Grover Gaming Acquires Digital Dynamics Software, Inc. Digital Dynamics Software, Inc, a pioneer in gaming software, with products including SAS Engine, SAS Gateway, Backdrop casino management software, and the GAP gaming protocol allows Grover Gaming to enhance its player experience and easily connect SAS-based electronic gaming systems and casino communi- cations to its proprietary software. Atlas Experiences and Luke Combs Exclusively Collaborate to Create a $1,000,000 Cash Concert Second- Chance Lottery Promotion Atlas Experiences, LLC and Luke Combs have entered into an exclusive partnership to offer North American lotteries Living Lucky with Luke Combs, a multi-state linked instant game promotion. The second-chance promotion is designed exclusively for lotteries across North America to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime concert event to offer their players a chance to see Luke at the Ryman Auditorium and a chance to win $1,000,000 awarded by Luke. Atlas Experiences and the Florida Lottery have partnered together to create a “money can’t buy” experi- ence on the Big Island of Hawaii in September 2022. In an exclusive partnership, Atlas and The Famous Group will showcase elevated experi- ences of winning moments through the Lucky Pik digital, 3D animated game show. The show will be produced live at the Fairmont Orchid where 50 Florida Lottery winners will play to win cash prizes ranging from $250 to $10,000. The latest technology will reveal prizes that create sharable moments, which will be spotlighted on social media. This show will create an unforgettable level of excitement at the final night Taste of the Islands dinner. SPORTS BETTING IN THE U.S. Massachusetts House votes to legalize sports gambling It has been a highly contentious and debated topic for years in the Commonwealth. However, the House did approve a bill to legalize sports gambling in Massachusetts. The proposal passed with ease 156-3 and received support from both sides of the isle. Mas- sachusetts is one of the few states that does not have legalized sports gambling. Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prohibiting sports wagering was unconstitutional in 2018, 30 states have allowed it. Those states include neighboring Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut and New York. The legalization of sports gambling in Massachusetts would bring in millions of dollars for the state through taxes and allow bettors to place wagers with more ease. It is a win, win. Ohio lawmakers set to take on sports betting Senate Bill 176 already passed the Ohio Senate and is now in the hands of the House. DraftKings stock jumps after winning Oregon’s sports betting lottery The Oregon Lottery Commission, which runs sports betting for the state, voted to switch its mobile betting operator from Scoreboard to DraftKings. The Oregon Lottery Commission has only allowed one sports betting operator at a time to offer Oregonians mobile betting. This practice is in stark contract with states like New Jersey, which are opening up both in-person and mobile betting to several operators. New York Gaming Commission Approves Mobile Sports Wagering Regulations The Washington State Gambling Commission unanimously voted to approve sports wagering licensing Massachusetts House votes to legalize sports gambling