Scientific Games and Loterija Slovenije, the national lottery of Slovenia, are moving to strengthen their instant game partnership and position the Lottery for more growth through a new, exclusive five-year contract. The new contract follows 26% growth in Loterija Slovenije’s instant game sales over the past four years. The agreement may be renewed for an additional two years.

2024-SGSocials-Slovenia-1200×1200.png“The move to this new partnership with Scientific Games heralds further progress for our Srečka games portfolio,” said Loterija Slovenije CEO and President Romana Girandon. “The enhanced partnership aligns our goals to responsibly grow these products and ultimately, grow proceeds to our good cause programs.”

Loterija Slovenije’s new partnership closely aligns the strategic interests of both companies using Scientific Games’ world-leading instant game design and portfolio management services, as well as data-driven analytics and insights, game manufacturing, retailer analysis, marketing, sales support and licensed brand services.

Scientific Games began working with Loterija Slovenije six years ago as the Lottery’s primary instant games provider and most recently collaborated on successful higher price point game launches featuring an Advent calendar and a €10 extended play game.

“We’re proud to move to an enhanced partnership with Loterija Slovenija so that we can fully maximize the potential of its Srečka games,” said Kevin Anderson, VP of Global Strategic Accounts for Scientific Games. “Our expertise with data analytics and portfolio management will help drive sales performance for the games and provide entertaining experiences for Slovenian players.”

With products that generate more than 70% of global instant game retail sales, Scientific Games is the world’s largest instant games creator, producer and services provider, and the primary provider to nine of the Top 10 performing instant game lotteries in the world (La Fleur’s 2024 World Lottery Almanac).

Pragmatic Play, a leading content supplier to the iGaming industry, is bringing fast-paced football action from the field to the felt with its latest Live Casino title, Football Blitz Top Card.

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Pragmatic Play currently produces up to eight new Slot titles a month, while also delivering Live Casino and Bingo games as part of its multi-product portfolio, available through a single API.

An innovative new lobby feature from global entertainment brand SkillOnNet aims to cut the queue for live-dealer blackjack games and have players seated at their preferred tables in super-quick time.

With ‘Take a Seat’, players can preset their blackjack preferences to be notified of empty seats at tables that match those preferences when other tables are full. No more scouring the lobby for a suitable game. Just one click will transport the player straight into the action.

Take a Seat is now live in all UK-facing SkillOnNet brands, including its flagship brand PlayOJO, and will be rolled out to all casinos on the network in the coming weeks.

The quick-seat concept originated in online poker but is unheard of in a live casino environment and a testament to the popularity of live blackjack on the SkillOnNet network. The company has been strategically focusing on live casino for some time, adding more dedicated live blackjack tables to ensure seats are available for players especially at peak hours of the day.

SkillOnNet has partnered with some of the biggest names in live-dealer casino gaming to build an unbeatable live experience, including Evolution, Playtech, Pragmatic Play and Stakelogic.

Players can choose their favourite game providers as part of their preset preferences, as well as their minimum bet, and more. A simple click, and they’ll be in the thick of the action faster than you can say ‘stick or twist.’

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