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Experience the Thrill of the Olympics with the Chance to Win up to $300,000
916 Gaming, a leader in innovative real money gaming solutions, is excited to announce the launch of its latest iLottery game, “Team USA,” exclusively on the Virginia Lottery online platform through a partnership with EQL Games.
This innovative new game offers players the opportunity to engage in three thrilling sports: Archery, Track & Field and Gymnastics, with the chance to win up to $300,000.
The Team USA iLottery game brings the excitement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games right to your fingertips. Players can aim for the bullseye in Archery, leap 100 Meter Hurdles, and perform stunning routines in Gymnastics. Each game is designed to provide an immersive and rewarding experience, making every play a chance to celebrate the spirit of the Games and win big.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Virginia Lottery and EQL Games to bring the Team USA game to players across Virginia,” said Steven Astrachan, Co-Founder and CEO of 916 Gaming. “This game combines the excitement of sports with the thrill of lottery play, offering our players a unique and entertaining way to experience the Olympic and Paralympic Games and potentially win exciting prizes.”
The Virginia Lottery is known for its commitment to providing innovative and entertaining games to their players, and the Team USA iLottery game is set to become a standout addition to its online portfolio. The engaging graphics, realistic gameplay and substantial prize potential are sure to attract a wide audience of lottery enthusiasts and sports fans alike.
âThe opportunity to offer games that align with the start of the Olympics and Paralympics only happens every two years, and the Lottery saw this as a great chance to engage with fans,â said Virginia Lottery Director of Marketing Scott Kenyon. âEQL and 916 Gaming have created fantastic games that our players can enjoy as they cheer on Team USA athletes.â
Virginia players can get into the spirt of the games with the Team USA iLottery game at valottery.com or by downloading the Virginia Lottery mobile app.
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ZITRO CONTINUES MAKING GAMING HISTORY IN TORREMOLINOS
At the recent Andalusian Gaming Expo and Congress, Zitro unveiled its latest products, leaving a lasting impression with games tailored for the Spanish market.
Zitro continues making history, as evidenced by the huge success of its Fu Frog game in Torremolinos. The gameâs popularity has spread throughout Spain, with impressive revenue and player engagement. Fu Pots, showcased in Torremolinos on the Allure Glare cabinet, shares the same incredible features as Fu Frog, but this time, magical pots take center stage, multiplying prizes, doubling bonuses, and granting extra lives.
As a new addition, Mighty Hammer Ultimate was showcased on the Altius Glare cabinet, where the power of the hammer of Zitroâs renowned game will be felt even more intensely. Epic Kingdom, also on the Altius Glare cabinet, features an innovative bonus â3-level Linkâ, Â that adds three more levels of excitement to the bonus screen. Billy the Pig has also been a standout product at the show, with its super dynamic bonus thatâs unlike anything seen before in Spanish gaming halls. Itâs already proving to be very popular in the venues where itâs being installed.
As for video bingo, the companyâs leading market segment, Zitro has offered a wide range of captivating titles, such as The Great Wealth or Fratelli Pizza, which include free games such as Stravaganzza Da Vinci and Stravaganza Double Bonus, greatly increasing access to bonuses.
In his first event as General Director of Zitro Spain, Albert Zorrilla stated, âItâs been an absolute pleasure sharing this marvelous time with the authorities and operators. I would like to thank the many visitors to our booth for their interest in our gaming offer, which will continue to grow in the coming months with innovations that will change the gaming landscape and continue to rewrite the history of gaming in Spain.â
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Scientific Games Fast Play Games Lead Retail Performance in U.S.
Companyâs Fast Play Games Are Industryâs Highest Performers, Kansas Lottery is Latest to Launch
Scientific Games reports that the global lottery companyâs games lead retail performance in the top three Fast Play lottery markets in the U.S. based on per capita retail sales.
- Vermont Leads the Nation: The Vermont Lottery holds the No. 1 spot for Fast Play retail weekly per capita sales in the U.S. The Lottery achieved significant growth in its Fast Play product category after moving to Scientific Games as its new lottery system provider in 2022. In the first 52 weeks after conversion, sales increased by 93% and grew an additional 33% in fiscal year 2024 versus fiscal year 2023.
- Growing Popularity: Fast Play games are currently offered by 27 state lotteries. In fiscal year 2024, Fast Play games generated a total of more than$1.5 billion in sales. Scientific Gamesâ Fast Play lottery customers â Arizona, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Vermont â each achieved year-over-year sales increases. In the next 24 months, two more U.S. lotteries are expected to launch Scientific Games Fast Play games. One of the companyâs current Fast Play lotteries plans to launch a $50 product.
- Kansas Joins the Trend: The Kansas Lottery is the most recent to launch Scientific Gamesâ Fast Play products. The companyâs high-performance Fast Play games debuted this summer, giving players in Kansas the opportunity to win instantly from a terminal-generated game. Scientific Games has provided the Kansas Lotteryâs systems technology since 2018. The companyâs advanced data analytics guided the strategy for the Kansas Lotteryâs Fast Play portfolio planning and launch.
Stephen Durrell, Executive Director of the Kansas Lottery, said, âOur vision is to continue working with Scientific Games to modernize the Kansas Lottery with new technologies and new games like Fast Play so that we remain exciting and relevant to our players and retailers, and continually improve our contributions to the state of Kansas.â
Scientific Gamesâ combination of consumer research insights with advanced data analytics guided the strategy for the Kansas Lotteryâs Fast Play portfolio planning and launch. A total of 10 Fast Play games at the $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20 price points have launched across the Kansas Lotteryâs retailer network at both self-service and clerk-operated terminals. At launch, the most popular game was at the $1 price point. To date, a $20 game is generating the most sales.
Leslie Badger, VP of Lottery Content for Scientific Games, who brings 25 years of industry expertise to the product, said, âWe worked with the Kansas Lotteryâs team to implement a strategic, targeted approach to launch its new Fast Play games, employing a managed portfolio strategy similar to our proven method for scratch-off games. This requires advanced data analysis to do correctly, and we are very pleased with the results in Kansas.â
Scientific Games provides retail and digital games, technology, analytics and services to 150 lotteries in 50 countries around the globe, including most every lottery in North America.
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Clarion provide a new home for industry leaders and policy makers with launch of the ICE World Gaming Forum.
ICE organisers have taken full-advantage of the additional space and enhanced facilities its new home, the Fira Gran Via Barcelona, offers to launch the World Gaming Forum (WGF), an immersive three-day learning, networking and knowledge sharing exchange which replaces ICE VOX.
Expanding on the creation of the WGF, Clarion Gaming’s Managing Director Stuart Hunter, who is leading the project to migrate ICE and iGB Affiliate, the industryâs two leading event brands from London to Barcelona explained: âThe move to Barcelona was all about the opportunity our new home provided to elevate absolutely everything that we do and in the process build on our status at the intersection for all sectors of the global gaming business and drawn from all areas of the globe.
âThe World Gaming Forum has been adopted to more accurately reflect the credentials of our industry-leading brands comprising the World Regulatory Briefing, the new Casino & Leaders Conference (formerly the ICC), and the new Esports & Games Conference (formerly the Esports Betting Conference)”
âIn 2024 we succeeded in bringing together over 1,210 senior decision makers from 79 countries, including 621 operator C-Level, 87 global CEOs, 72 national and regional regulatory bodies, and 7 government ministers, and the enhanced ICE World Gaming Forum will deliver exclusive connections and content across our three conferences, in-depth workshops, high-level roundtable discussions, and tailored networking events, providing a home for the industryâs thought-leaders, innovators, challengers and policy makers.â
He added: âThe outstanding facilities at the Fira Gran Via Barcelona, which is one of the largest and most modern venues in Europe, reflects the World Gaming Forumâs status as the premier platform for discussion, knowledge sharing and collaboration between the global gambling industry and the law makers who regulate them – a dynamic which is essential for the development of a progressive, responsible and sustainable industry.â
Situated in the heart of the venue space and featuring an exclusive club-style VIP lounge for delegates and speakers, dedicated networking garden, and a range of concierge services, the ICE World Gaming Forum will run Monday 20th â Wednesday 22nd January alongside the ICE and iGB Affiliate exhibitions.
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