From iGaming Business Australian interactive lottery firm Jumbo Interactive Limited has made further moves into the American market after signing deals that will see it provide two leading retailers with lottery promotion programmes. The agreements signed by its Lotto Points Plus joint venture, which was established in late-November in partnership with Retail Gaming Solutions LLC, will see convenience store operator Hess Corporation and supermarket chain Tops Friendly Markets provided with programmes encompassing an interactive lottery rewards system combined with physical fixture enhancements designed to increase sales of tickets at sites across the United States. “Jumbo Interactive is providing valuable solutions…

From Pokerati Let’s halt one rumor before it gains traction. Scientific Games Corp.’s $1.5 billion acquisition of slot machine manufacturer WMS Industries doesn’t mean a statewide lottery is headed to Nevada. New York-based Scientific Games provides lottery systems and equipment to U.S. states, Canadian provinces and foreign governments. The company was actively seeking to acquire a traditional slot machine vendor when the buyout was announced in February. It wasn’t about bringing a lottery to Nevada. That said, Wall Street, which was skeptical about the deal, is starting to find some comfort with the transaction. Scientific Games is paying $26 per…

European Lotteries welcomed the publication of a report into online gambling that was adopted by the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee, saying that it has seen the European Parliament take ‘a strong stance on the need for measures to fight illegal operators’.  “We commend the European Parliament for its clear position on the need for member states to remain in the driver seat,” said Friedrich Stickler, President for European Lotteries. European Lotteries is now urging the European Commission to include these measures in its recommendations on consumer protection and advertising. “We commend the European Parliament for its…