Provider’s flagship Playbook Football title now available with market leader 

Playbook Football, the unique, real-money, virtual football management betting game taking the industry by storm, is now available to players in Brazil with number one betting brand, Betano.

Taking inspiration from mobile sports games such as FC Ultimate Team and Championship Manager, Playbook Football allows players to build their own team, place bets, receive in-game rewards, climb divisions and compete on leaderboards.

The game is delivered via Playbook Fusion’s proprietary RGS platform and supported by the provider’s exclusive distribution partner, Games Global.

Steve Rogers, Founder and CEO at Playbook Fusion, said: “This is a milestone partnership for Playbook Fusion. Betano is the market leader in Brazil, and we expect Playbook Football to hit the spot with its players.

“Playbook Football offers an entirely new format for sports fans and bettors to engage with, delivering progressive gameplay, ownership and tons of added value compared to standard betting and virtual sports games. It’s all about skill development, persistence, content strategy and being part of a community.

“Playbook Football’s early performance shows just how well it has resonated with players, and now that it’s live with yet another tier one operator we expect this trajectory of success to continue.”

Christina Kiousi, Head of RNG at Kaizen Gaming, added: “Brazil is one of our most important markets, with football playing a central role in how players engage with our Betano platform. With Playbook Football, we are introducing a format that feels highly relevant to our audience, combining strategy, progression and competition in a way that goes beyond traditional betting experiences. This launch reflects our product strategy, which focuses on providing our customers with innovative, high-quality and engaging content.

Record Scratch-Off Performance Drives Education Funding, Florida Students Benefit from Growth

Scientific Games and the Florida Lottery announce that their long-time Scratch-Off game partnership delivered a record $7.093 billion in retail sales in calendar year 2025, breaking the previous high of $7.091 billion set in 2022. The milestone year generated more than $1.21 billion for the Florida Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, directly supporting education for Florida’s public schools, colleges, universities and Bright Futures Scholarship Program recipients.

Scratch-Off sales increased by 6.84% year-over-year, underscoring continued player demand and the strength of the Lottery’s data-driven instant game portfolio. In 2025, Scratch-Off games accounted for nearly 74% of the Florida Lottery’s total annual sales of $9.63 billion, reinforcing its role as the Lottery’s primary revenue driver.

Reginald D. Dixon, Florida Lottery Acting Secretary said, “We are extremely proud of our partnership with Scientific Games. Our work together continues to achieve high performance for our Scratch-Off games by using data analytics to inform our game portfolio planning and logistics. More than breaking a record, our efforts drove higher contribution to education for Florida’s public schools, colleges and universities, as well as the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.”

Florida Lottery winners claimed more than $5.23 billion in Scratch-Off prizes during the year, while the Lottery’s network of retailers earned $425 million in commissions from Scratch-Off sales. Outstanding performers behind the banner year included the player-favorite GOLD RUSH MULTIPLIER family of games ($1, $2, $5, $10, $20 and a new $50 game), which represented $1.29 billion in sales—more than 18.3% of total Scratch-Off sales. The WEEK FOR LIFE and HOLIDAY CASH families of games and prize-packed blowout games also made a significant impact on the year of record sales.

The Florida Lottery currently ranks among the top five performing lotteries worldwide in per-capita instant scratch game sales (La Fleur’s 2025 World Lottery Almanac).

“Scientific Games has served as the exclusive or primary supplier of Florida Lottery Scratch-Off games since the Lottery’s inception in 1988. In 1997, our relationship expanded to a full instant game partnership anchored by the Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership program,” said Angela Goodwin, Senior V.P., Instant Products, Americas. “We have collaborated closely with the Florida Lottery’s team to drive responsible growth with Scratch-Off games, and our longtime partnership has proven to be highly successful.”

Today, five of the world’s top six performing lotteries participate in SGEP, which optimizes instant game performance through advanced game design and portfolio management, data analytics, SciTrak predictive logistics and ordering, licensed brand services, and sales and marketing support. In Florida, the SGEP program is supported by Scientific Games’ operations in Orlando, which supports a network of more than 13,550 Florida Lottery retailers across the state.

With products representing 70% of instant scratch game retail sales globally, Scientific Games is the largest lottery games creator, producer and services provider in the world. The company provides retail and digital games, technology, analytics and services to 150 lotteries in 50 countries around the globe.

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