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North Carolina Education Lottery Extends Fastest Growing Instant Game Program in U.S. with Scientific Games
Successful Partnership Positions Lottery for Future Growth to Benefit North Carolina Students, Serves as Model for World Lotteries
Scientific Games and the North Carolina Education Lottery have extended their partnership behind the fastest-growing instant scratch game program in the U.S. based on year-over-year growth. The partnership has propelled the NCEL to the No. 6 ranked lottery in the world for instant game performance (La Fleur’s 2022 Almanac per capita sales) and gained attention as the model for U.S. and international lotteries. The Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership helped responsibly grow NCEL Scratch-Off sales from $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2017 to $2.6 billion in fiscal year 2022. With this partnership, Scientific Games provides portfolio management across the Lottery’s entire scratch game offerings.
The Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership with NCEL began in 2017, aligning the Lottery for future growth to support education across North Carolina, including school construction and scholarships for students attending in-state colleges and universities.
Mark Michalko, NCEL Executive Director, said, “Our partnership with Scientific Games helps the N.C. Education Lottery achieve its goals, and we look forward to continuing our good work together. Last year, the success of scratch-off sales helped to raise $929 million to support education programs in North Carolina. We are aligned in our approach to maximize responsible growth in the coming years. Scratch-off games are the most popular games played in North Carolina and we look for continued success in our ongoing partnership with Scientific Games.”
Through the Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership, the company helps NCEL optimize its product portfolio through portfolio management and game design services, data-driven analytics, advanced logistics, licensed brand services, and retail sales and marketing support. The program is used by more than 20 lotteries, including six of the Top 10-performing instant game lotteries worldwide (La Fleur’s 2022 World Lottery Almanac).
John Schulz, President of Americas and Global Instant Products for Scientific Games, said, “The North Carolina Education Lottery is a great example of how Scientific Games and a lottery can partner on instant games to optimize the product portfolio and generate maximum revenues to benefit residents in the state. The program in North Carolina is a model for the world’s lotteries.”
With products generating more than 70% of global instant game retail sales, Scientific Games is the world’s largest instant games creator, producer and services provider in the world. The company provides retail and digital games, technology, analytics and services to 130 lotteries in 50 countries around the globe, including nearly every North American lottery.
Caribbean
Comtrade Gaming signs platform deal with Canadian Bank Note
Comtrade Gaming has signed a platform agreement with Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited (CBN) under which Comtrade’s technology will support CBN’s online Lottery & Gaming operations across Central America and the Caribbean, the companies said.
The deal covers CBN’s lottery, sports and casino operations in the region and includes a migration from CBN’s proprietary technology to Comtrade Gaming’s platform.
Steven Valentine, Chief Commercial Officer at Comtrade Gaming, said: “We were delighted to be selected by CBN as their iGaming Platform provider across their lottery, sports and casino operations. Migrating from their own proprietary technology was a big decision, and our joint teams worked seamlessly to achieve a successful migration.
From the initial selection through to the migration, is a testament to how seriously we take our clients’ business.”
Kirk Arends, President of CBN’s Lottery and Gaming Division, said: “We were looking for a long-term platform partner who not only could supply us with world-classmodern technology but who also had similar values, and long term commitment to partnerships.
On one side of our business, we print currencies for governments; trust doesn’t come much higher. We wanted the same level of trust and experience from our iGaming platform partner, and we found that with Comtarde Gaming”
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Lucky Day Draw awards AED 30m grand prize to Abu Dhabi-based Nepalese resident
Lucky Day Draw has paid out its AED 30 million grand prize to Tayab Khan, a Nepalese resident of Abu Dhabi, The UAE Lottery said in a press release.
The operator said Khan matched all seven winning numbers after selecting “seven lucky picks,” marking what it described as the second Lucky Day grand prize win since an AED 100 million milestone in October 2025.
Speaking on the win, Tayab shared his disbelief and gratitude: “I’m feeling absolutely amazing, like I’m in the sky. I selected the numbers randomly and wasn’t even watching the draw. When I found out through my email later, it was a fantastic feeling.”
The UAE Lottery also pointed to recent mid-tier payouts on the same draw day. It said Wednesday draws have also produced a second AED 5 million winner, announced on April 29, 2026.
A spokesperson for The UAE Lottery added: “This represents an important moment for the Lucky Day draw, as it delivers its second Grand Prize winner since the AED 100 million jackpot, following two AED 5 million winners. Our twice-weekly draws reflect our continued commitment to giving back to the community through meaningful prize opportunities. We congratulate the winner and remain focused on maintaining a secure and transparent experience for all participants.” The operator said its games are regulated by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA).
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Bally’s Intralot S.A
Bally’s Intralot Signs New Lottery Contract with Hellenic Lotteries
Bally’s Intralot S.A. has signed a new contract with Hellenic Lotteries S.A., part of Allwyn Hellas (formerly OPAP), to deploy its industry-leading lottery technology solutions.
Following an international tender, Hellenic Lotteries was recently awarded the exclusive right to operate and manage Greece’s state lotteries (passive lotteries and instant games) for a period of 12 years, starting as of May 2, 2026. It is noted that the company also held the previous state lotteries’ license for a period of 12 years.
Bally’s Intralot has been awarded a contract to seamlessly migrate Hellenic Lottery’s existing Bally’s Intralot lottery system to its latest technology stack. Specifically, Bally’s Intralot will deploy a turnkey lotteries and instant games management solution based on its flagship LotosX Omni ecosystem. Bally’s Intralot will continue to support Hellenic Lotteries in delivering games, through its broad retail network while providing for digital integration. The contract covers an initial one-year base period, with the option to either extend annually for up to 3 years, or to continue for the full duration of the Concession.
Jan Karas, Chairman and CEO of Allwyn Hellas, said: “We are pleased to be cooperating with Bally’s Intralot, in the new era of Hellenic Lotteries. Ensuring business continuity, revamping and evolving our products, and upgrading customer experience are key pillars of our plans for the new 12-year concession. We look forward to continuing to work with Bally’s Intralot on technology solutions that will help us meet customer expectations, offer innovative propositions and drive business, while improving our efficiency, productivity, and responsible operations.”
“Allwyn Hellas and Hellenic Lotteries are valued long-standing partners and we are honored to renew and strengthen our collaboration. This agreement reflects the trust placed in our technology, our people, and our long‑term commitment to supporting regulated lottery operators. Working closely with Hellenic Lotteries, we aim to deliver a modern, secure, and scalable gaming ecosystem that enables sustainable growth and innovation,” said Robeson Reeves, CEO of the Bally’s Intralot Group.
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