IGT, a global leader in the provision of gambling products and services, has unveiled a new Poland-facing agreement. According to the announcement, IGT has upgraded the iGaming platform of Polish national lottery operator, Totalizator Sportowy, and has deployed all of its components to the cloud.

The agreement notably marks the first time the gaming leader has launched a customer’s compressive online lottery platform to the cloud. In addition, Thus, Totalizator Sportowy is now the first European lottery operator to have its end-to-end iLottery system on the cloud.

Under the deal, IGT upgraded its Polish partner’s online lottery system to IGT Command, its latest PAM (player account management) system. IGT’s proprietary PAM system is a robust engine for online lotteries, sporting player-centric functions and game enablement solutions.

Thanks to the upgrades provided by IGT, Totalizator Sportowy will now be able to monitor its players’ experiences while following and predicting customer and tech trends. The Polish operator is now more adaptable to new opportunities and capable provide a myriad of cashless options and safer gambling tools.

Thanks to a previous development, IGT launched its RGS to the cloud, allowing Totalizator Sportowy to deliver a constant stream of content to players.

IGT is the go-to provider for lottery gaming and is currently serving 25 lotteries in the United States and 8 of the 10 biggest lotteries in the world.

The Deal Highlights Totalizator Sportowy’s Desire to Innovate

Olgierd Cieślik, Totalizator Sportowy’s chief executive officer, said that his team joined forces with IGT to bolster its lottery tech and systems and provide players with many safe and exciting lottery solutions.

Cieślik noted that the launch of Totalizator Sportowy’s iLottery platform on the cloud will provide his team with the scalability and reliability it needs. As a lottery operator that is always happy to innovate, Totalizator Sportowy is glad to pioneer an end-to-end cloud-based iLottery tech in Europe.

Totalizator Sportowy is always eager to introduce innovation, and in this case, we are the first lottery in Europe to have an end-to-end cloud-based iLottery technology.

Olgierd Cieślik, CEO, Totalizator Sportowy

Srini Nedunuri, IGT’s senior vice president of iLottery, noted that the deal represents “an exciting first-time, end-to-end cloud deployment for his team.”

We recognize the many benefits of cloud technology and know that it facilitates easier integration of data and insights, faster upgradeability and scalability, and improves overall efficiency. These benefits will ultimately deliver a more dynamic experience for Poland’s iLottery players.

Srini Nedunuri, SVP of iLottery, IGT

In other news, IGT just published its sustainability report, highlighting its progress as an industry leader.

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NeoPollard Interactive (NPi), the joint venture of Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)-listed Pollard Banknote Limited and Nasdaq-listed NeoGames S.A., announced that its operator partner, the Virginia Lottery, has become the first US lottery to operate an iLottery program completely based in the cloud.

The Cloud Solution Allows Better Service

The milestone industry achievement reached by the Virginia Lottery serves as a display of NeoPollard’s continuous commitment to enhancing its technology capabilities and meeting the evolving demands of its lottery partners and their players. NeoPollard is the first vendor in the iLottery space to operate its solution in the cloud.

Doug Pollard, co-chief executive officer of NPi, outlined the trust placed in NPi by the Virginia Lottery that allowed the completely cloud-based iLottery solution to be delivered, mindful of the business need “to continually refine” its offerings concurrent with emerging new trends in technology.

Delivering our iLottery solution through the cloud will enable us to better serve the Virginia Lottery and other iLottery programs that are powered by NPi.

Doug Pollard, co-CEO, NPi

Moti Malul, co-chief executive officer of NPi, pointed to the growth in traffic online due to “record-breaking jackpots over the last few years” as the main driver for iLottery programs to start looking for solutions that will enable them “to effectively respond to player purchase demand,” including solutions operating in the cloud.

By harnessing the enhanced capabilities that only cloud hosting provides, we can better support the growth of our lottery clients as they strive to meet and exceed player expectations.

Moti Malul, co-CEO, NPi

NPi’s cloud-based solutions include NeoDraw, the Central Gaming System (CGS) for draw games, NeoSphere, the player account management (PAM) and marketing system, and NeoPlay, the eInstant Remote Gaming Server (RGS) and the games hosted on it.

Migration to the Cloud Offers Scalability

Kelly T. Gee, executive director of the Virginia Lottery, outlined the lottery’s commitment “to providing a best-in-class experience” to its players, convinced of the benefits the cloud-based solution offered by NPi would bring to the lottery.

“Enhancing the scalability of our iLottery platform through the use of cloud technology demonstrates to our players that we place a priority on a seamless and reliable iLottery experience, all of which ultimately supports our mission to raise revenue for our public schools,” Gee commented.

The migration to cloud hosting will bring efficiencies related to the operation and maintenance of the Virginia Lottery’s iLottery program, allowing the lottery to instantly scale and accommodate large jackpot runs and volumes of promotions and campaigns.

With profits allocated solely for K-12 public education in the commonwealth since 1999, the Virginia Lottery has contributed more than $11 billion, as part of its commitment to giving back.

Earlier in the year, the parent companies behind the NPi joint venture signed a new operating agreement and amended the previous one to allow both partners to pursue future North American digital lottery opportunities in partnership, or independently.

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