Scientific Games lands new deal with Arizona Lottery

Scientific Games has agreed a five-year partnership with the Arizona Lottery in the US.

Under the deal, Scientific Games will provide administrative systems technology at the Lottery’s headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Lottery will have access to a flexible back-office platform, a fully integrated suite of applications and an application architecture and platform.

In addition, Scientific Games will supply the Arizona Lottery with lottery instant games, a second chance program and future mobile functionality.

“The Arizona Lottery trusts the innovative systems solutions that Scientific Games has customises for our business,” Arizona Lottery executive director Gregg Edgar said.

“Integrating the Lottery’s administrative system with our new gaming system supports our objectives to continually improve productivity and accelerate responsible growth to increase our contributions to state beneficiaries.”

Patrick McHugh, senior vice-president, lottery systems for Scientific Games, added: “By integrating solutions from our recent acquisition of Lapis Software Associates, the enterprise system improves the Lottery’s engagement with retail partners, offers faster and more convenient experiences for Arizona players, including prize payments.

“The new enterprise system ensures the Lottery's visibility, control, and financial auditing continue to operate with the highest level of efficiency and integrity.”

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