IGT said it will wind down its electronic table game business in 2027 as part of its strategic focus. The company said it will continue supporting customers during the transition, but gave no further details on the closure process.
ETG customers and suppliers have a stated 2027 wind-down horizon and continuing support during the transition.
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Brightstar Lottery said its subsidiary Brightstar Global Solutions signed a multi-year renewal with ONCE to support the Spanish lottery operator's activities through software updates and central gaming system upgrades. Brightstar has supplied ONCE's lottery technology since 2002, the company said.
Brightstar Lottery PLC said on 22 October 2026 that its subsidiary Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation signed a multi-year contract renewal with the Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE). Under the renewal, the subsidiary will continue to support ONCE's lottery activities in Spain through software updates and the progressive evolution of the central gaming system, the company announced.
Aristocrat Interactive agreed a five-year deal to supply eInstant games to the Kentucky Lottery, with Brightstar Lottery providing the systems integration. The first title, The Lamp, has gone live, and the lottery said the expanded digital offer supports its education-funding mission.
Brightstar Lottery said its wholly owned subsidiary Brightstar Global Solutions signed a two-year extension with the New York State Gaming Commission. The agreement lets Brightstar continue supplying lottery technology and services in New York. Chief operating officer Scott Gunn said the company would keep meeting its contractual obligations and supporting the New York Lottery's results for public schools.
Brightstar Lottery PLC announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation, has signed a two-year extension with the New York State Gaming Commission, the body responsible for the functions and activities of the New York Lottery.
Reportedly, Brightstar Lottery opened a renovated Lotto draw hall in Milan on 20 October, as part of the innovation programme under the new Lotto concession. The site covers about 200 square metres and can take over all draw operations as disaster recovery. Three draw halls were renovated and 12 automated Venus MKII machines updated, with 300,000 devices replaced across 35,000 retail points in under eight months, four months ahead of plan.
Brightstar Lottery inaugurated a renovated Lotto draw hall in Milan on 20 October. The opening forms part of the innovation programme begun under the new Lotto concession. Representatives of the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli and the Federazione Italiana Tabaccai were among those due to attend the ceremony.
Reportedly, Lotto presented a new version of the Smorfia at the Milan draw hall inauguration, keeping the 90 numbers while renewing their images, meanings and language. A book, "La Smorfia. Il libro dei numeri e dei sogni", will be distributed to Lotto retailers at Christmas.
Lotto presented a new version of the Smorfia at the inauguration of its new draw hall in Milan, the company said. The project renews the images, meanings and language of the tradition while keeping the 90 numbers unchanged, according to the presentation.