Panama’s National Beneficence Lottery said an electronic lottery system could save about USD13m annually in ticket-printing costs. The proposal, presented during discussion of the 2026 budget, remains under analysis and would combine electronic sales with traditional draws.
The proposal could alter the lottery’s ticket distribution costs and the resources available for its network of sellers.
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Brazil’s lottery system generated R$26.6bn in public resources during 2025 from traditional lotteries and regulated fixed-odds betting, the report said. The funds were allocated to health, education, sport, public security, culture and social security. Caixa lotteries collected about R$25.1bn, including roughly R$12.2bn in social transfers.
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting and lottery representatives from 16 states and the Federal District held two meetings in July to develop the proposed National Betting System. The forum is intended to set minimum criteria for lottery activity, with discussions covering authorisation, oversight, sanctions, responsible gaming and anti-money laundering; members will determine which policies are mandatory for participation.
LottifyLab has introduced an online platform for building, analysing and verifying combinatorial systems using mathematical and computational methods. The project, developed by Donato Ghiglioni, offers algorithms including Greedy, DLX, genetic algorithms, Simulated Annealing and Tabu Search, and states it does not aim to predict draws.
Reportedly, Brazil’s MPF has opened an inquiry into failures affecting Caixa’s lottery system during the 2025 Mega da Virada draw. The investigation concerns bets for that draw.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has selected Intralot Canada as its lottery technology solution provider. OLG expects the system to update its core technology and be in place by 2029. The corporation said implementation would enable faster product launches and new ways to play.