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New, advanced SYMPHONY system positions Lotto Baden-Württemberg to sustainably grow lottery retail and online channels, adapt quickly to evolving market LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA, December 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) (“Scientific Games” or the “Company”) announce the official “go live” of its latest generation, advanced SYMPHONY lottery gaming systems technology. The new gaming system is now powering Lotto Baden-Württemberg (or the “Lottery”) and its network of more than 3,000 licensed retailers in Stuttgart in southwest Germany. SYMPHONY positions the Lottery to drive sustainable growth in retail and online channels, and bring new lottery games and services to market. The new system is currently supporting Lotto Baden-Württemberg’s full line of lottery products including Lotto 6aus49, EuroJackpot, GlücksSpirale, KENO, TOTO, Oddset sports betting, and a variety of instant games.

Scientific Games enhances global relationship with Flutter Entertainment with market-leading propositions in the U.K., Europe, Australia, and now in the U.S. LAS VEGAS , December 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the "Company") has partnered with FanDuel Group, a Flutter Entertainment subsidiary, marking the U.S. operator's first online sportsbook launch in West Virginia with the Company's world-class sports betting engine.

East Greenwich, December 11, 2020 – Since 2016 Szrek2Solutions has provided ITHUBA, the operator of the South African Lottery, with its Trusted Draw™ Random Number Generator (RNG) system for automated operation of the draw games. In line with industry standards and moving with innovation, ITHUBA embarked on moving its lottery draws from the traditional ball machines to digital draws.

African lottery market a first for company's rapidly expanding lottery tech business LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA, December 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the "Company") will supply and deploy lottery instant games, e-instant digital games, and WAVE lottery retailer terminals to SISAL S.p.A. ("SISAL") in Morocco beginning this month. This represents a very important step in Scientific Games' objective of dramatically growing its footprint in the rapidly developing African lottery market.

DTB partners with global leader in sports data technology to expand German tennis worldwide HAMBURG (Germany), December 10, 2020 – The German Tennis Federation (DTB), the national governing body of the sport, has formed an exclusive data and streaming partnership with Genius Sports Group to enhance its profile and connect with tennis fans around the world.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, December 8, 2020 /CNW/ – Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) (“Pollard Banknote”), congratulates BCLC, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation on the success of its $2 WWE® Scratch & Win instant ticket. This is the inaugural launch of the WWE® brand since it was added to Pollard Banknote’s Licensed Games Portfolio in 2019.

HELSINKI, December 4, 2020 – Due to the deteriorated coronavirus situation, Veikkaus will launch cooperation negotiations, which concern the Point-of-Sales function. The negotiations will cover ca. 800 employees. The negotiations concern potential temporary layoffs, rather than permanent personnel cuts.

LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA, December 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) (“Scientific Games” or the “Company”) has joined lotteries around the world for the third consecutive year in the “Gift Responsibly. Lottery Tickets Aren’t Child’s Play” holiday campaign led by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). All U.S. and Canadian lotteries as well as a number of lotteries in Europe and Australasia have joined the 2020 campaign to support responsible gambling and help raise awareness regarding the risks of underage lottery play during the holiday season.

HELSINKI, November 27, 2020 – Following the new guidelines issued by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on 26 November 2020, Veikkaus closes its slot machines and gaming arcades in regions where the COVID-19 epidemic is either in the acceleration or the spreading stage.

Malta, November 26, 2020 – The fifth edition of Malta’s Excellence Gaming Awards took place on Friday night, 13th November at the Intercontinental Hotel. Maltco Lotteries has been awarded with five prestigious awards for “Best Industry’s Contributor”, “Best CSR Contributor” “Best Workplace in Malta” and “Best CEO of the Year”. Furthermore, the Gaming industry panel of jurors the selected and presented the most prestigious award of the MiGEA event - “Lifetime Achievement Award” to Maltco’s CEO for his longstanding and continuous contribution to the gaming industry.