NOVOMATIC Lottery Solutions signs six plus two-year contract with Catalonian Lottery
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NOVOMATIC, Europe’s leading gaming technology group, announces that its subsidiary NOVOMATIC Lottery Solutions (NLS) has been selected as successful bidder in a public competition for a six-year contract by the Catalonian Lottery (Loteria de Catalunya).
The contract provides full lottery facility management services for the autonomous region of Catalunya in Spain for both online and instant lottery products and services. The contract will commence on 1st April 2016 and contains an option for an additional two-year extension.
“We are extremely pleased at the prospect of working with Loteria de Catalunya”, said Miriam Lindhorst, CEO of NOVOMATIC Lottery Solutions. “In this full facilities management contract we are excited about helping Loteria de Catalunya to increase sales to a level more appropriate to the stature of the region’s local economy. Through the deployment of modern technology and up to date solutions we are convinced we will make a significant difference to the good causes supported by Loteria de Catalunya. We look forward to a long and mutually successful partnership.”
Under the new agreement, that was secured through a competitive bid, NLS will provide Loteria de Catalunya with 2,300 Morpho S8 online lottery terminals, a new generation state of the art fully integrated central system encompassing retail, internet and mobile in what will be the first fully omni-channel system implementation in the region. The company will also deliver the printing and design of instant lottery tickets, complete online lottery services, warehousing and distribution, as well as sales and marketing services.
About NOVOMATIC & NLS
The NOVOMATIC Group is one of the biggest producers and operators of gaming technologies in the world and employs more than 23,000 staff worldwide. Founded by entrepreneur Professor Johann F. Graf, the Group has locations in more than 50 countries and exports high-tech electronic gaming equipment and solutions to 80 countries. The Group operates more than 232,000 gaming terminals in its about 1,500 plus traditional and electronic casinos as well as via rental concepts. Part of the Group is also Admiral Sportwetten GmbH, Austria‘s leading sports betting operator with more than 200 outlets as well as the Vienna based online gaming specialist Greentube Internet Entertainment Solutions GmbH. With the acquisition of Betware and the foundation of NOVOMATIC Lottery Solutions in 2013 the Group also entered the lottery business segment.
