The California Lottery has extended its contract with International Game Technology PLC (IGT), ensuring that the latter will continue to provide technology services for an additional seven years, potentially extending until 2033. The extension also allows for the possibility of five additional one-year extensions.
The partnership’s continuation involves the adoption of IGT’s cloud-based platform as part of its OMNIA™ lottery solution to replace the existing second-chance platform that IGT initially supplied. This change means that the lottery’s operational management tools and applications, which assist in handling various aspects of the business, will transition to the cloud. Additionally, IGT plans to upgrade California’s central lottery system to its OMNIA platform as part of the amended agreement.
This collaboration ensures that the technological aspects of the California Lottery are maintained and upgraded where necessary, with IGT providing the required services and platforms.
“The California Lottery has trusted IGT to provide best-in-class, modern lottery solutions for more than three decades, driving continued increased sales for the Lottery and more than $41 billion to support California’s public schools,” said Jay Gendron, IGT Chief Operating Officer, Global Lottery.”IGT’s enhanced second-chance promotions platform will provide maximum flexibility for the California Lottery to create a variety of exciting promotional drawings and bonus capabilities for its players.”
