The New Zealand lottery, Lotto NZ, has announced the appointment of global lottery firm Scientific Games as partner to upgrade the systems that support its MyLotto and Lotto NZ instore technology.
The national lottery in New Zealand. Lotto NZ officials recently announced that, as part of its plans for future growth and digital game innovation, the company will replace the Lottery's existing core gaming system and online gaming system with a new, fully integrated next-generation technology that includes a lottery retail system, retail point-of-sale technology, digital lottery platform and a digital content aggregation hub.
As part of a seven-year agreement, Scientific Games' advanced SYMPHONY gaming system was selected to support Lotto NZ's draw-based games engine and communications across its retail network, as well as more than 1,200 Contour.v retailer point-of-sale terminals and wireless ticket checkers.
The company's digital lottery platform and the SG Content Hub, an all-new digital content aggregator, will deliver online games, including draw-based games, eInstant games from Scientific Games and leading lottery-focused digital game studios from around the world.
In a statement, Lotto NZ said it has seen a big shift towards digital over the past three years, with online play now making up around 46% of total sales.
The agreement begins with the new systems' go-live date and may be renewed for up to 12 years. Lotto NZ currently offers Lotto, Powerball, Strike, Bullseye, Keno, and Instant Kiwi (retail and online).
The project, which Lotto NZ is calling the EDGE Programme (Experience Driven Gaming Engine), will see the New Zealand national lottery replace its interactive system supporting MyLotto and its core gaming system, which includes the platforms and retail point-of-sale technology supporting its network of around 1,200 retail stores across New Zealand.
