The Massachusetts Lottery has extended its retail management deal with Scientific Games for a further three years.

The Australian Banking Association (ABA) is looking to gather stakeholder feedback on potential restrictions on the use of credit cards to fund online gambling, and how banks can help better protect players. Interested parties will have until 4 March, 2020 to share their views on controls such as an outright ban, and how and when this could be implemented.

The latest edition of Sweden’s annual survey on gambling participation has revealed that the percentage of the country’s adult population has dropped six percentage points in the past year.

International Game Technology (IGT) has announced that its IGT Global Services subsidiary has signed a 10-year extension to a private management agreement with the four licence-holders and beneficiaries of the Barbados Lottery.

Lottery solutions provider Pollard Banknote has struck a deal to acquire London-based mobile app developer Mkodo for an initial purchase price of £7.8m.

Lottery and gaming solutions provider Intralot has once again reported a year-on-year decline in quarterly revenue, with the total for the three months to 30 September falling 5.4%.

Swedish operator Hero Gaming has announced plans to launch a new flagship casino brand, Boom Gaming, as well as a new lottery betting product.

Svenska Spel president and chief executive Patrik Hofbauer has called for a ban on the lottery betting industry in Sweden, describing the continued legality of the business model as “incomprehensible.”

Lottery betting operator Lottoland has rebranded its business-to-business arm as ALOT Solutions in an effort to provide a clear distinction between its various divisions.