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Jackpocket Announces Partnership with iHeartMedia New York to Become the Official Digital Lottery Courier of Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show!

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Jackpocket Announces Partnership with iHeartMedia New York to Become the Official Digital Lottery Courier of Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show!

 

Jackpocket, the leading third-party app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, and iHeartMedia New York, announced Jackpocket as the Official Digital Lottery Courier of Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show.

“We want to share the timeless game of the lottery with everyone,” said Jackpocket CEO and founder, Peter Sullivan. “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show is a staple of New York, and we’re looking forward to sharing the option to play the lottery easily, conveniently, and safely with his devoted listeners. This partnership with iHeartMedia New York will continue our mission of making the lottery more accessible to everyone.”

The partnership will provide iHeartMedia New York listeners with regular lottery updates on drawings and high jackpots. If Powerball or Mega Millions jackpots reach the $300 million threshold, Jackpocket will have additional messages voiced by Elvis Duran or Skeery Jones airing across Z100, as well as additional coverage on Q104.3, and 710WOR promoting the drawings.

“Every time we talk about the lottery on our show, I shut everything down to pull out my phone and open the Jackpocket app,” said Elvis Duran, of Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show. “Jackpocket is the best invention ever – love them!”

Additionally, Jackpocket will now be integrated with two of Z100’s staple events, ‘Jump Start to Summer’ and ‘End of Summer Bash.’ This includes exclusive VIP sweepstakes for tickets hosted on Z100.com, on-air promos, digital and social branding, and on-site branding.

“We are beyond thrilled to announce Jackpocket as the official digital lottery courier of Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show,” said Alex Zagryn, Head of Sales, of Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. “This allows us to continue to share our love and affinity with this amazing brand with our millions of listeners and followers.”

Jackpocket ads will run across stations throughout 2023, with a mix of formats, including music, news, and talk. This is Jackpocket’s first full-year over-the-air schedule with Z100 New York.

Jackpocket, available in fifteen states, provides a secure way to order official state lottery tickets for Powerball, Mega Millions, Cash4Life, and more. Jackpocket players have won over $250 million in lottery prizes to date, and 27 individual players have won prizes worth $1 million or more.

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Brightstar Lottery Modernizes Retail and Digital Solutions for Missouri Lottery with OMNIA Deployment

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Brightstar Lottery PLC announced that it will deploy its fully-integrated lottery solution, OMNIA, to modernize retail and digital solutions for the Missouri Lottery via an eight-year contract. OMNIA seamlessly connects retail and digital lottery channels and was designed to simplify operations and elevate player experiences. Brightstar will also enhance the Missouri Lottery’s digital program to include Connected Play, second-chance promotions and loyalty program.

“For more than 30 years, the Missouri Lottery has relied on Brightstar’s world-class technology and insight to help contribute more than $8.5 billion to public education throughout our state. We are excited to build upon this long-term partnership over the course of the next eight years and deliver new, premier experiences for our players,” said Lester Elder, Missouri Lottery Executive Director.

“Brightstar is honored to support the Missouri Lottery as it embraces the evolving lottery landscape and implements innovative solutions that will increase flexibility to manage its operations and engage players in new ways. We look forward to delivering these high-performing solutions, while helping the Lottery achieve its goals of maximizing funds to education,” said Scott Gunn, Brightstar Chief Operating Officer North America Lottery.

Brightstar will also deliver new retailer equipment including 5250 Retailer Pro S2s, 2220 GameTouch 28s, 75 GameTouch 20s, 250 GameTouch Draws, 1250 Digital Menu Boards, and an enhanced communications network. These solutions drive player engagement and offer versatility, reliability, and convenience, backed by the high performance and integrity of Brightstar’s market-leading central system.

Brightstar serves nearly 90 lottery customers and their players on six continents. It is the primary technology provider to 26 of the 46 lottery jurisdictions in the US and seven of the world’s 10 largest lotteries.

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Scientific Games Launches SG Content Hub in Columbia

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Scientific Games has launched the SG Content Hub in the District of Columbia, offering a curated selection of exciting games to DC Lottery players who play online. The lottery industry’s premier content aggregator brings digital games from Scientific Games and game studios worldwide to players, including the company’s own portfolio of more than 250 eInstant games from SG Studios and a suite of licensed brands. DC players are enjoying the new Mayhem Madness game from SG Studios, with Candy Coated Cash and Witchy Wins coming this fall.

The SG Content Hub launch expands Scientific Games’ longtime relationship with the DC Lottery for DC Scratchers games that began with the Lottery’s start-up in 1982.

The world’s largest lottery games company developed the SG Content Hub to serve the rapidly expanding digital lottery channel with a broad variety of engaging, unique iLottery game experiences. The SG Content Hub operates seamlessly with lottery gaming systems technology and iLottery platforms.

Randy Burnside, DC Lottery Executive Director, said: “The DC Lottery is thrilled to offer our players a wide selection of new and exciting games through the SG Content Hub. We are building on our success with DC Scratchers from Scientific Games and the company’s deep understanding of lottery players and the entertainment experience.”

Since its inception in 1982, the DC Lottery has awarded more than $4.8 billion in prizes, transferred more than $2.4 billion to the District’s General Fund, which supports essential services in the District, generated more than $501.4 million in commissions for its retail business partners, and helped local nonprofits raise more than $139.5 million in support of social causes.

Matt Lynch, President, Digital for Scientific Games, said: “We are excited to bring our global expertise, content and technology to the DC Lottery with an evolutionary content aggregator developed to offer players an exciting portfolio of iLottery games, with the agility to adapt to play preferences and market trends. The engaging variety of digital lottery games offered through the SG Content Hub ensures long-term sustainable growth for the DC Lottery and its beneficiary programs in the District of Columbia.”

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Maryland Lottery and Gaming Comission Selects Intralot for Lottery System Contract

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Intralot S.A. informs the investor community and its stakeholders that on July 15, 2025 the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission approved the recommendation to award a new Lottery Central Monitoring and Control System (LCMCS) contract to its US subsidiary, Intralot, Inc. following a competitive bidding process.

The vendor awarded the contract will manufacture the counter terminals and self-service vending machines that sell tickets at 4,300 Maryland Lottery retailer points of sale; develops the software that runs the system’s sales and accounting functions; and provide numerous related services that are necessary to operate the Maryland Lottery. The term of the contract is 10 years with a possible 5+1 year extension.

As part its proposal to the State, Intralot has engaged nine local business enterprises (MBE) to service the Maryland Lottery contract. Historically, vendors have used fewer MBE partners, but Intralot believes its new approach will create far greater opportunities for local communities.

Intralot’s financial proposal corresponds to a total estimated contract term price of $260,393,946.

The Gaming Control Commission’s approval is an intermediary step in the award process for
approving any future contract.

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