SG secures lottery contract in Portugal

Scientific Games has announced that Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa SCML has selected it as the exclusive supplier of instant games to Portuguese players through a new, three-year contract.

SCML, a charitable organisation that serves as the operator of the national lottery and retail betting in Portugal, is ranked among the world’s Top 20 performing lotteries globally.

The Lottery is the fourth largest instant game operator in Europe, with instant games representing approximately US$1.9bn in annual retail sales.

Scientific Games currently supplies its world-leading instant games to 48 European lotteries including Lotterie Nazionali in Italy, Française des Jeux in France and the National Lottery in the UK – all top 20 performers globally.

Dr Edmundo Martinho of SCML said: “We are pleased to award this new instant games contract to Scientific Games. Our long history with the company provides an excellent foundation to continue the responsible growth of SCML instant game entertainment to generate maximum funding benefitting our charitable causes.”