International Game Technology PLC  announced that its subsidiary, IGT Global Services Limited, has signed a seven-year contract with the Thuringian State Lottery (“LOTTO Thüringen”) in Germany to deploy its retail central system technology, Aurora™, and related software upgrades. The contract term will begin upon go-live of the new platform, planned for March 2026.

An integral part of OMNIA™, IGT’s player-centric, omnichannel solution for lotteries, Aurora helps drive lottery innovation and profitability. The platform will provide intuitive, user-friendly applications, tools and reporting capabilities which will handle all of LOTTO Thüringen’s transaction processing, game management and back-office operations.

“LOTTO Thüringen has relied on IGT’s versatile and strong-performing central system technology throughout the course of our decades-long relationship,” said Jochen Staschewski, LOTTO Thüringen Chief Executive Officer. “Upgrading our central retail system to IGT’s advanced platform and back-end software will enable us to streamline our business processes and continue operating with the highest levels of efficiency.”

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“IGT’s retail central system incorporates a suite of flexible solutions designed to help manage, transform and further grow LOTTO Thüringen’s business,” said Jay Gendron, IGT Chief Operating Officer, Global Lottery. “With this long-term contract extension, LOTTO Thüringen is well-positioned to continue benefiting from IGT’s secure, responsible and modernized technology and software. Leveraging these best-in-class solutions will aid in the Lottery’s goals of supporting good causes throughout the state.”

QTech Games, the leading game distributor across all emerging markets, has continued to build the strong momentum in its premium pipeline, thanks to its latest deal with rising-star supplier, JILI Games.

Integrating content from one of the most innovative and creative online slots providers adds yet more creative muscle to QTech Games’ burgeoning platform, which is taking the widest range of online games to emerging territories with established names, such as Playtech and Aviator, sitting alongside the industry’s most exciting up-and-coming providers.

The games made available to its partners via the deal are comprised of popular hits like Super Ace, 3 Coin Treasure, Fortune Gems 3 and Royal Fishing, and recent releases including Golden Bank 2, Lucky Jaguar, Fortune King Jackpot and Lucky Doggy, all of which ride on the back of unique maths modelling that varies the volatility spectrum, helping to foster some truly engaging gameplay.

The deal organically broadens JILI Games’s international footprint, unlocking untapped jurisdictions for diversified growth from Asia to Africa and Eastern Europe to Latin America, powered by the industry-preferred aggregator for emerging markets.Philip Doftvik, QTech Games’ CEO, said: “We’re devoted to rolling out first-class content that drives revenue for our partners. Therefore, this deal with JILI Games extends our impressive sequential pipeline for 2025 – and we’ve so much more to come this year!

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“JILI Games delivers world-class slots provision for worldwide players, and are always looking to redefine the existing landscape and bring users a reinvigorating gaming experience with every play, as evidenced by their popular Fortune Gems series.“They’re a growing group of seasoned gaming developers committed to creating the best and most original games in pursuit of continued excellence across video slots, bingo, table games, Fast games and fishing games.”

JA Danika from JILI Games added: “JILI Games prides itself on creating unique gaming journeys, so we’re dedicated to reimagining the slots space with more immersive gaming experiences. Accordingly, teaming up with QTech represents a fantastic opportunity to strengthen our product distribution across emerging territories and deliver our great games to a range of top-tier partners.

“It greatly improves our product distribution across emerging territories, delivering our fantastic games to a range of untapped operators. Powered by the fine-tuned recommendation algorithms of QTech’s game lobby, which cut through the white noise of competing releases and match the right game to the right audience, we look forward to seeing how our titles capture the imaginations of a swathe of new players across emerging markets.”