GTECH signs six-year contract with Mexico’s online lottery operator

PROVIDENCE – GTECH Corp. and GTECH Servicios de México have signed a six-year contract to provide a draw-based/instant-ticket system, at least 11,000 new draw-based lottery terminals, a communications network and additional lottery products and ongoing services to Pronósticos para la Asistencia Pública, Mexico’s online lottery operator.

The contract is expected to take effect in September, and follows an international competitive bidding process.

Through the contract, GTECH expects to receive more than $130 million in revenues over the six-year period. Pronósticos, a GTECH customer since 1987, could receive total sales of more than $4 billion over the life of the contract, according to information from GTECH.

“GTECH is fully prepared to support Pronósticos’ growth strategy with a set of innovative solutions that offer the flexibility to adapt to changes in the industry and the demands of the Mexican marketplace, now and in the future,” GTECH Americas President and CEO Jaymin B. Patel said in a statement.

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Patel said the agreement represents the continuation of a nearly 30-year commitment to increasing Pronósticos’ returns, which support social programs in México.

Said Pronósticos Director General María Esther de Jesús Scherman Leaño, “The continuation of this long-term partnership will help to modernize Pronósticos’ lottery program and launch the next phase of our growth for the benefit of the communities it serves.”

Under the contract terms, GTECH will provide Pronósticos with a system based on GTECH’s Enterprise Series platform. GTECH also will replace the old lottery terminals. In addition, it will upgrade Pronósticos’ communications network to 3G, 4G and LTE cellular technology.

GTECH’s ongoing services to Pronósticos include continuous development of new retail channels, as well as installation, repair, maintenance and monitoring of online terminals.

Field service; call center operations and hotline management; transaction processing for online games; processing and distribution of instant tickets; fixed-odds Sports Betting retail network; and marketing support to further enhance Pronósticos’ overall product and game portfolio also are included as ongoing services by GTECH.

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