LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA, March 28,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games
Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the
"Company") congratulates longtime instant game partner the Florida
Lottery (the "Lottery") on breaking another U.S. record for single
week retail sales of instant games. Floridians purchased
$126,250,558 in Scratch-offs the week
ending March 3rd, 2019, which
generated more than $23.3 million for
the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund that benefits Florida students. The record week of instant
game sales crushed the Lottery's previous U.S. record of
$123,841,386 set in 2018. This record
week comes just six months after the Lottery announced seven
consecutive years of record-breaking annual sales for fiscal year
2018.
The new weekly sales record week was driven by the Lottery's
newly launched $30 game
$15 Million Gold Rush Special
Edition, which alone garnered sales of $29.5 million in the week ending March 3rd. The hit $30 game is an addition to the Lottery's popular
Gold Rush "family" of games offered at the $1, $2,
$5, $10
and $20 pricepoints. As a whole, the
Gold Rush family sold $62.88
million in the week ending March
3rd.
Additionally, the Florida Lottery's newest $5 game $1,000,000 Luck set a one-week sales record
for $5 games with $8.91 million in sales.
All of these games were provided by Scientific Games, the
world's largest designer, manager and manufacturer of lottery
instant games. The Company is the Lottery's longtime Scratch-offs
provider, currently supplying 99 percent of the Lottery's instant
games.
Jim Poppell, Florida Lottery
Secretary, said, "We don't set out to break national lottery
industry records, we set out to generate funding to enhance
education in Florida. These
records are just a testament to the careful research, planning and
marketing that goes into our scratch-off games so they provide a
fun, entertainment value to Floridians. It's great to see our
players having fun, and we look forward to continuing to provide
them the best games available."
Instant games are an important part of the Florida Lottery's
portfolio of games, comprising about 69.4 percent of its total
sales in fiscal year 2018. The Lottery participates in
Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership program which
provides instant game design, programming, manufacturing, inside
sales, marketing, warehousing, distribution and retail services.
The Company serves more than 13,000 Florida Lottery retailers from
its facility in Orlando.
"Scientific Games congratulates the Florida Lottery on another
record sales week for Scratch-offs. We are honored to be the
Lottery's instant games partner and assist in their mission to
generate maximum funding for education in the state," said
John Schulz, Senior Vice President,
Instant Products for Scientific Games. "This success comes from
many years of working very closely together to create and market
games that drive results."
Scientific Games launched the world's first secure instant game
in 1974. The Company provides games, technology and services to
more than 150 lotteries around the globe, including nearly every
North American lottery.
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About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) is a world
leader in entertainment offering dynamic games, systems and
services for casino, lottery, social gaming, online gaming and
sports betting. Scientific Games offers the gaming industry's
broadest and most integrated portfolio of game content, advanced
systems, cutting-edge platforms and professional services.
Committed to responsible gaming, Scientific Games delivers
what customers and players value most: trusted security, engaging
entertainment content, operating efficiencies and innovative
technology. For more information, please visit
scientificgames.com.
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Company Contacts:
SG Lottery
Communications:
Therese Minella, APR +1
770-825-4219
Director, Lottery Communications
therese.minella@scientificgames.com
Corporate Communications:
Susan Cartwright +1 702-532-7981
Vice President, Corporate Communications
susan.cartwright@scientificgames.com
Forward-Looking Statements
In this press release, Scientific Games makes "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be
identified by words such as "will," "may," and "should." These
statements are based upon management's current expectations,
assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future
results or performance. Therefore, you should not rely on any of
these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.
Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in
these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and
other factors, including those factors described in our filings
with the SEC, including the Company's current reports on Form 8-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its latest annual report on Form
10-K filed with the SEC on February 28,
2019 (including under the headings "Forward-Looking
Statements" and "Risk Factors"). Forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date they are made and, except for Scientific Games'
ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws,
Scientific Games undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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