Your Daily Asia Gaming eBrief: Covid spurs trend to digital lottery

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Your Daily Asia Gaming eBrief: Covid spurs trend to digital lottery
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Covid pandemic has accelerated a trend towards digital lottery business. Today's Deep Dive focuses on trends to watch out for in the one form of gambling that's legal in nearly all Asian jurisdictions in some form.

Blackstone completed its $6.1 billion acquisition of Crown Resorts. Macau kicks off a third round of mass testing of its population as the number of confirmed Covid cases rises to 261. Malaysia is considering regulating online gambling. The industry is keen to re-connect in-person next month in the Philippines. ASEAN 2022 will be the first gaming conference in Asia since the pandemic.

Blackstone completed its $6.1 billion acquisition of Crown Resorts. Macau is conducting a third round of mass testing of its population. Malaysia is considering regulating online gambling. The industry is keen to re-connect in-person next month in the Philippines. ASEAN 2022 will be the first gaming conference in Asia since the pandemic.

Star Sydney denied request to boost machine numbers after probes. Pronet Gaming accelerates expansion plans for Asia market entry. Ainsworth CEO granted 2.8m performance rights.

Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the need for lotteries to meet their players wherever they were. IGT focused its efforts on the omni-channel experience in jurisdictions that offer iLottery.