Scientific Games adds trading services to Dutch lottery deal

Scientific Games has strengthened its partnership with Nederlandse Loterij by adding managed trading services (MTS) to its existing platform deal.

The deal now covers the OpenBet betting engine and OpenTrade managed trading services for non-Dutch sports.

Scientific Games previously provided Nederlandse Loterij with OpenPlatform player account technology, as well as lottery instant games.

Keith O’Loughlin, SVP sportsbook and platforms for digital at Scientific Games, said: “We recognize the importance of transitioning from a sports technology provider to a full-service, end-to-end sportsbook partner.

“Teams across Scientific Games have re-engineered the full product suite by putting the player at the heart of our decision making.

“Sports betting is currently positioned at the core of global growth for the lottery and gaming industry, and we’ll be providing NLO advanced innovation to fuel their ongoing success in the Netherlands,” he added.

Nederlandse Loterij was created in 2016 via the merger of De Lotto and the Dutch State Lottery under the control of the Dutch Ministry of Finance.

Sam Depoortere, business director sportsbook for Nederlandse Loterij, said: “We’re excited to offer our players a seamlessly connected online sportsbook that keeps quality and stability top-of-mind.

“Expanding our partnership with Scientific Games will help us gain new players and keep our existing bettors engaged.”

Scientific Games also recently expanded its relationship with Evolution Gaming by adding Evolution’s live casino solution to its Open Gaming System distribution network.

The provider was crowned Platform of the Year at the EGR B2B Awards 2019 in June.