The Atlantic Lottery (ALC) has signed an eight-year deal with IGT Canada Solutions that will see the lottery deploy IGT’s IntelligenEVO video lottery central system technology across Atlantic Canada.

In doing so, ALC will become the first World Lottery Association-affiliated lottery operator to deploy IGT’s next-generation central management system in a game-to-system (G2S) distributed market.

G2S is an open standards protocol for the casino gaming industry developed by the Gaming Standards Association that allows gaming machines to communicate with back-office management systems.

IGT markets IntelligenEVO as a reliable, scalable solution for casino gaming operators which accelerates time-to-market and enables operators such as ALC to benefit from a suite of player-focused functionality. The technology’s G2S and open API design optimizes data collection and delivery and will enable Atlantic Lottery to customize its program for evolving player needs.

A news release confirmed that the agreement between ALC and IGT includes the option for multiple extensions.

“By leveraging IGT’s IntelligenEVO technology, Atlantic Lottery will power its video lottery network with the industry’s best-in-class central system and position itself to maximize future contributions to good causes,” said Michael MacKinnon, the lottery’s VP of product. “As an organization that prioritizes system security and exceptional player experiences, Atlantic Lottery believes that IGT’s IntelliegnEVO solution will help generate high player satisfaction and optimal network performance.”

“As a long-time supplier to Atlantic Lottery, IGT looks forward to helping the Lottery achieve its growth and player engagement goals with our leading-edge IntelligenEVO video lottery central system,” said IGT SVP Canada, EMEA and LATAM, Gaming Sales, David Flinn. “IGT’s IntelligenEVO is a scalable technology for the WLA market that is backed by decades of experience and operator feedback, and maximizes the benefits of real-time data, cloud-based technologies and in-depth analytics.”

Atlantic Lottery and IGT no strangers

IGT already provides the lottery with more than 6,000 video lottery terminals across four Atlantic Canada provinces using its advanced lottery central system.

Last year, the two organizations announced they would together launch cloud-based games and features for players in the region. Via IGT’s advanced cloud-based remote game server (RGS), the lottery gained access to IGT’s portfolio of digital instant games and content, including a range of omnichannel games, licensed content and progressive jackpot games.

The deal included a commitment to launch at least 16 digital instant games each year.