Manitoba Lotteries, IGT sign VLT deal
October 4, 2012
International
Game Technology (IGT), a global leader in casino gaming entertainment and
systems technology, will provide a minimum of 3,000 video lottery
terminals (VLT) to Manitoba Lotteries, a public corporation owned
by the provincial government of Manitoba.
“Manitoba
Lotteries recognizes the popularity of IGT’s VLTs and games, and we are excited
to be refreshing our province’s VLT network to provide our customers with some
of the best games in the market,” said Winston Hodgins, president and CEO of
Manitoba Lotteries.
IGT
has been a long-time partner with Manitoba Lotteries and was the first gaming
manufacturer to supply VLTs to the corporation. The new gaming agreement will
see the IGT VLT units across the provincial wide video lottery network.
“It
is a privilege for IGT to continue our long-standing relationship with Manitoba
Lotteries through this new agreement,” said Eric Tom, IGT vice president North American Sales. “We are proud
to deliver IGT’s industry leading VLT products and our extensive game library
to Manitoba.”
IGT’s GL20 lottery terminals will be installed in Manitoba. These
terminals are specifically designed for the video lottery industry and comply
with industry standard Gaming Association specifications and game-to-system
(G2S) protocols. Featured on the GL20’s will be a number of popular IGT titles,
such as Lucky Larry’s Lobstermania and Five Times Pay, as well as a library of
new games including Golden Goddess, Double DaVinci Diamonds and Seven’s Wild.
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