Global gaming operator and lottery solutions innovator, Intralot SA, has announced the signing of a ten-year deal that is to see the Croatian State Lottery utilize its Lotus10 platform for the operation of some 3,000 terminals.
Wide-ranging deal:
The Athens-listed firm used an official Wednesday press release to detail that the agreement will also involve the state-licensed lottery organization, which is known locally as Hrvatska Lutrija, use its Player Pulse CRM interactive gaming platform for the support of numerous verticals as well as its Canvas cross-channel content management system.
Finally, the Greek firm explained that the lottery operator is to employ the retailer management system of its Player Pulse CRM platform along with a full subset of respective software components while taking advantage of a dedicated training and knowledge transfer program that is to include support, operational and software maintenance activities.
Lottery firm on the rise:
Intralot SA stated that the Croatian State Lottery has ‘a long and successful tradition of 45 years in organizing games of chance in Croatia’ including the EuroJackpot multi-jurisdictional lottery game and last year generated stakes in excess of €150 million ($173.5 million).
Compensation to be based on results:
Nikos Nikolakopoulos, Chief Commercial Officer for Intralot SA, revealed that the partnership was inked following a competitive bidding process and will furthermore see his firm compensated via a pre-negotiated split based on the Croatian operator’s ultimate gross gaming revenues.
Nikolakopoulos’ statement read…
“We are delighted that we have been selected to assist the [Croatian State] Lottery to grow significantly its business across gaming verticals and in every channel. We are honoured by Hrvatska Lutrija’s trust and we are committed to investing the best technological and operational solutions in terms of innovation, digitalization, security, reliability, products, cost-efficiency and support coupled with a true partnership approach, which will provide considerable advantages to the stakeholders and customers of Hrvatska Lutrija.”
Operator hoping to ‘grow significantly’:
For his part, Mario Musa, President for Hrvatska Lutrija, proclaimed that his enterprise is considered a ‘most responsible gaming organizer’ with the partnership set to ‘fully cover’ all of its ‘business requirements and operational procedures’ as it looks to ‘grow significantly in the upcoming years.’
Musa’s statement read…
“We are convinced that we have selected a strong partner who meets all of our requirements for adapting to customer needs and legal changes much faster and at lower costs because of its new modular and micro-services-oriented architecture. We are looking forward to a smooth customization and implementation process followed by ten years of a strong and successful partnership with Intralot SA, which will support our vision to strengthen Hrvatska Lutrija as the leading gaming operator in the Croatian market.”