SCiQ pilots for Scientific Games Corporation

After recently launch a brand new gaming platform for the Kansas Lottery, American gaming machine and systems innovator Scientific Games Corporation (SG) has now announced that its SCiQ instantaneous game advance is being trialed by lottery retailers in certain nine states.

Tickets dispensed at the touch of a button:

SG utilized an official Monday press release (pdf) to describe its SCiQ innovation as ‘an intelligent instant game ecosystem’ that has been created to ‘modernize how the instantaneous game is sold at retail. ’ It detailed that the solution comes complete with an electronic ordering display that lets retail employees quickly and easily distribute tickets at the touch of a button before handing them over to clients.

Being trialed in nine states:

The Las Vegas-headquartered company stated that the technology in its SCiQ advance ‘eliminates present challenges to selling lottery from retail stores’ and is currently being piloted by instantaneous game retailers in Maine, Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, South Carolina and Ohio.

Tracking capability included:

The innovator announced that its SCiQ alternative also features proprietary technology that enables lotteries and retailers to gain greater visibility into the management and sales of instant game tickets by automatically tracking every entry in real time.

Incorporates pre-order center:

Scientific Games clarified that consumers will also have the ability to benefit as its SCiQ advance comes complete with mobile-friendly technology that enables aficionados to accelerate their purchases as well as purchase tickets in advance of coming at a retailer location.

Sector is a ‘major driver’ for retail:

Jim Kennedy, Lottery Group Chief Executive Officer for the firm divulged that global instant game sales are worth $87.5 billion a year with some $50 billion of this coming from players from North America before explaining the sector as ‘a significant driver of consumer retail store visits.

Kennedy’s statement read…

“Now for the first time at the lottery industry, SCiQ provides unit-level technology that offers inventory control, safety, speed-of-service, merchandising and simplified accounting functions for retailers. SCiQ is set to revolutionize the way lottery goods are sold at retail. We believe that the lottery retail environment won’t ever be the same. ”