Pollard Banknote’s Mkodo has struck a deal with the Arizona State Lottery. It will provide GeoLocs, its geolocation tool, to the US state lottery’s online drawing platform, Lucky Lounge.
Mkodo Managing Director Stuart Godfree said: “Mkodo is excited to partner with the Arizona Lottery, supporting them to ensure full compliance with statewide geolocation regulations in support of their sweepstakes program.”
“Following its launch in early 2023, we are pleased to further establish GeoLocs as a leading compliance provider in North America.”
“We are excited to work with the Arizona Lottery to provide them and their players with the best user experience for geolocation verification.”
Arizona State Lottery Deputy Director of Marketing and Product Chris Rogers added, “GeoLocs was the perfect choice for the Arizona Lottery’s geolocation verification needs.”
“The technology and experience behind GeoLocs, as well as the knowledge of regulations and compliance in the region, has been a fantastic support and is what has made the GeoLocs offering stand out as we implement geolocation into our offering,” said Rogers .
New Director at the Arizona State Lottery
Earlier this year, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs named Alec Esteban Thomson as the new director of the Arizona Lottery.
The value of sports betting in Arizona in July
Arizona’s sports betting value was $323.2 million in July. That’s 17.8% less than June ($393.2 million), but an 11.3% increase from the previous year.
Online betting totaled $320.2 million, while the remaining $2.4 million was spent on retail sports betting.
Sports bettors won $287.9 million. Online sports betting revenue was $34.3 million, while retail participation was $151,222.
