Finnish National lottery Veikkaus partnering
The company that is arguably the world’s biggest computerised lottery systems developer, Gtech Holdings Corp., has teamed with Veikkaus Oy, operator of Finland’s national lottery, to develop and sell games and technology, with an emphasis on sports betting.
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