National Lottery recently won the concession to manage and operate the national lottery of Malta, and for the first time in 18 years, the National Lottery of Malta will now be run by a fully-owned Maltese company.

“We are very proud to be able to support National Lottery plc in this way,” said EveryMatrix Group CEO Ebbe Groes.

“We believe the benefits delivered by our system will enable the national lottery to safely channel Maltese players away from illegal or abusive secondary lotteries. The integration of the world’s no.1 lottery system provider speaks volumes about the performance of our platform.”

National Lottery has chosen International Game Technology (IGT) as its lottery technology provider, with EveryMatrix to supply the lottery with its suite of online products.

“After 18 years since the privatisation of the national lottery of Malta in 2004, the lottery will be operated for the first time by a wholly-owned Maltese company, whose mission is to provide the market with a service that is local, innovative and of the highest levels of quality,” said National Lottery plc CCO Franco DeGabriele.

“We will invest in the systems to ensure the service offered meets the highest standards and is built on the most rigorous compliance frameworks. Our digital innovation will put Malta on the global map, and we will work closely with the authorities to eradicate all forms of lottery abuse.”