Intralot signs collaboration deal with Microsoft

(PRESS RELEASE) -- INTRALOT announces that it will work with Microsoft to unlock the company’s digital capability through Microsoft Azure. This collaboration is a significant landmark for INTRALOT as it builds upon the main pillar of its strategy to introduce business innovation through digital technology.

The brand-new product families, Lotos X for retail and Internet lotteries, and INTRALOT Orion for retail and Internet Sports betting are cloud-ready, achieving reduced time-to-market, immediate scalability, availability, and interoperability. This collaboration aims to empower INTRALOT with a cloud operating model that increases efficiencies and helps the rapid adaptation of its digital core across the business.

INTRALOT is using Azure, a cloud platform with over 60 regions announced globally, to power its digital transformation journey; addressing demands of a 24/7 global operation, while enabling a faster time-to-market expansion model and accelerating product/service innovation via cloud-native services. Azure offers iGaming clients next-level resilience and scalability.

“We are delighted to partner with Microsoft as we accelerate the execution of our strategy in transforming the industries that we serve through digital technology,” said Dr. Chris Dimitriadis, INTRALOT Group CEO. “Lotos X and INTRALOT Orion are designed for building ecosystems around them, for rapidly achieving a diversified portfolio of gaming offerings, and for scaling to meet the new demand created by players and operators. Our products in Microsoft Azure open the way for an unlimited set of opportunities for gaming operators.”

“Our collaboration with INTRALOT is a milestone that reflects how technology can fuel the growth and strategic vision of a large group, leading gaming operations,” said Theodosis Michalopoulos, Microsoft CEO Greece, Cyprus and Malta. “Microsoft Azure is designed to help organizations meet their business challenges and to empower their successful navigation in a rapidly changing environment.”