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Scientific Games earns 2026 Communitas Award for Excellence in Corporate social Responsibility. Oct 12, 2026, 10:30 ET Company's Unique Wooden Shipping Pallet Recycling Project in Germany Partners with Social Service Organization Serving Disabled Community ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Scientific Games was recognized with a 2026 Communitas Award for Excellence in Corporate Responsibility. The global lottery company earned the international award in the category of Ethical and Environmental Responsibility: Green Initiatives for a unique wooden shipping pallet recycling project. The initiative partnered with the v. Bodelschwingh Foundations Bethel, one of Germany's largest social service organizations, to give wooden shipping pallets a second life while creating meaningful work opportunities for people with disabilities. "We are honored to be recognized with a Communitas Award for this project, which is a great example of our global efforts to invest in locally led initiatives that create measurable environmental and social impact, strengthen communities and deliver lasting value," said Andrew Jackson, VP, Corporate Responsibility for Scientific Games. The partnership began with Scientific Games donating hundreds of wooden pallets used to ship lottery scratchcards to German lotteries. Eliminating waste to landfill, the untreated wood was transformed into birdhouses and toys handcrafted by members of the disabled community at Bethel's Kracks Workshop. The new wooden items were sold in Bethel's retail shop, generating revenue to support the organization's programs, workshop operations, and future initiatives benefiting people with disabilities. "Our team initiated an innovative opportunity to put a valuable material back to work in the community," said Dunja Vukotic-Finkler, Director, Instant Tickets & Service Operations, Scientific Games. "Through our partnership with Bethel, these pallets are becoming products that support skills development and employment for people with disabilities. We are proud to see an initiative rooted in our everyday operations recognized for environmental and social benefits." The ongoing partnership reduces landfill waste while extending the useful life of natural materials. Regular material contributions are helping Bethel expand its woodworking capabilities and prepare for larger, more complex projects. Jürgen Hoff, head of Bethel's Kracks Workshop, noted that donations of quality wood are especially valuable during economically challenging times when charitable contributions are declining. The donated materials allow participants to make products that fund additional programs and help people build skills through meaningful work. The 2026 recognition follows two Communitas Awards Scientific Games received in 2025 for the SG Tech Project, which donates refurbished technology to local schools, and its volunteer participation in a STEAM career mentoring program for young women. With a company mission focused on serving communities worldwide, Scientific Games helps government-regulated lotteries generate tens of billions of dollars annually to fund their good cause programs, including health and welfare, education and environmental initiatives. The Communitas Awards are inspired by the vision for a better world through volunteerism, investment and ethical, sustainable business practices. Scientific Games provides retail and digital games, technology, analytics and services to 150 lotteries in 50 countries around the globe, including 16 lotteries in Germany. The company is the world's largest creator, producer and manager of lottery games and a global leader in lottery and sports betting technology systems, digital lottery games, mobile apps and player loyalty programs. About Scientific Games Scientific Games is a global leader in retail and digital games, technology, analytics and services that drive profits for government-sponsored lottery and sports betting programs. From enterprise gaming platforms to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We are industry pioneers in instant games, data analytics, retail solutions and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships since 1973, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, performance and unwavering security to responsibly propel the industry forward. For more information, visit scientificgames.com. SOURCE Scientific Games, LLC

MD contract appeals board sanctions lottery agency for 'roadblocks' to investigation. Key takeaways: * Maryland Board of Contract Appeals sanctions lottery agency * Scientific Games challenges lottery contract cancellation * Lottery agency failed to produce required documents * Sanctions bar agency from using withheld records in defense A nearly yearlong battle over a lucrative lottery contract has landed the state's gaming agency in hot water with the Maryland Board of Contract Appeals. The gaming agency was sanctioned for repeatedly ignoring orders for records, the board said. A 16-page decision itemizes a lengthy list of ways the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency and its lawyers avoided turning over records to lawyers for Scientific Games Inc. "Every step of the way, Respondent [the lottery agency] threw up roadblocks to Appellant's right to discovery, obstructing access to documents to which Appellant was entitled but laying blame of noncompliance and delay at the feet of everyone else but the MLGCA - whether it be the Governor's Office, DoIT [the Department of Information Technology], Appellant or even this Board," the decision said. "To add insult to injury, Respondent continued to pay lip service to the importance of a speedy resolution of the case despite failing to complete its long-overdue document production," it said. The board said it will now automatically assume that all documents withheld or not produced are favorable to the claims made by Scientific Games. The sanctions handed down by the board also prevent the lottery agency from using records that should have been turned over to defend itself, and it bars the agency from calling witnesses who wrote or received any of the records involved that were not turned over to Scientific Games. Representatives for the lottery and for the Office of the Attorney General, which represents state agencies, declined to comment on the order citing the ongoing nature of the litigation. Scientific Games also declined comment. Scientific Games, which currently manages lottery gaming for the agency, is appealing a 2025 decision by the lottery to cancel a bidding process that saw the Georgia-based company recommended for the new contract after its chief competitor was first recommended and later disqualified. As the appeals continue, the lottery agency remains unable to rebid the contract and Scientific Games continues to operate the lottery under the old contract. The current deal with Scientific Games expires in May, and will likely have to be extended since it could take more than a year to award a new contract and allow for a transition if a new company replaces Scientific Games. The Board of Contract Appeals cannot award the deal to Scientific games. The agency appeared close to recommending last summer that the contract be awarded to Intralot, a competitor to Scientific Games, based on price. The lottery commission does not award the contract - its vote is a preliminary step needed to send the contract to the Department of General Services and ultimately the Board of Public Works to award. Scientific Games filed a challenge within a week, alleging that some minority- and women-owned businesses that were part of the Intralot bid had not completed the certification process. Scientific Games also sought a slew of records under the Maryland Public Information Act related to communications between the commission, lobbyists and the governor's office. Lottery officials later agreed that Intralot's minority contractors were not certified - a flaw it said was fatal to Intralot's bid. Nearly two weeks later, Scientific Games agreed to a deal offered by attorneys representing the gaming agency to rescind the award to Intralot and recommend Scientific Games get the contract, in exchange for the company dropping both its challenge and records requests. But when it came to a vote, the commission agreed Intralot's proposal was nonresponsive. But it also, by a 4-3 vote, rejected recommending Scientific Games. Scientific Games has since pressed forward with challenges both in court and at the Board of Contract Appeals. The board's ruling last week highlights its growing frustration with the gaming agency and its "recalcitrance... to its discovery obligations and compliance with the Board's orders," which the board writes "began out of the gate." From the start, Scientific Games has alleged the lottery agency or its commissioners improperly communicated with lobbyists representing its chief competitor and potentially hundreds of records shared with the governor's office. The company said the records it sought were key to proving its case. The contract appeals panel agreed. Attorneys for the agency said many of the documents requested were protected by various privileges. The panel later privately reviewed documents on two occasions, ruling that only a handful was protected from disclosure. Since then, the board in its sanction ruling noted that the agency and its attorneys repeatedly missed deadlines and failed to turn over records and a promised log of documents that were not disclosable. The board, in its decision to sanction the lottery agency, said its "repeated failure and or refusal to comply... warrants sanctions." It noted the unusual length of the case and the board's rules that are designed to expedite appeals. "Respondent's initial refusal to comply with long-standing regulation foretold what was to follow throughout the remainder of these proceedings," the board wrote. The panel expressed frustration over the litany of excuses for the failure to comply. The blame, it said, rests solely with lottery officials. "No matter who Respondent seeks to blame, there are only two parties to this litigation: Sci Games and MLGCA," the board wrote. "Respondent is solely responsible for its own failure and/or refusal to obey the Board's Orders even if satisfying its obligations may depend in part on the cooperation of third parties." Bryan Sears covers the governor and General Assembly, state politics and transportation for Maryland Matters. 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