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Vodafone and Allwyn partner on tech for next National Lottery

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Vodafone and Allwyn UK have finalised an agreement to upgrade the technology underpinning the new UK National Lottery licence launching in February 2024. The partnership will see the existing National Lottery communications infrastructure upgraded to a mobile first approach, which is said to be easier to deploy, more manageable and can help support retailers to …

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