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Warning to retailers over lottery terminal shutdown

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Retailers are being warned to get set for a major systems upgrade to their national lottery equipment that will see terminals shut down from 11pm on Saturday 2 August until late morning on Monday 4 August. National lottery operator Allwyn says the technology upgrade is…

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