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After the temporary extension, the New Mexico Lottery will be switching its lottery solutions provider from the Greek company Intralot to the Georgia, USA-based company Scientific Games.
The contract switch
New Mexico, like many state lotteries, contracts with outside companies for its integrated gaming system. The contractor runs necessary hardware, software, systems, network operations, maintenance, consumables, and support services, according to the New Mexico Lottery Authority.
Since 2015, New Mexico has worked with Intralot to provide these services. However, in June 2024, due to the contract limit, the Authority put out a request for proposals to other companies and awarded a new contract to the rising gaming organization Scientific Games.
Wendy Ahlm, a spokesperson for the New Mexico Lottery, told Lottery USA:
Due to the contract limit, the New Mexico Lottery issued an RFP for Lottery Solutions. The New Mexico Lottery selected Scientific Games, LLC, as the awardee based on the responses to the RFP.
A conversion of this size takes time. The Intralot extension is necessary and allows New Mexico Lottery sales to continue until the new Scientific Games gaming system is ready to launch.
The New Mexico Lottery does not anticipate this vendor change to affect lottery players.
A delay, and an Intralot extension
According to a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Contract published on the New Mexico Lottery website on October 16, 2025, delays occurred in implementing the gaming solutions system contract with Scientific Games, partly due to Intralot's protest of the award, which was later withdrawn. The New Mexico Lottery Authority must maintain the Intralot gaming system to prevent negative impacts on scholarship funding until the Scientific Games system is operational. For this reason, Intralot was awarded a temporary extension before the changeover to Scientific Games is completed.
The extension contract begins November 22 of this year and ends March 22, 2026, with the possibility of a two-month extension. During that time, Intralot will be paid 2.89% of Total Net Sales as the base pricing rate, which estimates put between $420,000 and $450,000 monthly. However, on the same notice of intent, the New Mexico Lottery Authority remarks that these estimates could be higher during big jackpot runups.
What this means for players
The extension is expected to ensure that New Mexico lottery players experience uninterrupted service and a seamless transition between vendors.
In February, Scientific Games announced that it would provide the state with game planning services, data analytics, retail sales, and more services. It will also introduce games like Game of Thrones and Loteria, while supporting the New Mexico Lottery in Albuquerque with a team of experts.
John Schulz, President of Americas & Global Instant Products for Scientific Games, stated the following about the partnership:
We have partnered with the New Mexico Lottery on the instant game portion of their business for many years and are looking forward to helping take their performance to new heights as a full-line provider in a new collaborative contract. The Lottery has always taken an innovative approach to Scratchers. As the systems technology provider, we look forward to innovating its full-line business with our full ecosystem of advanced solutions to drive responsible growth.
The New Mexico Lottery
The New Mexico Lottery gives 100% of proceeds to scholarships for students attending state universities. Since 1999, the lottery has provided $1.09 billion for education in New Mexico.
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