Brightstar Lottery PLC has signed a three-year contract extension with TIPOS a.s., Slovakia’s government-owned national lottery, extending a technology partnership that has run for more than three decades through to 2032.
The agreement, executed through Brightstar’s subsidiary Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation, builds on a contract originally signed in 2019 under which Brightstar delivered a new lottery central system, next-generation retailer terminals, and associated support services across the Slovak market. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Mobile Terminal Rollout
Under the extended terms, Brightstar will supply TIPOS with up to 2,500 new mobile lottery terminals. The handheld devices are designed to shift offline instant ticket sales to online transaction processing at the individual ticket level, while also expanding the number of retail locations where players can purchase draw-based lottery games.
The move brings TIPOS in line with a broader retail digitalisation trend among European state lotteries, where operators are replacing legacy point-of-sale infrastructure with connected handheld hardware to capture sales data and extend distribution reach.
“Brightstar continues to deliver important services and innovative solutions to help us grow lottery in Slovakia,” said Štefan Vyletel, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of TIPOS. “The success of our partnership funds a variety of good causes in Slovakia, including education and sports, and we are pleased to extend our agreement.”
“We are honored that TIPOS has entrusted us to serve Slovakia’s lottery for three decades,” said Marco Tasso, Brightstar Chief Operating Officer International and Italy Operations. “The handheld terminals we are deploying will enable TIPOS to convert offline instant ticket sales activities to online sales at the individual ticket level, while expanding the number of points of sale locations that players can purchase draw-based lottery games. We remain firmly committed to providing TIPOS and its players with exciting and innovative lottery solutions to help drive funding for good causes in Slovakia.”
Brightstar’s Central European Footprint
The TIPOS relationship predates Brightstar’s current corporate identity — the company was formerly known as IGT before spinning off its lottery operations. Brightstar now serves close to 90 lottery customers across six continents and is the primary technology provider to 26 of the 46 lottery jurisdictions in the United States, along with eight of the world’s 10 largest lotteries by size.
The Slovakia extension was announced alongside a separate multi-year contract with Lottotech, the operator of the Mauritius National Lottery, under which Brightstar will deploy a new lottery central system and replace all existing terminals with its RetailerPro S2 hardware running the OpenRetail terminal application. The two deals were disclosed the same day Brightstar reported its Q1 2026 results.
Brightstar shares (NYSE: BRSL) are trading near their 52-week low. Stifel maintained a Buy rating on the stock following Q1 results but cut its price target to $19, citing US same-store sales below expectations and second-quarter guidance coming in below Street estimates. Truist Securities holds a Hold rating with a $14 target, noting strong international performance against continued US headwinds from limited jackpot activity.
The TIPOS extension adds contract-backed revenue visibility in Central Europe at a point when Brightstar’s investor narrative is increasingly reliant on international performance to offset domestic US pressure. The 2,500-terminal deployment timeline was not specified in the announcement.
For context on the European regulatory environment affecting lottery operators, see Europe’s GGR reaches €123.4bn in 2024 and UK confirms major gambling tax increases.
Source: Brightstar Lottery PLC
