BOSTON (SHNS) - The State Lottery Commission voted Tuesday to approve a five-year contract for the platform that is expected to launch the Lottery into the online and mobile world next summer, one that comes with a revenue-sharing model new to Massachusetts.

It was a unanimous vote to authorize Executive Director Mark William Bracken to enter into a deal for "a full-service iLottery platform and related services" with Aristocrat Interactive, which has also done business as NeoGames US. The commission voted in July to negotiate a contract with Aristocrat, which had been recommended by the procurement team that reviewed five responses the Lottery got to its solicitation.

The Lottery has long sought online sales and with legislative approval in hand, it is expected to launch sometime next s

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