UNSPSC 48121302: Networked wagering games

UNSPSC 48121302 Networked wagering games (Commodity) encompasses lottery operations, draw systems, and gaming technology that state lotteries procure to manage sales, drawing, and player engagement across multiple channels. State lotteries are the primary issuing bodies soliciting under this code, with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the State of Illinois Department of the Lottery representing the most active recent buyers. The work spans comprehensive lottery operator services—including gaming systems, sales and marketing, distribution, draw-game management, retail terminals, mobile applications, and call-center support—as well as specialized equipment procurement such as certified drawing machines and balls, and digital draw-system design and hosting. Most recently, lotteries have shifted toward modernizing aging infrastructure: Illinois is replacing a nearly ten-year-old system with a cloud-hosted digital draw platform featuring automated remote capabilities and geographically dispersed backup, while Texas is seeking a single comprehensive lottery operator through 2038 encompassing the full technology and operational suite.

Texas and Illinois account for the most recent activity in the code. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued a Request for Proposals (RFP 45220260007) on June 26, 2026, with a proposal due date of July 27, 2026, for comprehensive lottery operations and services as the sole vendor through August 31, 2038—a contract requiring a $20 million performance bond and carrying liquidated damages up to $100,000 per day for system unavailability. The State of Illinois Department of the Lottery issued a Request for Proposal (RFP 26458LOTLOTTEB50045) on February 9, 2026, with proposals due April 15, 2026, for a cloud-hosted digital draw system covering Pick 3, Pick 4, Lucky Day Lotto, and Lotto EZ Match, running through April 30, 2032 with two optional two-year renewals. Texas also solicited via Invitation for Bids (RFB RQ26-12110) in April 2026 for three Daily 4 drawing machines and forty ball sets meeting exacting mechanical specifications, due March 16, 2026. Both Texas opportunities carry mandatory Historically Underutilized Business subcontracting requirements; Illinois requires Business Enterprise Program compliance and diversity submissions.