Jumbo Interactive has entered in to a new SaaS (Software as a Service) 5 year licence agreement with leading Australian charity lottery operator Deaf Services for the use of its Jumbo Lottery Platform.

The agreement can be extended to 10 years subject to performance criteria being met.

Under the agreement, which is in addition to the existing product reseller agreement, Deaf Services will utilise a personalised version of the configurable Jumbo Lottery Platform to manage its entire lottery sales.

“The Powered By Jumbo business is going from strength to strength with a third leading charity lottery operator choosing Jumbo and demonstrating the scalability of the business”, said Mr Mike Veverka, Founder and CEO of Jumbo. “This is another step towards our ‘$1 billion vision’ of $1 billion of lottery tickets sold over our platform by 2022”, he added.

“We are excited to welcome Deaf Services, joining Mater Foundation and Endeavour Foundation, to take advantage of the benefits that the Jumbo Lottery Platform provides”, he said. “With three leading charities on board it provides greater critical mass and input towards further developing the platform to specifically meet charities platform requirements as we expand the business both domestically and internationally”, said Mr Veverka.

The agreement continues the strong development of Jumbo’s “Powered By Jumbo” initiative and builds on the ongoing investment made by the company in enhancing its technical capabilities. Jumbo appreciates the confidence that Deaf Services has shown and is confident that its platform will be pivotal in assisting Deaf Services increase the funds that it generates to support the vital work it does with the Deaf community.