Abacus

What Abacus does

Abacus (legally Abacus Solutions) is a UK-headquartered B2B platform company that operates the Abacus Fusion Platform and Abacus Gateway — middleware infrastructure that connects state and provincial lottery operators and lottery vendors (such as Intralot, Scientific Games, Pollard Banknote, and Brightstar) with retailer point-of-sale systems, including those of NCR Voyix, Fujitsu, Toshiba, GK, and LOC. The company's flagship commercial offering is its print-on-receipt lottery integration, which enables lottery ticket issuance directly from a thermal printer at self-checkout or staffed lanes, eliminating the need for dedicated lottery terminals, vending machines, additional staffing, or extra floor space. The platform is positioned for both enterprise retailers (who gain a stated 20–30% lottery revenue uplift per the company's marketing materials) and lottery operators (who gain frictionless distribution into physical retail) and is sold via a consultative 'Get a Demo' motion with custom, quote-based multi-year contracts.

The technology stack is a modular, cloud-based infrastructure that abstracts the retailer and integrator away from geographic lottery-rule variation and from lottery-vendor-specific game interfaces, so that a single integration supports multiple jurisdictions and game types. The Abacus Gateway serves as the central integration layer; above it, the Fusion Platform runs as fully managed infrastructure; at the edge, the print-on-receipt workflow handles real-time transactions across self-checkout and staffed lanes. Revenue is generated through a combination of transaction-based lottery sales fees on each ticket issued and platform licensing/managed services to lottery operators and retailers, with no public pricing tiers disclosed.

The company was founded in 2012 and is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, operating through four wholly-owned UK-registered entities (an IP holding entity, an international operating entity, a management entity, and a development/R&D entity), with a Chalvington head office and a Wellingborough technology centre. It maintains active memberships in NASPL, the World Lottery Association (WLA), and European Lotteries, holds the NASPL Verified Vendor Seal (2023), and is active at major retail industry events including EuroShop 2024 and NRF 2026.

Name

Abacus

Legal name

Abacus Solutions International IP BV

Website

https://lotteryeverywhere.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Abacus operates the cloud-based Fusion Platform and Abacus Gateway, middleware that connects lottery operators, lottery vendors, and major retailer POS systems to enable print-on-receipt lottery ticket sales at self-checkout and staffed checkout lanes, eliminating dedicated lottery terminals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lottery Technology Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

iPaaS (Cloud Integration Platforms) (HDAEAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

System Integration & Connectors (BPAMAOAC)

Keywords

• Lottery integration software
• POS lottery solutions
• Retail lottery platform
• Print-on-receipt lottery
• Lottery middleware gateway

Headquarters

HQ city

Chalvington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Transaction-Based Lottery Sales: Abacus generates revenue by facilitating lottery ticket sales at point-of-sale, with retailers seeing 20-30% revenue increases. The platform processes transactions seamlessly integrated into existing checkout flows.
2. Platform Licensing to Retailers and Lotteries: The Abacus Fusion Platform is provided to lottery operators and retailers as managed infrastructure, connecting all ecosystem players through a unified system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Abacus provides the Fusion Platform, a cloud-based lottery infrastructure that connects lottery operators, retailers, and POS vendors through real-time transactions. Its core capability is print-on-receipt lottery integration at checkout (including self-checkout lanes), eliminating the need for dedicated lottery terminals, extra hardware, or staff. The Abacus Gateway serves as pre-integrated middleware that abstracts retailers from geographical lottery requirements and game variations.

Product overview

Abacus offers a unified product portfolio centered around the Abacus Fusion Platform, which provides the underlying lottery infrastructure. The platform is accessed through the Abacus Gateway, which serves as the central connection point between retail POS systems and lottery operators. The core customer-facing product is the Print-on-Receipt Lottery Integration, which embeds lottery sales into the standard checkout experience at both self-checkout and staffed lanes. This modular architecture enables retailers to capture impulse lottery purchases without additional hardware or staff, while the Fusion Platform handles the secure connection between all ecosystem players.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fusion Platform: The Abacus Fusion Platform securely connects lotteries, retailers, and vendors through fast, scalable, and fully managed infrastructure. Its modular design enables easy integration and faster time to revenue with minimal effort from operators.

Products and services

• Abacus Fusion Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-30% increase in lottery revenue for retailers using Abacus
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NCR VoyixcoreTechnology or IntegrationNCR Voyix has integrated Abacus's lottery functionality into its NCR Voyix BASE ADK Self-Checkout software solution using thermal printer devices for lottery ticket printing. This integration provides retailers greater agility and reduces time and effort to introduce lottery services.
• FujitsucoreTechnology or IntegrationFujitsu's U-Scan Self-Checkout application offers a pre-integrated lottery solution via the Abacus Gateway. This allows retailers to sell lottery tickets without costly POS integration and, where applicable, without a dedicated printer. Fujitsu also offers API integration via their Open API framework.
• ToshibacoreTechnology or IntegrationToshiba is listed as a POS integration partner, with Abacus integrated into Toshiba's point-of-sale systems for retail lottery sales.
• GK (GK Software)coreTechnology or IntegrationGK is listed as a POS integration partner, with Abacus integrated into GK's retail POS platform.
• IntralotcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntralot is a lottery vendor partner integrated with the Abacus platform, providing lottery games and content to the Abacus retail network.
• Pollard BanknotecoreTechnology or IntegrationPollard Banknote is a lottery vendor partner providing lottery products integrated with the Abacus platform.
• SG (Scientific Games)coreTechnology or IntegrationScientific Games (SG) is a lottery vendor partner integrated with the Abacus platform for lottery content distribution.
• EcologiminorOthersAbacus partners with Ecologi to support carbon reduction initiatives, including reforestation and forest preservation. Abacus sources energy from renewable providers and is committed to reducing environmental impact.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Intralot: Intralot is a global lottery and gaming solutions provider offering lottery platforms, terminals, and managed services. As an Abacus integration partner for lottery content distribution, Intralot is a comparable lottery tech incumbent that could also compete at the retail integration layer.
• International Game Technology (IGT): IGT is one of the largest global lottery platform and services providers, supplying lottery operators with systems, terminals, and content. It is the broadest incumbent comparable to Abacus in the lottery technology stack, though it operates at the operator-tier rather than the POS-integration tier.
• Pollard Banknote: Pollard Banknote is a North American lottery vendor specializing in instant tickets, retail optimization, and lottery technology services. As an Abacus partner and a category peer, it competes in adjacent retail-lottery enablement and iLottery software.
• Scientific Games (now Light & Wonder): Scientific Games / Light & Wonder is a leading supplier of lottery systems, instant games, and retail technology to state and provincial lotteries worldwide. It is a strategic lottery vendor partner of Abacus and the most direct incumbent competitor in retail lottery enablement.
• Camelot Group (Allwyn): Camelot / Allwyn is a major lottery operator (UK National Lottery historically) with significant proprietary lottery technology and retail integration capability. As an operator-led lottery tech provider, it is an adjacent incumbent peer for retail lottery enablement.

Others

• NCR Voyix: NCR Voyix is both a major POS integration partner and a broad incumbent in retail technology. While not a direct competitor in lottery software, its retail platform reach and self-checkout footprint make it the most strategically comparable adjacent infrastructure provider that Abacus rides on top of.

Direct peers

• NeoGames: NeoGames provides iLottery platforms, content, and related technology solutions to state lotteries and operators. It is the most directly comparable software-first peer to Abacus, focused on enabling lottery distribution through digital channels and retail integrations.

Emerging players

• Atlas Game Technology: Atlas Game Technology provides lottery management software, terminals, and integration services for lottery operators. It is comparable to Abacus as a smaller lottery tech specialist focused on operator systems integration.
• Apricot Games / iLottery platform providers: Smaller-scale iLottery and lottery integration platform providers that offer retail and digital lottery technology to operators. They overlap with Abacus's platform-software layer but typically lack the deep POS-OEM pre-integrations that Abacus has built.

Regional players

• Lottomatica (PAGSOFT / IGT Italy): Lottomatica is one of Italy's largest lottery and gaming operators, with proprietary lottery platform technology. It is a comparable lottery platform peer operating in a regional market Abacus is also targeting through European Lotteries membership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abacussolution
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lotteryeverywhere

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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