Performance was supported by the resilience of the global lottery portfolio; however, while same-store sales grew nearly 4% for the quarter, normalized growth of 0.5% was more than offset by headwinds from the UK technology contract transition. Management attributed the second-half acceleration in North America to improved multistate jackpot activity and successful game launches in Indiana and New Jersey. The OPTIMA program successfully delivered cost reductions, allowing management to reallocate capi ...