Brightstar Lottery Spotlights Achievements in 2025 Sustainability Report

LONDON, July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL) ("Brightstar") announced today the release of its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing the Company's achievements and progress across key sustainability initiatives throughout the year.

"Brightstar Lottery's 2025 Sustainability Report demonstrates our continued commitment to advancing lotteries through innovative solutions, trusted partnerships, and responsible business practices that help build a sustainable future," said Vince Sadusky, Brightstar CEO. "Our latest report showcases the progress we made in our first year as a pure-play lottery company, and how sustainability is incorporated into our strategy and the way we seek to create value for our stakeholders. The achievements highlighted are a testament to the dedication of our employees around the world, whose expertise and collaboration help turn our sustainability ambitions into meaningful results."

Sample highlights of the 2025 report, aligned with Brightstar's three elements of sustainability, include:

• Empowering Our People: Brightstar fosters a culture that values individuals, recognizes the unique contributions and perspectives of every person, and attracts and retains the talent of tomorrow. In 2025, among other achievements, Brightstar:
  • Received the Top Employer certification for its U.S. and Italy operations.
  • Introduced Brightstar's Digital Journey, a strategic learning initiative designed to accelerate the Company's digital evolution through targeted trainings for employees of all levels with a focus on the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI).

• Collaborating with Partners: From suppliers to business partners to the communities it serves, Brightstar believes in growing together responsibly and transparently, and building relationships that are trustworthy, ethical, and mutually beneficial. In 2025, among other achievements, Brightstar:
  • Hosted, in collaboration with the Indiana Council on Problem Gambling and East Carolina University's Gambling Research & Policy Initiative, the Emerging Adults Summit which brought together experts, advocates, and industry stakeholders from across the U.S. and Canada to share insights and strategies focused on gambling behaviors among emerging adults.
  • Organized 48 global volunteer events in 10 locations around the world, in which more than 1,000 employees participated. Matching gifts donations were made to 95 charitable organizations, and the Company supported 15 new charitable events. 

• Preserving the Planet: To help safeguard the environment and its resources, Brightstar is on a journey to support efforts to protect the climate, preserve natural resources, and advance circularity. In 2025, among other achievements, Brightstar:
  • Introduced an AI-powered route optimization tool to support automated field service technician dispatching that, based on internal evaluations, contributed to reducing travel distance and fuel consumption across selected operations, while designed to enhance overall operational efficiency.
  • Integrated eco-design principles into various product development processes, including our new Retailer Pro S2 lottery terminal. According to an assessment, eco design assisted with the optimization of material use, supported improvements in energy performance, and helped address key environmental impacts across product lifecycles.

Certain sustainability-related statements in this release are based on internal estimates, assumptions, and methodologies that are evolving and may differ from those used by other companies or future reporting periods. These metrics have not in all cases been independently verified and are subject to measurement limitations.

The 2025 Sustainability Report is available online at brightstarlottery.com. For more information about Brightstar's global sustainability program, visit brightstarlottery.com/global-sustainability. The information contained on, or accessible through, this website is not incorporated by reference into this news release or the Company's filings with the SEC.

About Brightstar Lottery PLC
Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL) is a global leader in lottery focused on innovation and forward-thinking strategies and solutions, building on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, entertain players and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar serves nearly 90 lottery customers and their players on six continents. It is the primary technology provider to 26 of the 46 lottery jurisdictions in the U.S. and eight of the world's 10 largest lotteries with central systems. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com or follow along on LinkedIn.

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Contact:
Mike DeAngelis, Corporate Communications, +1 (401) 392-1000,
mike.deangelis@brightstarlottery.com
Matteo Selva, Italian media inquiries, +39 366 6803635
James Hurley, Investor Relations, +1 (401) 392-7190

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