NASPL 2023 Speaker 
Pat McHugh 

Pat McHugh is Chief Executive Officer for Scientific Games, leading the company’s worldwide lottery business spanning five continents and serving lottery customers in more than 50 countries. He is responsible for global strategy and growth plans across instant products, systems technologies, digital lottery, and sports betting.

In 2022, McHugh guided the sale of Scientific Games Lottery to Brookfield Business Partners to position the company and its customers for accelerated modernization and growth. With more than 25 years of lottery industry experience, he has directed complex gaming systems technology deployments, operations, new business initiatives, and strategic product development in lottery markets around the world.

Joining Scientific Games in 2004, McHugh previously held the position of Senior Vice President Global Lottery Systems, leading many of the company’s strategic industry firsts, including expanded distribution channels, cashless payments, sports betting, new network technology, iLottery, and digital lottery platforms.

Prior to joining the company, he was involved with large-scale systems and software projects for IGT Online Entertainment Systems (acquired by Scientific Games).

McHugh holds a Bachelor of Science in operations technology from Northeastern University in Boston and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Columbia University in New York City.