State-regulated lottery operator Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) may finally get a much needed upgrade for its 20-year-old equipment as it eyes to bid out the $10.91 billion National Online Lottery System (NOLS) project this year.

Sunstar reported that the lottery operator is planning to put the project up for auction in the coming months, as it already sees “a light at the end of the tunnel” on legal cases that prevented the agency from implementing the much needed upgrade in the country’s lottery system.

The case that the PCSO was referring to was the injunction case filed by Philippine Gaming Management Corp (PGMC), a subsidiary of Philippine-listed Berjaya Philippines, in August 2017. Berjaya Philippines, which is 88.26% owned subsidiary of Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd (BToto), claimed PCSO violated its legal rights when it scheduled a public bidding on July 27, 2017. PGMC is one of the PCSO’s service providers, alongside Pacific Online Systems Corporation (POSC).

PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan pointed out that the cases filed against the agency were already nearing its resolution, especially after PGMC had reportedly expressed to cooperate with the lottery operator.