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Liberia NLA Urged to Strengthen Gambling Oversight as Gambling Industry Expands Liberia

NLA Moves Against Unauthorized Gaming Operations

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has launched a new enforcement effort to bring Liberia’s rapidly evolving gaming industry under tighter regulatory control. On September 10, the NLA issued a Notice of Default, an Administrative Directive, and a Demand to Cease and Desist against Seven Blue Ltd, a Delaware-registered company, and associated entities. The NLA says […]

LONASE Director General Visits Tivaouane Ahead of Gamou Celebration Senegal

LONASE Director General Visits Tivaouane Ahead of Gamou Celebration

As preparations intensify for the upcoming Gamou, a delegation from the Senegalese National Lottery (LONASE), led by its Director General, Abdourahmane “Doura” Baldé, visited Tivaouane for a ziara with the Caliph General of the Tidianes, Serigne Babacar Sy Mansour. The visit formed part of LONASE’s engagement with the religious family of Mame Maodo and reflected […]

NLA Reports Technical Issue Affecting Lotto Prize Payments Ghana

NLA Reports Technical Issue Affecting Lotto Prize Payments

The Management of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) wishes to inform all Lotto Marketing Companies (LMCs), patrons, the general public, and all stakeholders that, due to a technical challenge affecting the processing of payments, some wins have not yet been honored. The NLA would like to assure all affected stakeholders that efforts are currently underway […]

Officials discuss at an outdoor expo with white tents and colorful booths; banner reads National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board. Uganda

NLGRB Strengthens Gaming Enforcement Cooperation in Lira

Stakeholder engagement in Lira focuses on stronger enforcement, regulatory compliance and responsible gaming across Uganda’s growing gaming sector. Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) is strengthening cooperation with law-enforcement authorities and local government leaders in Lira City as part of efforts to improve compliance and promote a more regulated gaming environment. The engagement […]

LONAB Awards Over CFA 204 million to Two PMU’B Winners Burkina Faso

LONAB Awards Record-Breaking CFA 204 Million to Two PMU-B Winners

LONAB awards two checks to PMU’B winners The Burkina National Lottery (LONAB) officially presented two checks totaling CFA 204,131,000 to two winners of the Pari Mutuel Urbain Burkinabè (PMU’B). On September 22, 2026, at its Koudougou agency, the presentation occurred. Comrade Lucien Guenguéré, the Secretary-General of the Nando Region, presided over the ceremony. Once again, […]

NLA Launches GH¢5 million Luckiest Season Promotion with Responsible Gaming Focus Ghana

NLA Launch GH¢5 million Luckiest Season Promotion with Responsible Gaming Focus

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has launched the fourth edition of its Luckiest Season promotion, offering participants the opportunity to win a share of GH¢5 million in prizes while placing renewed emphasis on responsible gaming. The latest edition of the promotion features a GH¢5 million grand prize alongside a range of instant rewards, including television […]

NLGRB Gains Judiciary Recognition for Promoting Responsible Gambling in Uganda Uganda

NLGRB Gains Judiciary Recognition for Promoting Responsible Gambling in Uganda

Uganda’s efforts to promote a well-regulated gambling industry received recognition from the country’s judiciary during the third National Court Open Day in Kampala, where Principal Judge Jane Frances Abodo praised the work of the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB). The NLGRB showcased its regulatory mandate at the public engagement event held on September […]

Group of people on a stage holding oversized ceremonial checks at a lottery prize event. Burkina Faso

LONAB Awards 247.6 million FCFA to Six PMU’B Winners

The National Lottery of Burkina Faso (LONAB) has handed over more than 247 million FCFA in winnings to six beneficiaries of the Burkinabe Urban Mutual Betting (PMU’B) lottery. The official prize handover ceremony was held on September 16, 2026, at LONAB’s headquarters in Ouagadougou. It was presided over by LONAB Director General Ibrahim Ben Harouna […]

LONAB Backs New Pediatric Oncology Center at CHU-YO Burkina Faso

LONAB Backs New Pediatric Oncology Center at CHU-YO

The National Lottery of Burkina Faso (LONAB) participated on September 16, in the official commissioning of the new Pediatric Oncology Center at the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital Center (CHU-YO), a major healthcare facility designed to improve the treatment and care of children with cancer in Burkina Faso. The new center was established through an initiative […]

LONACI Strengthens Project Governance with New PMO Initiative Ivory Coast

LONACI Strengthens Project Governance with New PMO Initiative

The National Lottery of Côte d’Ivoire (LONACI) is strengthening its project governance framework with the establishment of a Project Management Office (PMO), an initiative designed to improve the structuring, coordination, and management of its projects. The initiative forms part of the strategic vision led by LONACI Director General Dramane Coulibaly and reflects the company’s efforts […]