world and double the number of visitors and see tourism providing 20 per cent of GDP. Vision 2020 aims to strengthen Morocco’s seaside resort industry on both coastlines and develop new destinations in the Souss and Sahara.
Released by the Department of Tourism, the plan aims to create unique, safe and affordable tourist experiences including reforms of the existing hotel ranking systems whilst increasing the number of tourism establishments. It also looks at developing eco resorts, green resorts and desert and luxury bivouac resorts.
Plan Azur has since been called a fiasco and today there are 11,000 beds in total across 17 hotels built – the majority in Saidia (eight hotels) and Taghazout (six hotels) at a cost of DH15bn.
CHANGES IN THE LOTTERY Morocco has transformed its economy in recent
years. Industry, trade and services are the three
main developed and solid national sectors which run alongside the more traditional agricultural sector.
It’s become the preferred African destination for foreign investment. Italian car make Magneti Marelli is due to build a plant in Tangier for the production of automotive parts in a dedicated free zone whilst Renault has been present in Morocco in Dacia since 2012.
Recently Italy’s Sisal Group also arrived in the country after winning a tender for the National Lottery Management Company (SGLN) for the games, distribution network and marketing of the products. Tis is the first foreign operation for Sisal and is down to the considerable growth shown by Morocco in terms of demography and wealth and represents a “gateway for Sisal to a huge market that is Africa.”
Te concession is also related to the supply, installation and maintenance of a new game
development system on behalf of the SGLN.
Since January 1 2019 Sisal has taken charge of the management and development of a games portfolio for lotteries, online games and virtual races.
Around 20 employees are already recruited by the Moroccan subsidiary based in Casablanca and in the longer term the company says some 50 employees will be operational.
Te Loterie Nationale was introduced into Morocco in 1972 and is operated by the Société de Gestion de la Loterie Nationale (SGLN).
Te lottery offers various draw games including Loto, Joker, Quatro, Keno, Toulati and Milliardo games plus pick ‘n play and there is access online via its
e-loterie.ma portal.
In mid 2017 the SGLN issued a Request for Proposal from lottery gaming system vendors
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