GAMING FOR AFRICA Ghana’s NLA Hosts African Lottery Association Seminar in December
racing in sports lottery on the African Continent. Morocco hosted the 10th edition of the African Grand Prix, the first time the event has moved out to Africa since France started hosting in 2012. This year’s Grand Prix was organized by the Societe
Ghana’s National Lottery Authority (NLA) has for the first time since its establishment, won the bid to host the Seminar on Responsible Gaming by the African Lottery Association (ALA) in December. The event, which brings together heads of lottery
bodies to deliberate on issues confronting the industry to promote best practices, coincides with NLA’s 60th Anniversary Celebration. The Director-General of the NLA, Mr. Samuel
Awuku made the disclosure after an official trip from Morocco where the Authority was the only Anglophone country among the Association of African Lottery (ALA) bodies to participate in the Finale of the African Grand Prix of horse racing. The African Grand Prix is an annual event that celebrates and highlights the importance of horse
Royale d’ Encouragement du Cheval, SOREC (Royal Society for the Encouragement of Horses) in conjunction with ALA. Managing Director of SOREC, Mr. Omar Skalli who underscored the success of the event believes hosting the event in Morocco “makes it possible to participate in the international influence of the African horse racing sector”. President of ALA and Director-General of the
Loterie Nationale de Cote d’Ivoire LONACI, Mr. Dramane Coulibaly, on his part says the event will promote attractive and responsible games on the continent while fostering solidarity and cooperation among member countries. Prior to the Grand Prix, a Seminar was held under
the theme “Digitalization in Africa and the lottery sector in a ‘post-COVID era’. Presentations covered Digital Lottery, Cyber Security, Reforms within the African Lottery Authority, Looking into the future with e-Commerce amongst others. The Director-General of NLA, Mr. Samuel Awuku
stated that the Authority is seeking to collaborate with its African counterparts in areas of mutual interest, to
shore up its revenue base. “The NLA team took the opportunity to engage stakeholders from the Morocco Lottery Industry and other lottery heads present at the Seminar on possible areas of collaboration, particularly how NLA can export the 5-90 Game to other countries, for us to increase our revenue base”. Mr. Samuel Awuku also emphasized the need for
the Authority to explore sports lottery to complement its 5-90 Game. He is therefore in talks with the Director General of SOREC, Mr. Driss Belghazi as well as the Secretary General for ALA and CEO of La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports, (MDJS) Mr. Younes El Mechrafi, who has great expertise in this area to assist NLA. Mr. Awuku also disclosed that while NLA is looking
forward to these discussions as well as hosting the ALA Seminar in December, the Authority would begin the process to improve its certification from Level 1 to Level 3 by the end of the year. As a follow up to the discussions in Morocco,
Madame Habsou Ali and Madame Aminata Sylla, Lottery CEOs of Niger and Guinea Conakry respectively, would in the coming weeks pay a working visit to NLA, to acquaint themselves with the Authority’s operations and have further discussions on how the Authority can help them operate the 5-90 Game both manually and digitally.
NOVOMATIC Africa Officially Unveils New Headquarters
The NOVOMATIC Africa Group recently hosted an official opening ceremony for their new Corporate HQ in Randjespark, Corporate Park North. The new premises included an upgraded showroom promoting world-class technology designed for the casino and street gaming sector, the latest generation of slot machines and games including the DIAMOND X™ series which was just launched at the recent G2E Show in Las Vegas. NOVOMATIC’s Partners and customers from all over Southern African countries attended the celebration as the team embarked on their new chapter. NOVOMATIC Africa’s vision is to enhance all
services provided to local operators, across all segments of the gaming market. The new facilities provide increased production and business capacity and will support the projected growth of the team and their goal to provide a 360-degree service offering in Africa. In honor of the special occasion and as a
part of NOVOMATIC’s B-BBEE Enterprise Development initiative, NOVOMATIC Africa hosted a lucky draw for its fellow customers, giving away one game kit and two brand-new models of LPM machines! NOVOMATIC’s slot machines have formed a substantial part of the asset list of any Route
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Operator licensed in South Africa for more than two decades. To add to the success of this market NOVOMATIC Africa has received the approval for two new game mixes which will be installed with the FUNMASTER™ 2.27 slot machine. The Gaminator® MY CASH Edition 1T supports operators with an unbeatable offer of modern gaming essentials and The MAGIC GAMES™ HD Premium will also be available on the FUNMASTER™ 2.27 cabinet and comprises a high-definition selection of internationally proven NOVOMATIC gaming best sellers – especially adapted for the LPM markets. Part of the festivities for the evening
included a tour of the new Corporate Head office, a presentation of NOVOMATIC product novelties, and a gourmet wine and dine selection, served in an exquisite atmosphere. Sonya Nikolova said that “The acquisition of the new corporate building is a milestone achievement for the company, and I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has been a part of the project – the whole team of NOVOMATIC Africa, our partners, the contractors’ teams and the amazing design and construction team who completed the new corporate showroom”.
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