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Effective 17th June 2024, the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has assumed the status of a European Lotteries (EL) Observer Member.

The decision to grant the NLA an Observer Membership status was taken at the General Assembly of the EL Industry Days Seminar, being held m in Salzburg, Austria from 16 to 19th June.

The 45 member countries present at the event voted in unanimity for the NLA as an EL Observer Member.

This comes on the back of a strong pitch by the Director-General of NLA, Mr Samuel Awuku at the EL Public Seminar Order in Brussels in February 2024. Mr Awuku was invited to share his views beyond Africa on Illegal Gambling in Ghana following which he made the pitch.

Subsequently, the EL Secretary General, Mr. Arjan Van T’ Veer requested the NLA to officially write to the EL and go through an application process which required the submission of the Authority’s Financial Statements, expenditure on Good Causes and Responsible Gaming certification.

Having satisfied the criteria, the NLA is now officially an EL Observer Member.

NLA is the second African country to be granted Observer Membership after Morocco, bringing the EL’s current Observer Members to four.