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WLA and the European Lotteries Security and Operational Risks webinar week on 5-7 December, attracted more than 300 attendees from around the world. Experts and thought leaders discussed diverse aspects of cybersecurity and AI, and how to best protect lottery operations from security breaches.

The industry benefits when lotteries share learnings with one another, as they did most recently at IGT’s International Instants Workshop.

It is safe to say that when faced with products of the same quality, most consumers will choose the cheaper option, and the same goes for betting products.

Discussing the relationship between the African continent and the Olympic movement requires looking at different aspects, such as the athletes, or the symbolic dimension of the universality of the Olympic Games.

After a tumultuous three years, the world's state-regulated lottery and sports betting operators have emerged largely intact from the depredations of the COVID-19 pandemic. In FY 2022, revenues increased across the sector by approximately 10% over the previous corresponding period, with gains made on the return to retail and strong one-off sporting events in particular.

After three years apart, 200 lottery marketing professionals from around the world came together for the EL/WLA Marketing seminar in London from 8 - 10 February 2023. This was a chance to reconnect, exchange, share experiences, lessons learned and look to the future.

There is great potential for gaming operators and suppliers to grow the Latin America market, as more countries in the region prepare to legalize online gambling. The process is already underway in Chile and Peru, and greatly awaited in Brazil, where a number of steps have been taken in this direction. In a country that is passionate about football and sport, it is hoped that the delay to legalizing online sports betting in Brazil will be short lived.