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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.