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The Asian Racing Federation (ARF) has launched a bi-weekly e-mail news summary, which provides readers with more timely news updates on illegal betting and related financial crime.

Hidden vulnerabilities can be a major threat to the stability of information security systems. If not spotted and resolved in a timely manner, they can become an issue for the entire lottery operation and jeopardize lottery data. The WLA/EL Security and Operational Risks Webinar which took place at the end of 2021, took a deep dive into testing methodologies, with a focus on bug bounties for identifying hidden vulnerabilities, risk management and a virtual cyber security exercise.

We are pleased to announce that the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) will receive increased support from the global lottery community in 2022. After the departure of the GLMS General Secretary this past June, the WLA, together with the European Lotteries (EL) and GLMS, began exploring ways to optimize synergies in order to provide GLMS members with the best service possible.