{"id":13362,"date":"2025-11-24T04:50:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=13362"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:32:51","slug":"national-lottery-of-cote-divoire-launches-lonaci-games-at-shell-petrol-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/national-lottery-of-cote-divoire-launches-lonaci-games-at-shell-petrol-stations","title":{"rendered":"National Lottery of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire launches LONACI games at Shell Petrol stations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONACI brings popular Lottery games to Shell Petrol stations, letting players try their luck and win while refuelling across C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.- The National Lottery of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/strong> (LONACI) has partnered with Shell <\/strong>to bring its games directly into Shell Select stores at service stations<\/strong>. The move integrates<\/strong> lottery play into daily routines<\/strong>, letting players “try their luck” while refuelling and win big without changing their usual habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement states: \u201cPlay and Win: LONACI Games now available in Shell Select Stores! The partnership between Shell C\u00f4te d’Ivoire and LONACI is revolutionising<\/strong> your service stations. Play LONACI games directly in Shell Select stores, combining convenience<\/strong>, security and an enhanced customer experience<\/strong>. Fill up and try your luck all in one place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wide range at Shell stores<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Shell page lists several LONACI games, including Loto Bonheur<\/strong>, scratch tickets, Sport Cash and PMU (horse race betting), showing the range of products<\/strong> now accessible to players at Shell petrol stations across the country, operated by Vivo Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONACI recently introduced its Mon Auto<\/strong> and Villa Dor\u00e9e <\/strong>scratch tickets, launched in June 2025. Mon Auto gives players a chance to win a car, while Villa Dor\u00e9e offers a house, alongside cash prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This initiative reflects a growing trend<\/strong> across Africa, where lottery operators are partnering with retail chains to boost visibility and engagement<\/strong>. For C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire players, winning big has never been more convenient or seamlessly integrated into everyday life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> LONACI unveils ambitious 2026-2030 plan to modernise C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s gambling sector<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LONACI brings popular Lottery games to Shell Petrol stations, letting players try their luck and win while refuelling across C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":13366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"LONACI has forged a strategic partnership with Shell C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, integrating its lottery games, including Loto Bonheur, scratch tickets, Sport Cash, and PMU, into Shell Select stores at service stations nationwide. This initiative aims to enhance player convenience and market penetration by embedding lottery play into daily routines, reflecting a broader trend of retail chain partnerships across Africa to boost visibility and engagement.","focusai_entities":"LONACI, Shell, Vivo Energy","focusai_location":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.9), product_ux (0.75), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Projected GGR Contribution?","query":"What is the projected incremental Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) contribution from this expanded retail distribution network for LONACI over the next fiscal year, and what are the associated operational costs?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Strategy?","query":"How will LONACI ensure robust regulatory compliance and responsible gambling protocols are uniformly applied and monitored across all new Shell Select points of sale, particularly concerning age verification and advertising standards?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-13362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13362"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13396,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13362\/revisions\/13396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}