{"id":20719,"date":"2026-03-19T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=20719"},"modified":"2026-04-19T07:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:34:39","slug":"senegal-lottery-lonase-partners-with-cepiad-to-tackle-gambling-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/senegal-lottery-lonase-partners-with-cepiad-to-tackle-gambling-harm","title":{"rendered":"Senegal lottery LONASE partners with CEPIAD to tackle gambling harm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The partnership will combine operational and clinical expertise to address behavioural risks associated with gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Senegal.- The <strong>Senegalese National Lottery (LONASE)<\/strong> has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the <strong>Dakar Integrated Addiction Treatment Centre (CEPIAD)<\/strong> to strengthen responsible gaming measures and expand support for people experiencing gambling-related harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement formalises cooperation between the state-backed gambling operator and the addiction treatment centre, with a focus on the prevention, awareness and treatment of addiction linked to gambling activities. Both entities indicated that the partnership will combine operational and clinical expertise to address behavioural risks associated with gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEPIAD, established in <strong>2014<\/strong>, is the first addiction treatment centre of its kind in <strong>West Africa<\/strong>. It provides comprehensive outpatient care, including counselling, harm reduction services and psychosocial support for individuals affected by gambling addiction and substance use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new agreement, LONASE and CEPIAD will collaborate on awareness campaigns and initiatives that strengthen early detection of problematic gambling and improve referral pathways for treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both organisations are expected to outline implementation timelines and measurable outcomes as the programme progresses, with stakeholders monitoring its impact on prevention, treatment access and player protection.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<div id=\"see-also-container\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/LONASE-JC28--300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"related-article__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonase-signs-key-deals-to-drive-innovation-at-senegal-lottery'>LONASE signs key deals to drive innovation at Senegal Lottery<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The partnership will combine operational and clinical expertise to address behavioural risks associated with gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":20721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Senegalese National Lottery (LONASE) and the Dakar Integrated Addiction Treatment Centre (CEPIAD) have signed an MOU to bolster responsible gaming measures and support for individuals experiencing gambling-related harm. This partnership aims to integrate operational and clinical expertise for the prevention, awareness, and treatment of gambling addiction, thereby strengthening the jurisdiction's player protection framework.","focusai_entities":"Senegalese National Lottery, LONASE, Dakar Integrated Addiction Treatment Centre, CEPIAD","focusai_location":"Senegal, Dakar","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"MOU Implementation Timeline","query":"What specific KPIs and implementation timelines will LONASE and CEPIAD establish to measure the efficacy of this responsible gaming initiative, and how will these metrics be reported to stakeholders?"},{"label":"Funding Mechanisms","query":"What are the projected funding mechanisms and resource allocations for the operationalization of this partnership, and what is the anticipated impact on LONASE's GGR or NGR?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[1593],"class_list":["post-20719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-responsible-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20719","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20719"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20724,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20719\/revisions\/20724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}