{"id":28606,"date":"2026-07-10T02:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=28606"},"modified":"2026-07-13T02:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:35:40","slug":"guineas-national-lottery-joins-pmu-france-talks-on-modernising-horse-race-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/guineas-national-lottery-joins-pmu-france-talks-on-modernising-horse-race-betting","title":{"rendered":"Guinea&#8217;s National Lottery joins PMU France talks on modernising horse-race betting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LONAGUI says discussions in Paris are focused on the future evolution of PMU betting and sharing international best practices with African lottery partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Guinea.- Guinea&#8217;s&nbsp;National Lottery, LONAGUI, has joined PMU France and the French betting operator&#8217;s major African lottery partners in Paris for an ongoing strategic meeting focused on&nbsp;modernising&nbsp;<strong>PMU horse-race betting <\/strong>operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement published on July 8, LONAGUI said the opening day featured a working session with PMU France&#8217;s international team, where delegates explored the future evolution of the PMU model and opportunities to&nbsp;modernise&nbsp;horse-race betting across participating markets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state-owned lottery said the discussions reflect its commitment to building strategic partnerships, drawing on <strong>international best&nbsp;practices&nbsp;<\/strong>and preparing innovations to&nbsp;modernise&nbsp;its PMU operations and support the continued development of PMU betting in Guinea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Because excellence is also built through the <strong>sharing of experiences<\/strong>,&#8221; LONAGUI said, the operator&nbsp;remains&nbsp;committed to delivering a more efficient and forward-looking PMU offering for customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Paris meeting builds on LONAGUI&#8217;s broader\u00a0modernisation\u00a0strategy throughout 2026. Earlier this year, the operator reaffirmed its commitment to digital transformation, innovation and cybersecurity during the <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/guineas-national-lottery-signals-digital-push-after-dakar-seminar-participation\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"24133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African Lotteries Association seminar<\/a> and general assembly in Dakar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PMU France works with national lottery operators across francophone Africa, providing horse-race betting&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;and international race content through its PMU network.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/LONAGUI-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/guinea-national-lottery-backs-skills-development-at-inaugural-snacof-2026'>Guinea National Lottery backs skills development at inaugural SNACOF 2026\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONAGUI says discussions in Paris are focused on the future evolution of PMU betting and sharing international best practices with African lottery partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":28610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"LONAGUI, Guinea's National Lottery, is engaging with PMU France and other African lottery partners in Paris to strategize the modernization of PMU horse-race betting operations. The discussions focus on adopting international best practices and advancing digital transformation initiatives to enhance Guinea's PMU offering. This meeting aligns with LONAGUI's broader 2026 modernization strategy, emphasizing innovation and cybersecurity.","focusai_entities":"LONAGUI, PMU France, African Lotteries Association","focusai_location":"Guinea, France, Paris, Dakar","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.7), product_ux (0.8), tech_data (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PMU Modernization Impact?","query":"What specific operational and financial impacts are anticipated from LONAGUI's PMU modernization strategy, particularly regarding GGR and NGR growth in Guinea's horse-race betting vertical?"},{"label":"Digital Transformation Challenges?","query":"What are the primary technological and regulatory challenges LONAGUI faces in implementing its digital transformation and cybersecurity initiatives for PMU operations, and how will B2B partnerships mitigate these?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[935],"class_list":["post-28606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-horse-racing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28606","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=28606"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28742,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28606\/revisions\/28742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}