{"id":30443,"date":"2026-08-05T01:23:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=30443"},"modified":"2026-08-05T03:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:29:15","slug":"senegals-lonase-chairman-joins-global-iagr-panel-on-gaming-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/senegals-lonase-chairman-joins-global-iagr-panel-on-gaming-regulation","title":{"rendered":"Senegal&#8217;s LONASE chairman joins global IAGR panel on gaming regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moustapha Camara will join international regulators and lottery leaders in Lima to examine cooperation on consumer protection, responsible gambling, illegal market risks and public-interest oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senegal.- Senegal&#8217;s National Lottery (LONASE) chairman Moustapha Camara will join a panel at the <strong>International Association of Gaming Regulators<\/strong> (IAGR) 2026 conference in Lima examining closer cooperation between lottery organisations and gaming regulators on shared challenges, including consumer protection, responsible gambling and illegal market risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camara has been announced as a featured speaker for the session, &#8220;Exploring Common Ground: Lotteries, Gaming Regulators, and Public-Interest Oversight,&#8221; at the conference, which will take place in Lima, Peru, from October 19 to 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Held under the theme &#8220;Steady Hands, Shifting Ground: Advancing Regulation in a Connected World,&#8221; the conference will bring together <strong>gaming regulators, lottery organisations<\/strong> and industry leaders from around the world to discuss issues shaping the global gaming sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Announcing Camara&#8217;s participation, IAGR said: &#8220;Government lottery organisations and gaming regulators often operate under different mandates, but many of today&#8217;s challenges cut across those boundaries.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/SENEGAL-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/SENEGAL-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/SENEGAL.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the conference organiser, the session will examine practical opportunities for cooperation on consumer protection, responsible gambling, emerging technologies, illegal market risks, intelligence sharing and public trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official speaker spotlight says the discussion will also cover <strong>digital distribution, product innovation<\/strong>, illegal market competition, advertising standards, data use and enforcement partnerships. It says the panel will examine shared risks, differing approaches and practical opportunities for cooperation, while considering how lotteries and regulators can coordinate on consumer protection, intelligence sharing, emerging technologies and enforcement partnerships.<\/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\/03\/4f3c586f-2b82-4191-b0fc-fe0b4e57eae5-300x200.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\/lagos-gaming-regulator-urges-african-cooperation-to-strengthen-industry\">Lagos gaming regulator urges African cooperation to strengthen industry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moustapha Camara will join international regulators and lottery leaders in Lima to examine cooperation on consumer protection, responsible gambling, illegal market risks and public-interest oversight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":30450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Moustapha Camara, Chairman of Senegal's National Lottery (LONASE), will address the IAGR 2026 conference in Lima, Peru, focusing on enhanced cooperation between lottery organizations and gaming regulators. The discussion will center on critical shared challenges including consumer protection, responsible gambling frameworks, mitigating illegal market risks, and leveraging intelligence sharing for public-interest oversight. 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