{"id":31436,"date":"2026-08-19T16:31:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=31436"},"modified":"2026-08-20T05:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:30:13","slug":"benins-national-lottery-issues-gaming-platform-audit-tender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/benins-national-lottery-issues-gaming-platform-audit-tender","title":{"rendered":"Benin\u2019s National Lottery issues gaming platform audit tender"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The six-month assessment will examine LNB\u2019s gaming platforms and M-DATA system as the lottery expands its digital and retail operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Benin.- Benin\u2019s National Lottery (LNB) has issued a tender for an audit of its gaming platforms<\/strong> and M-DATA, its internal application for centralising sales data, as it expands its digital operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Benin Public Procurement Portal, the tender covers an \u201caudit of LNB platforms: gaming platforms and M-DATA data aggregation platform.\u201d The tender has a submission deadline of August 27, 2026, while LNB\u2019s 2026 procurement plan<\/strong> puts the estimated value at FCFA58.7m (US$98,000). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The assessment is expected to run for six months and cover LNB\u2019s information systems<\/strong> and those of its private technology partners. The review will focus on the reliability, security and functional compliance of the systems, according to La Marina BJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The assessment will examine the infrastructure supporting the platform, including access management, data security, monitoring<\/strong> and connections between LNB and private sports-betting operators operating under its licence. Penetration testing and checks on gaming algorithms and random number generators are expected to form part of the assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LNB\u2019s broader digital transformation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The audit comes as LNB implements a broader transformation programme following stronger first-half financial performance. In its first-half report, LNB said: \u201cThe first half of 2026 confirms the relevance of LNB SA\u2019s transformation strategy launched at the beginning of the year.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LNB recorded a 60 per cent increase<\/a> in net profit to FCFA1.348bn (US$2.4m) in the first half of 2026, while revenue rose 4 per cent to FCFA49.937bn (US$87.8m). LNB also plans to deploy 1,500 new terminals in the second half of the year as it expands its distribution network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The audit adds a new technology and security layer to LNB\u2019s expansion plans, as the lottery increases its reliance on systems that process gaming activity and centralise sales data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The review also comes amid a broader push towards technology-led gambling oversight in Benin. On June 24, the country\u2019s Gaming Sector Supervision Unit<\/strong> had awarded a FCFA1.8bn (US$3m) contract to French RegTech company Sharp Vision to strengthen monitoring of the gambling sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The six-month assessment is expected to produce a prioritised map of LNB\u2019s technical risks and an operational roadmap for the short and medium term.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Benin\u2019s National Lottery plans 1,500 new terminals after profit jumps 60%<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The six-month assessment will examine LNB\u2019s gaming platforms and M-DATA system as the lottery expands its digital and retail operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":31452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Benin's National Lottery (LNB) has initiated a tender for a six-month audit of its gaming platforms and M-DATA system, centralizing sales data, as it undergoes a significant digital transformation and expands its retail network. This assessment, valued at FCFA58.7m (US$98,000), will scrutinize system reliability, security, and functional compliance, including infrastructure, data security, and connections with licensed private sports-betting operators. The audit follows LNB's robust first-half financial performance and aligns with Benin's broader push for technology-led gambling oversight.","focusai_entities":"LNB, Benin Public Procurement Portal, La Marina BJ, Gaming Sector Supervision Unit, Sharp Vision","focusai_location":"Benin","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), product_ux (0.75), tech_data (0.98), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.92), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Audit Scope for Partners?","query":"How will the audit's findings regarding LNB's private technology partners impact their B2B licensing and operational compliance requirements within Benin's regulatory framework?"},{"label":"RegTech Integration Impact?","query":"What are the anticipated synergies and operational implications of LNB's platform audit in conjunction with the Gaming Sector Supervision Unit's recent FCFA1.8bn RegTech contract with Sharp Vision for broader sector monitoring?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[72,60033,60090],"class_list":["post-31436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-gaming","tag-regulation","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31436","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=31436"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31513,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31436\/revisions\/31513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}