{"id":34131,"date":"2026-09-29T02:25:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=34131"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:52:49","slug":"senegals-national-lottery-advances-toward-wla-level-3-with-new-support-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/senegals-national-lottery-advances-toward-wla-level-3-with-new-support-centre","title":{"rendered":"Senegal\u2019s National Lottery advances toward WLA Level 3 with new support centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The lottery is building on its Level 2 certification as it prepares a new facility focused on prevention and support for gambling-related addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Senegal.- Senegal\u2019s National Lottery (LONASE) intends to progress towards Level 3 of the World Lottery Association\u2019s (WLA) Responsible Gaming programme<\/strong> and plans to create a new integrated addiction-care centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONASE director general Abdourahmane Doura Bald\u00e9 announced the forthcoming centre on September 23, when he received the lottery\u2019s Responsible Gaming Committee following its participation in an international seminar<\/strong> on Responsible Gaming and Sustainable Development in Milan, Italy, held from September 16 to 18, according to CNM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the meeting, the delegation<\/strong> formally presented Bald\u00e9 with LONASE\u2019s Level 2 certificate under the WLA Responsible Gaming programme. The meeting was also attended by LONASE Secretary General Moussa Thiam. The delegation was led by Cheikh Senghor, Coordinator of the General Management and President of the Responsible Gaming Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The planned Centre int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de prise en charge des addictions (integrated addiction-care centre) will focus on prevention, support and care for people experiencing addiction-related problems. The announcement forms part of LONASE\u2019s wider responsible-gaming efforts and player-protection<\/strong> measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONASE intends to continue its process towards Level 3 of the WLA Responsible Gaming programme, using international standards and good practices as a reference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lottery obtained its WLA Level 2 certification<\/a> in July 2026. LONASE said the certification involved evaluating its practices against an international reference framework and identifying areas for further improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its responsible-gaming priorities include protecting minors, preventing risks associated with excessive gambling, and informing and educating players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Ghana National Lottery Authority recognised by Armed Forces College<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The lottery is building on its Level 2 certification as it prepares a new facility focused on prevention and support for gambling-related addiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":34137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Senegal's National Lottery (LONASE) is advancing its responsible gaming initiatives, aiming for Level 3 certification under the World Lottery Association (WLA) program. This strategic move includes establishing a new integrated addiction-care centre, building upon its recently acquired WLA Level 2 certification. These efforts underscore LONASE's commitment to player protection and adherence to international responsible gaming standards.","focusai_entities":"LONASE, World Lottery Association, Abdourahmane Doura Bald\u00e9, Moussa Thiam, Cheikh Senghor, CNM, Ghana National Lottery Authority","focusai_location":"Senegal, Milan, Italy, Ghana","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), gambler_consumer (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"WLA Level 3 Requirements?","query":"What specific operational and governance enhancements are required for LONASE to achieve WLA Responsible Gaming Level 3 certification, and what is the projected timeline for this achievement?"},{"label":"Addiction Centre Funding?","query":"What is the funding model and operational structure for LONASE's planned integrated addiction-care centre, and how will its efficacy be measured against public health outcomes?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[61229,74,60198],"class_list":["post-34131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-addiction-care","tag-lottery","tag-responsible-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34131","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=34131"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34159,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34131\/revisions\/34159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}