{"id":37503,"date":"2026-11-13T01:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T04:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=37503"},"modified":"2026-11-13T07:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:51:31","slug":"lottotech-responsible-gaming-strategy-world-lottery-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lottotech-responsible-gaming-strategy-world-lottery-summit","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius&#8217; Lottotech presents responsible gaming strategy at World Lottery Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mauritius operator was invited by the WLA to present its approach, which centres on young adult protection, age verification and retailer training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lottotech presented its \u2018Playing the Long Game\u2019 responsible gaming strategy at the World Lottery Summit 2026 in Sydney.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The World Lottery Association (WLA) invited the Mauritius operator to share its experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deputy CEO Shaun Kim represented Lottotech in the \u2018Responsible Gaming \u2013 Young Adults\u2019 session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The approach rests on three principles: staying relevant, respecting players\u2019 choices and building trust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mauritius.- Mauritius\u2019 Lottotech has set out its responsible gaming strategy at the <strong>World Lottery Summit 2026<\/strong> in Sydney, where it was invited by the World Lottery Association (WLA) to share its experience. Deputy CEO Shaun Kim presented the operator&#8217;s \u2018Playing the Long Game\u2019 approach during a session focused on <strong>responsible gaming<\/strong> among young adults. The operator said young adults should be understood as a generation rather than viewed as a commercial target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strategy is built around <strong>three principles<\/strong>: staying relevant, respecting players\u2019 choices and building trust. Lottotech said it is changing how it explains its games rather than increasing commercial pressure on players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operator outlined several measures supporting its approach, including prohibiting sales to under-18s, displaying regular reminders on retail terminals encouraging retailers to verify players&#8217; ages and providing training across its entire retail network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Responsible gaming is not a separate project for us. It guides the design of our games, the training of our retailers, and our <strong>communication with players<\/strong>,&#8221; Lottotech said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LOTTOTECH-JC-480x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LOTTOTECH-JC-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LOTTOTECH-JC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lottotech Deputy CEO Shaun Kim speaks at the World Lottery Summit 2026 in Sydney.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u2018Responsible Gaming \u2013 Young Adults\u2019 session also featured <strong>Sarah Taylor<\/strong> of Hoosier Lottery, who chairs the WLA\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Lisa Couperus of the Responsible Gambling Council, Lissa Menc\u00eda of Loto Honduras and Ronald Cho of OpenBet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lottotech thanked the WLA for the opportunity to share its responsible gaming approach with the international lottery industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What is Lottotech\u2019s \u2018Playing the Long Game\u2019 strategy?<\/strong> It is Lottotech\u2019s responsible gaming approach, built on three principles: staying relevant, respecting players\u2019 choices and building trust. It focuses on how games are explained to young adults rather than on increasing commercial pressure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How does Lottotech check the age of players?<\/strong> Lottotech prohibits sales to under-18s. Its retail terminals display regular reminders prompting retailers to carry out age verification checks, and the operator provides training across its retail network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Who presented Lottotech\u2019s strategy at the World Lottery Summit 2026?<\/strong> Deputy CEO Shaun Kim represented Lottotech. He took part in the \u2018Responsible Gaming \u2013 Young Adults\u2019 session in Sydney after the World Lottery Association invited the operator to share its experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/09\/magla_phalombe_outreach-300x200.jpeg\" 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\/malawi-regulator-warns-against-essential-funds-for-betting-at-phalombe-outreach\">Malawi regulator warns against essential funds for betting at Phalombe outreach<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mauritius operator was invited by the WLA to present its approach, which centres on young adult protection, age verification and retailer training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":7148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Lottotech, the Mauritius-based lottery operator, presented its 'Playing the Long Game' responsible gaming strategy at the World Lottery Summit 2026 in Sydney. 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Deputy CEO Shaun Kim outlined the approach, which prioritizes staying relevant, respecting player choices, and building trust over increasing commercial pressure.","focusai_entities":"Lottotech, World Lottery Association (WLA), Shaun Kim, Hoosier Lottery, Sarah Taylor, Responsible Gambling Council, Lisa Couperus, Loto Honduras, Lissa Menc\u00eda, OpenBet","focusai_location":"Mauritius, Sydney, Honduras","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), product_ux (0.75), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"RG Strategy ROI?","query":"How does Lottotech quantify the return on investment for its 'Playing the Long Game' responsible gaming strategy, particularly concerning long-term player value and regulatory compliance cost avoidance?"},{"label":"Tech for Age Verification?","query":"What specific technological implementations and data governance frameworks support Lottotech's age verification and retailer training initiatives across its distributed retail network?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60021],"tags":[1338,74,1593],"class_list":["post-37503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-igaming-news","tag-gaming-regulation","tag-lottery","tag-responsible-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37503","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=37503"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37567,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37503\/revisions\/37567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}