The World Lottery Association represents the interests of some 140 government-controlled lotteries from more than 70 countries with combined annual revenues in excess of $120 billion. As well as providing services to members to help them serve their markets better today and in the future, the WLA's mission includes promoting corporate social responsibility in lottery operations, improving the public’s understanding of lotteries' role in society and responsible gaming issues, lobbying on behalf of its membership with the support of the regional lottery associations, developing partnerships with worldwide sports federations, and setting worldwide standards in such areas as security and risk management.
The World Lottery Association was formed in August 1999 by combining AILE, the International Association of State Lotteries, and Intertoto, the International Association of Toto and Lotto Organizations.

Among The Best In The World
Atlantic Lottery Celebrates WLA Level IV certification
MONCTON, New Brunswick (July 12, 2010) - Atlantic Lottery has confirmed its place among the best lottery organizations in the world by earning Level IV certification of the World Lottery Association’s (WLA) Responsible Gaming Framework. It is the highest level of certification available in the Framework..........Subscribers

Book Your WLA 2010 Trade Show or Sponsorship Package Online Now!
Tatts Lotteries’ Golden Casket and the World Lottery Association (WLA) announce that trade show and sponsorship bookings for the WLA 2010 Convention and Trade Show are now available online....................Subscribers

Genera Networks Awarded WLA Associate Membership
HELSINKI, Finland (June 9, 2010) - Genera Networks, the first egaming provider focusing purely on the B2B and B2G segments, has been accepted as associate member of the World Lottery Association (WLA)..................Subscribers

National Lottery for Public Assistance Shielding Its Lotteries To Give Certainty To Users
MEXICO (June 2, 2010) – According to local media reports Benjamin Gonzalez Roar, CEO of Lotería Nacional Para La Asistencia Pública, the National Lottery for Public Assistance, said in an interview the lottery has made the decision to join the WLA certification ISO/27000 Standard, conducted by the World Lottery Association, to give shelter to the procedures of their drawings and thus provide confidence and certainty to users......................Subscribers

WLA 2010 Advertising Awards Now Open For Submissions
May 26, 2010
Tatts Lotteries’ Golden Casket and the World Lottery Association (WLA) announce that the WLA 2010 Advertising Awards are now open!............................Subscribers

GTECH Ireland Receives World Lottery Association Security Control Standards Certification
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (April 7, 2010) – GTECH Corporation announced that its GTECH Ireland office has been certified by the World Lottery Association having met the applicable criteria of the World Lottery Association Security Control Standards:2006 (WLA SCS:2006). GTECH Ireland was awarded the WLA Security Control Standards:2006 certification following a formal assessment and audit executed by the British Standards Institution (BSI), one of the official bodies appointed by the World Lottery Association. The assessment encompassed an extensive and stringent review of the documentation in place to fulfill the requirements of the WLA Standard and adherence to the security controls................Subscribers

Preparations for the WLA 2010 Convention and Trade Show Are Well Underway
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia (March 9, 2010) -- The WLA 2010 Convention and Trade Show will take place from October 31 through November 5, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. Preparations are moving full speed ahead for what promises to be a world-class event..................Subscribers

Lottery Sales in Latin America Will Fall By 6% in 2009
SANTIAGO, Chile (October 28, 2009) - Lottery sales were down in 2009 between six and seven percent in Latin America, a fall that will be stronger in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Venezuela and that will immune Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Panama....................Subscribers

NS Gaming Corporation Has Been Formally Awarded Level Four Certification by the World Lottery Association
Nova Scotia Certified a Global Leader in Social Responsibility
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Canada (September 18, 2009) – Today, the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation (NSGC) was formally awarded a Level Four certification by the World Lottery Association (WLA) for operating at the highest level of social responsibility standards. Nova Scotia is one of the first gaming jurisdictions in the world to be certified at this level.................Subscribers

Kentucky Lottery Corporation President and CEO Arch Gleason Elected to Second Term as President of the World Lottery Association
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (November 10, 2008) -- Arch Gleason, President and CEO of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC), has been elected to his second two-year term as President of the World Lottery Association (WLA).............Subscribers

Highlights of the WLA 2008 Convention and Trade Show
BASEL, Switzerland (November 10, 2008) -- With the conclusion of the WLA 2008 Convention and Trade Show a new era for the world lottery community was ushered in. In many avenues, new directions were established and measures were taken to further strengthen the foundation of the WLA and to unite its members under the banner profits for good causes..............Subscribers

New WLA Executive Director Appointed
BASEL, Switzerland (October 23, 2008) -- At the WLA 2008 Convention and Trade Show a new Executive Director of the WLA was appointed.............Subscribers

WLA Hans Savonije's Resignation
World Lottery Association
Dear,
Many of you may have seen recent news accounts indicating WLA Executive Director Hans Savonije has accepted a position with Royal Unibrew A/S. Such a story appeared in the August 26 edition of Lottery Insider and has been published in various sources via the internet. This is in fact the case. I apologize if you became aware of this circumstance via such sources before receiving official notification from me and the WLA.............Subscribers

WLA Executive Director To Join Royal Unibrew A/S 
Royal UNIBREW A/S - Changes Board/Management/Auditors
New director of Royal Unibrew A/S 
FAXE, Denmark (August 1, 2008) -- Hans Savonije will on 01 October 2008 at the latest take up the position as Executive Director of Northern Europe (covering Scandinavia, the Baltic Region, Russia, Poland and Germany) with Royal Unibrew A/S. The appointment of Hans Savonije, who is a Dutch citizen, will provide the Group with further international expertise and experience within consumer goods, including beverages.
Hans Savonije has prior to this employment worked as Executive Director with Unilever, the Coca-Cola Company and Remy Cointreau in both Eastern and Western Europe. Hans Savonije latest position has been with World Lotteries Association (WLA) as Executive Director.
With the appointment of Hans Savonije the Executive Board of Royal Unibrew A/S will consist of Poul Møller (CEO), Hans Savonije (Executive Director of Northern Europe), Povl Friis (Executive Director Technics & Supply) and Ulrik Sørensen (CFO).
For further information on this Announcement: Poul Møller, CEO, tel +45 5677 1500.
Yours sincerely
Royal Unibrew A/S
Poul Møller CEO

Joint EL/WLA Seminar March 18 – 20 2008
Security is a key ingredient of a sound strategic plan regardless of the size of an organisation. Physical, logical, technical, network, architecture, business continuity, data integrity, money laundering, human errors, these are all but a few challenges facing the organisation.................Subscribers

Brisbane To Host World Lottery Association Convention And Trade Show In 2010
WOOLLOONGABBA, Brisbane, Queensland (March 2008) -- Lottery officials from around the world will converge on Brisbane for the World Lottery Association (WLA) Convention and Trade Show in 2010 after Golden Casket Lottery Corporation (GCLC)won the bid for the prestigious event.....................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.11

EL/WLA Marketing Seminar -- The POS – Are We At A Crossroads?
London, January 23 – 25, 2008
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (February 4, 2008) -- “The POS – Are we at a Crossroads?” thus was the title and the theme of the first joint EL/WLA seminar of 2008................Subscribers

“EREWHON”
For Details: Contact; Thomas Buechler: tb@world-lotteries.org
The President’s Hotel in Mangalia is situated on the coast of the Black Sea...........................Read the full story at Vol.39 No.5

WLA Announcement
I'm writing to advise you of some changes in the Basel Business Office staffing and the assignment of duties and responsibilities amongst our staff. These changes will allow us to improve member services and assign work to the appropriate staff members to accomplish that end. They will also allow WLA senior management to focus its attention on the association’s key activities and strategic initiatives. My discussions with our Executive Committee and general members over the last three months made it clear to me such changes are appropriate...........................Subscribers

CSR Intensive in Brisbane
Responsible gaming is a critical element of lottery organizations' broader CSR strategies. Adopted unanimously by the WLA membership in November 2006, the WLA Responsible Gaming Framework is designed to measure the maturity of lotteries' responsible gaming practices..............................Subscribers

Benchmarking Lottery Performance
Lotteries are under constant pressure to increase revenues and deliver more to the state or other beneficiaries. At the same time they have to balance these business objectives with leadership in areas such as security, integrity and social responsibility..............................Subscribers

Bidding Opens for 2010 Convention
BASEL, Switzerland (March 26, 2007) -- In early 2008, the WLA will choose a host for its 2010 Convention and Trade Show. This exceptional event takes place every two years and is the top fixture on the state lottery and sports betting calendar. Expressions of interest are now invited from member lottery organizations wishing to find out more about the possibilities of hosting this prestigious event...................................Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.2

Former WLA President Visits China Gloria
BEIJING, China (March 6, 2007) -- On the morning of March 5, 2007 Reidar Nordby Jr., former chairman of the World Lottery Association (WLA) and Yvonne Schnyder, former Secretary of the WLA came to visit China Gloria Investment & Management Co,.Ltd. Reidar Nordby used to be the President of WLA, and Ms Schnyder is now a private consultant, having recently formed her own consulting firm, titled “Yvonne Schnyder Ltd.”...................................Subscribers

Benchmarking Lottery Performance, WLA Seminar Supported by NASPL, Hosted by the Minnesota State Lottery
How to measure lottery success? What are the key performance indicators in an industry with multiple bottom lines? Take part in this WLA seminar to hear what the experts think about best practice and play your part in a crucial debate.
Benchmarking lottery performance
April 24 - 27, 2007
WLA seminar supported by NASPL...............................Subscribers

NASPL/WLA - WORLD MEET 2007
OCTOBER 3-6, 2007
Louisville, Kentucky Hosted by the Kentucky Lottery Corporation
Dear friends and colleagues,
Every year lotteries in North America gather together for the learning experience we know as the NASPL conference. And every year we come away challenged, enlightened and enthused from our interactions with our colleagues............................Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.10

NASPL/WLA - WORLD MEET 2007
OCTOBER 3-6, 2007
Louisville, Kentucky Hosted by the Kentucky Lottery Corporation
Louisville, Kentucky is known as the home of many things – the Kentucky Derby, the Louisville Slugger, the Louisville Lip (Muhammad Ali) and the like. It’s now my great pleasure to invite you here to experience what will likely be the premier lottery industry gathering of the year, World Meet 2007.
As the name implies, this rare joint gathering of NASPL and the World Lottery Association (WLA) will bring together more than 1000 delegates, vendors/suppliers and conference participants from every continent on the planet. They will represent the best from gaming organizations around the world, with attendees present from up to 75 countries.
World Meet ’07 will enable you to literally tap into a world of wisdom on how to manage a successful lottery organization. Find out what lotteries from the other side of the planet are doing that could work right in your own backyard. Keynote speakers and break-out sessions will enlighten you to ways your lottery could be more successful.
This year’s trade show will also be a unique experience - large enough to represent the entire lottery industry, yet intimate enough for exhibitors to have access to all attendees. Imagine the potential of the Trade Show that brings together lottery sector decision-makers from all over the world.
Our team at the Kentucky Lottery is well into planning this tremendous event, and I promise it will be a program from which you’ll walk away with new ideas and concepts on how to make your organization stronger.
As you’ll soon see on this website, we’re planning a conference that will help you enhance your work as a lottery professional. Please mark your calendars for October 3rd through the 6th, and come see what Kentucky hospitality is all about.

WLA Executive Committee Members Lead by Example
BASEL, Switzerland (February 15, 2007) -- Meeting in London in January, Executive Committee members signed up their respective lottery organizations for the WLA’s responsible gaming accreditation program...........................Subscribers

World Lottery Association Names Executive Director
Johannes Savonije Takes Over As World Lottery Association Executive Director
BASEL, Switzerland (January 12, 2007) -- Johannes (Hans) Savonije has assumed his duties as the new World Lottery Association (WLA) Executive Director. This was announced today by WLA President Arch Gleason.................................Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.4