President Akufo-Addo has admonished the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to put in measures to prevent minors from playing lottery games.
As a revenue-generating institution, President Akufo-Addo, says the NLA has a responsibility to exercise the highest form of transparency and integrity in the conduct of its draws if the organization is to continue to enjoy the confidence the Ghanaian people have reposed in them.
“I urge you also to implement stringent policies on responsible gaming, chiefly, to prevent minus and under-age persons from patronizing your games and to help sanitize the lottery and betting space.
“The Ghanaian people are expectant of reforms that will help you live up to your vision of becoming the organization of choice and blueprint for lottery in Africa” President Akufo-Addo said.
The President made the call while speaking to the NLA’s staff, management, and guests at their 60th-anniversary celebration on Friday, December 9, 2022, at the forecourt of the NLA’s office complex in Accra.
Concerning the NLA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR), President Akufo-Addo urged the NLA to strictly adhere to the World Lottery Association’s (WLA) high standards for CSR and charitable giving.
“Proceeds from lotteries the world over are known to support good causes in society. According to the World Lottery Association earnings have funded more than 1.5 million scholarships and grants.
“The WLA global data compendium has also indicated that total revenues for WLA member lotteries amounted to 284 billion United States dollars in 2020, whiles in the same year, the total of funds returned to society came to 74.9 billion United States dollars” President Akufo-Addo noted.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
