Ghana’s National Lottery Authority plans to deploy 5,000 point-of-sale terminals with Fidelity Bank, Director-General Mohammed Abdul-Salam told a parliamentary committee. The phased rollout will continue into 2026, and the authority plans to link terminals to a verification system for identifying registered sellers.
The rollout could change lottery sales monitoring and enforcement against unlicensed operators in Ghana.
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Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that autonomous communities cannot inspect or intervene in ONCE coupon terminals used in hospitality venues. The court annulled Asturias’s order to remove the devices and the earlier regional court ruling, finding the terminals relate to state lotteries governed by national law.
Spain’s Supreme Court annulled an Asturias government action requiring ONCE ticket terminals to be removed from hospitality venues, according to the report. The court ruled that regional authorities do not have competence to intervene in the installation of terminals selling state lottery products at third-party premises.
Paraíba’s state lottery, Lotep, warned traders and residents about unauthorised instant lottery terminals operating in commercial premises. It said the machines may carry false documents and that merchants could face fines, seizure of equipment, closure or criminal liability; only accredited companies may operate the games in the state.
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission amended two lottery standards, effective 2 February 2026, to let sellers monitor self-serve lottery terminals by camera or direct line of sight. Camera footage must be recorded, stored in high definition and retained for at least seven days, or for another period set by the Registrar, and supplied to the AGCO on request.
Diamond Poker Club opened in João Pessoa on 15 January with poker tables and more than 110 video lottery terminals, the company said. The terminals were licensed and authorised by the Paraíba State Lottery, LOTEP; the opening also included a poker tournament with more than 150 players.