Lottopar and Mato Grosso do Sul’s finance secretariat, SEFAZ/MS, signed a cooperation agreement on 26 August 2025 to exchange information and improve public lottery management in both states. The five-year pact provides for joint work and staff training, with no financial transfers between the parties.
The agreement sets a five-year framework for the two state bodies to share lottery-management expertise without transferring funds.
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Coljuegos and Spain’s National Police signed an international cooperation agreement to combat illegal gambling, fraudulent betting, sports corruption and money laundering. The four-year pact, which can be extended once, provides for information sharing, joint investigations and staff training, the institutions said.
Lotería del Risaralda and La Virginia’s municipal government signed the department’s 12th pact to address illegal gambling in the municipality. The agreement focuses on education, monitoring and institutional coordination to protect gambling revenues allocated to health services. La Virginia also hosted the department’s second legality meeting of 2026, where authorities reviewed operations in five municipalities.
Coljuegos, the Valle del Cauca government and the Lotería del Valle signed an agreement in the department to coordinate action against illegal gambling. Coljuegos said territorial chance, lottery and Rasp&Listo games contributed about COP426.505m to the health system from January to August; the governor said the regional lottery contributed about COP48.000m this year.
Greece’s Hellenic Gaming Commission and Health Quality Assurance Organization signed a three-year cooperation agreement to strengthen gambling-harm prevention and treatment. EEEP president Dimitris Dzanatos said the partnership would support coordinated action, while ODIPY chief executive Christos Nestoras backed using available evidence to address harm.
LOTBA and Banco Ciudad signed a cooperation agreement in Argentina to strengthen efforts against money laundering and terrorist financing, LOTBA said. The planned work includes sharing expertise and practices, preparing risk analyses and typologies, and joint staff training.
The Lotería de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (LOTBA) and Banco Ciudad signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen their systems for preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, LOTBA said. The agreement was announced by LOTBA president Jesús Acevedo during the Semana de Prevención del Lavado de Activos y Financiamiento del Terrorismo.