Lottopar was elected to CIBELAE’s board for the 2025–2027 term during the organisation’s congress in Asunción, Paraguay. The state lottery authority said its board role would enable it to share Paraná’s experience with lottery regulation and learn from other members.
The appointment gives Paraná’s lottery authority a role in regional cooperation on lottery and betting policy.
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The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) and digitalRG announced an agreement to manage submissions for NASPL’s responsible-gambling framework and that of the National Council on Problem Gambling. The platform will support evidence management, mentor collaboration and lottery submissions, alongside a digital resource library and an annual North American index based on anonymised, self-reported information. Cibelae highlighted the agreement and said it followed its own August 2026 collaboration with digitalRG.
Cibelae approved ARG Innova’s admission as an associated member at its third board meeting in João Pessoa, Brazil. The organisation said ARG Innova will contribute expertise in cybersecurity, information security and technology risk management to support lottery-sector resilience and knowledge-sharing.
Buenos Aires City lottery operator LOTBA completed its first independent external review of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing system. LOTBA said the review assessed and strengthened its internal controls and inspection procedures, in line with requirements of Argentina’s Financial Information Unit.
Cibelae said it and digitalRG have made a free digital platform available to member lotteries to manage responsible gambling and anti-money laundering certifications. The service supports applications for Cibelae’s Level 1 technical standard and WLA responsible gambling certification, which requires at least Level 2 before 1 October.
Cibelae executive director Rodrigo Cigliutti met Panama National Beneficence Lottery director general Isidro Carbonell in Panama City to discuss lottery development and modernisation. They reviewed responsible gambling, security, commercial processes and fraud prevention, while the LNB’s own electronic-game processing platform was also noted.