The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries urged regulators to treat prediction markets as gambling products subject to licensing and oversight. NASPL said the products could put consumer safeguards, sports and lottery integrity, public-benefit funding and law-enforcement efforts at risk without suitable frameworks.
The proposal could affect licensing and oversight requirements for prediction-market operators.
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The World Lottery Association and Australia's The Lottery Corporation will hold the World Lottery Summit 2026 in Sydney from 9 to 12 November, the organisers said. The biennial event, expected to draw 800 to 1,500 professionals, will focus on illegal operators, data-based player protection and sports integrity.
The World Lottery Association and Australia's The Lottery Corporation will hold the World Lottery Summit 2026 in Sydney from 9 to 12 November, the organisers said. The biennial event will take place at the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour under the theme United in Purpose: Driving Change, Building Resilience.
Scientific Games said its US instant scratch game production facility in metro Atlanta has achieved Level 2 certification under the World Lottery Association Security Control Standard 2024. The company said the site, which serves nearly every US state lottery, is now fully compliant with the highest supplier level under the standard. Its UK scratch game facility reached the same level in 2026.
On 19 October, Scientific Games reported that the instant scratch game production site it runs in metro Atlanta, Georgia, has been awarded Level 2 certification under the World Lottery Association Security Control Standard 2024. The facility, which the company calls the biggest lottery scratch game production plant anywhere, remains WLA-certified and now meets the WLA-SCS:2024 Level 2 requirements in full, the top certification tier available to lottery suppliers under that standard.
OpenBet said it has implemented its sportsbook technology for Loterie Romande’s JouezSport offer in Switzerland. The platform covers online services, self-service terminals and 2,350 retail outlets, with Cash Out available on digital channels from launch. OpenBet said its platform processed more than 175 million bets and over US$3 billion in stakes during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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 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.