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WLA and Lausanne university present illegal-gambling measurement framework

Regulation

The World Lottery Association and the University of Lausanne’s School of Criminal Justice presented a framework for estimating illegal online gambling markets at a workshop in Lausanne on 12 May. The project, begun in 2024, has been tested in six jurisdictions and is moving from preliminary findings to institutional validation. The method uses channelling rates to produce comparable estimates for regulators.

Comparable estimates could help regulators assess illegal online gambling markets across jurisdictions.

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WLA calls for shared rules on illegal betting and prediction markets

The World Lottery Association called for closer international cooperation and common safeguards against illegal gambling and unauthorised prediction markets at a seminar in Lausanne held from 24 to 26 June 2026. The WLA said prediction platforms based on sports or lottery outcomes require local licences, while European Lotteries backed national regulation and cross-border enforcement cooperation.

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