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Kofi Osei Ameyaw\u00a0\u2013\u00a0NLA\u00a0Boss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new National Lottery Authority\n(NLA) and Veterans Administration Ghana (VAG) joint lotto, which will commence\noperations this month, is expected to increase the funds going into th"},"modified":"2019-07-01T20:02:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T20:02:54","slug":"nla-vag-deal-brings-20000-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/01\/nla-vag-deal-brings-20000-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"NLA-VAG Deal Brings 20,000 Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kofi Osei Ameyaw\u00a0\u2013\u00a0NLA\u00a0Boss<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new National Lottery Authority
\n(NLA) and Veterans Administration Ghana (VAG) joint lotto, which will commence
\noperations this month, is expected to increase the funds going into the
\nConsolidated Fund from the gaming industry. <\/p>\n

The partnership is one step expected
\nto stem the thriving illegal lottery operations in the country, according to
\nthe communications department of the NLA.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, \u201cThe new
\narrangement will also create directly and indirectly 20,000 jobs across the
\ncountry as well as increase the support rendered Ghanaian veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the agreement with the VAG,
\nmost of the private lotto operators and agents were operating with a licence
\ngranted under Act 844, a law which empowers the veterans to engage in raffles
\nor lottery to the benefit of its membership.<\/p>\n

However, the NLA-VAG partnership
\ngives the NLA the sole authority to operate, manage and regulate VAG lotto. <\/p>\n

Lacking the technology,
\ninfrastructure,\u00a0machinery and resources to operate, manage and regulate
\nVAG lotto, and, therefore, depending on third parties who were also abusing the
\nlottery regulations and further impoverishing the veterans, VAG agreed to this
\nnew arrangement.<\/p>\n

The licence issued by VAG to the
\naforementioned private lotto operators and agents came to an end on November
\n2018.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, \u201cIt is
\nonly duly licensed lotto marketing companies and private lotto operators and
\nagents that would be allowed to participate in the VAG lotto in strict
\naccordance with the terms and conditions as contained in their respective
\nlicences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFurthermore, necessary actions
\nwould be taken by the authority to clamp down on all unlicensed lotto operators
\nand agents across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The VAG lotto will bring an additional revenue stream to the Consolidated Fund as well as ensure the creation of over 20,000 jobs directly and indirectly.<\/p>\n

By A.R. Gomda<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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