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Kofi Osei-Ameyaw<\/strong> \u2013 Director General of NLA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) plans on regularizing the operations of illegal lotto operators. According to a release from the Public Relations "},"modified":"2019-08-22T13:49:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:49:09","slug":"nla-opens-window-for-illegal-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/22\/nla-opens-window-for-illegal-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"NLA Opens Window For Illegal Operators"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kofi Osei-Ameyaw<\/strong> \u2013 Director General of NLA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) plans on regularizing the operations of illegal lotto operators. According to a release from the Public Relations Unit of the authority, such operators would be required to pay a prescribed fee so licences would be issued to them to enable them to sell products of the NLA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn view of
\nthis, the National Lottery Authority hereby directs all\u00a0 illegal Lotto operators
\nwho have applied and paid up the prescribed fees to pick up and execute copies
\nof the Lotto Retail Licensing Agreement from the Head Office of the NLA within
\nseven days from the date of this publication\u201d the release pointed out.<\/p>\n

Those who
\nfail to meet the foregone the release stated will not enjoy the licensing
\nwindow for the 2018\/2019 period.<\/p>\n

It is
\nunlawful under Act 722 and L.I. 1948 to manufacture, distribute, sell or retail
\nLotto products and services without authorization from the NLA members of the
\npublic have been reminded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Accordingly,
\nall those engaged in illegal lottery operations will be put before any of the
\neleven lotto courts inaugurated across the country to ensure compliance and
\nprosecution of lotto-related offences.<\/p>\n

The release
\nrestated the commitment of the NLA to sanitizing the gaming industry and would accordingly
\ndeploy all lawful means to oust the operations of unauthorized or unlicensed
\nLotto operators.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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