Global lottery sales hit new heights in 2017

The robust final quarter of the year traditionally experienced by a number of the world’s lotteries helped push global lottery sales up 3.8% year-on-year.

30May2018

GLMS welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding sports betting and recalls the importance of measures against manipulations of sport competitions and illegal betting

Lausanne, 30 May 2018, The U.S. Supreme court ruled on May 14 that states themselves should have the right to regulate and tax sports betting, and considered it unconstitutional for the federal government to ban them from doing so. The court’s decision came in the case of Christie vs. the National Collegiate Athletic Association, a challenge by New Jersey to the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which banned all states outside of Nevada from offering single-event sports betting. Three other states -- Montana, Oregon and Delaware -- were allowed to offer limited forms of betting under PASPA.

11Jun2018

GLMS further expands its membership with the addition of Stoloto in Russia

Lausanne, 11 June 2018, today GLMS had the pleasure to welcome the Russian Lottery, Stoloto to its Association. Just before the official opening of the FIFA World Cup in 2018 in Russia, GLMS network has been further strengthened with one more member, which will effectively contribute to the key monitoring activities by GLMS through local intelligence and information directly from Russia.

28May2018

GLMS and the Lithuanian Gaming Control Authority conclude agreement

Lausanne, 28 May 2018: The Global Lottery Monitoring System concluded today an agreement with the Lithuanian Gaming Control Authority. The cooperation arrangement will see the exchange of information concerning any suspicious betting identified that falls within the operational scope of the Lithuanian regulatory authority.