The World Lottery Summit 2024 was officially opened on 22 October by WLA President, Rebecca Paul and Host Lottery Groupe La Française des Jeux (FDJ) President Stéphane Pallez.
Over 1000 participants from regulated lottery and sports betting industry, gathered in the French capital for the biennial event with the theme Impacting Society Together.
"The lottery sector is more than just games; it is about people, communities, and making a difference in the world. We are aligned in the conception that our work is more than just giving us the opportunity to bring positive changes: it is our responsibility to do so," said Paul.
FDJ President Stéphan Pallez highlighted the diversity of the lottery and sports betting global community, noting:
"It is inspiring to witness such a diverse assembly of lottery professionals from across the globe gathered under one roof. Each of you brings a unique perspective, and together, we have an opportunity to shape the future of our industry."
An inspiring business program
Over the first three days, participants have learned from lottery experts who drilled down into topics, such as:
- Innovation and creativity, disruption and the impact of technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI on the lotteries
- Sport and how to protect its integrity
- Global efforts to combat illegal betting and growing sports competition manipulation
- Aspects of CSR, underscoring the importance and benefits for our lottery and sports betting members to achieve and maintain WLA RG certification
- Ways to deliver environmentally sustainable operations
- Realizing secure lottery and sports betting operations and the latest edition of the WLA Security Control Standard (WLA:SCS 2024)
- Lottery contributions to society and good causes
- Diversity and inclusion
… and been inspired by keynote speakers who presented fascinating perspectives on:
- Managing change
- Overcoming challenges
- Embracing creativity and unlocking innovation
- Thinking out of the box
Moderator: Jean-Baptiste Maupas-Oudinot, FDJ, France
Speakers: Isabelle Gallo, Frédéric Mazzella, Chris Barton
Our Platinum Contributors elaborated on the following topics:
- Perspectives in AI and Implications for Lottery (IGT)
- Insights from a successful Lottery Transformation: The path to future growth (Intralot)
- Navigating Our "C" Changes: A Blueprint for Maximizing Lottery’s Social Contribution (Scientific Games)
- Future Focus: Setting Sights on Success (Pollard Banknote)
Innovative products and services on show
WLA Platinum and Gold Contributors, lottery members and suppliers put on a fantastic exhibition that allowed visitors to try products and learn about the latest technologies available.
Play for Society
Our Play for Society project serves to emphasize that raising funds for good causes is a basic criteria for WLA membership, and a common thread that binds all WLA member organizations. It is the raison d'être of the entire global, regulated lottery and sports betting ecosystem.
We would like to thank all the lotteries from our five global regions, who contributed to the WLS 2024 Play for Society display, sharing their excellent work to support communities and individuals around the world.
Africa
- Ithuba, South Africa
- Lottotech, Mauritius
Asia / The Pacific
- China Welfare Lottery
- LotteryWest, Australia
- The Lottery Corporation, Australia
Europe / The Middle East
- Allwyn, UK
- Groupe FDJ, France
- Loterie Romande, Switzerland
- Lotto Bayern, Germany
- National Lottery, Ireland
- OPAP, Greece
Latin America
- La Tinka, Peru
- Junta de Protección Social, Costa Rica
North America / The Caribbean
- California State Lottery
- Colorado Lottery
- Hoosier Lottery, Indiana
- Illinois Lottery
- Tennessee Education Lottery
Volunteers
The WLA would like to thank all the volunteers who came from around the world and helped to deliver a fantastic event.
WLS 2026
The WLA was pleased to announce that the next World Lottery Summit (WLS 2026) will take place in Sydney, Australia. Sue van der Merwe, CEO of our next host - The Lottery Corporation (TLC), welcomed the audience to attend the next biennial event, noting that the bar had been set very high by WLS 2024 hosts, Groupe FDJ, and that TLC would do its best to deliver as great an event.
