WLA Annual Review 2023

Provides a brief yet comprehensive retrospective of the WLA endeavors and achievements, as well as key facts and figures from the past year's activities.

153
Regular Members

73
Suppliers

339.1
BILLION
USD
Generated in 2022
By WLA regular members
82.6
BILLION
USD
Returned to good causes in 2022
By WLA regular members
11.4% Increased
It was a productive year for the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, which undertook a number of initiatives to raise the level of responsible gaming and ensure that all WLA lottery members achieve Level 2 certification to the WLA Responsible Gaming Framework.”
Rebecca Paul, WLA President
Rebecca Paul
President's message
In 2023, the WLA increased the number of its informative events for members, broadened its partnerships, and ramped up efforts to combat illegal betting, sports competition manipulation, to maintain sports integrity for the global lottery, sports betting and sports ecosystem.
Luca Esposito, WLA Executive Director
Executive Director's message
New Strategy
Enhances our support to members and the global lottery and sports betting ecosystem
Pyramid showing Mission, Vision and Purpose.
It has been a year of great progress. The elaboration of the new WLA five-year strategy, will reinforce our efforts to ensure the integrity of the lotteries, sports, and sports betting community, and allow us to better serve our evolving global membership.”
Rebecca Paul, WLA President
Executive Committee
Our purpose
is to support and promote the efforts of our global member organizations in providing socially responsible offerings to generate funds for positive societal impact.
WLA at a glance
+11%
Members certified
to WLA Security Control Standard
SRM Committee
10
Lotteries
Reach Level 2 RG certification for first time thanks to new CSRC pilot project
CSR Committee
Addressing global illegal betting
Key ILBC milestones assist members combat the threat
ILB Committee
Supporting members
offering horse racing and sports betting
Horse Betting. Marketing Guidelines brochure.
BISHR Committee
Education
10
International events
+1500
Participants
11
Scholarships
ULIS
7
New members
3
Key partnerships established
Digitalizing WLA publications
Our new digital format for publications provides easy access, search and enhanced sharing features, across diverse devices.
800+
New followers
IT & Communications

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