28 Oct Press Statement – NLRC International Gaming Conference 2023
Lottery and Gaming Giants from Australia, Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, UK, USA, and other countries to storm Nigeria for NLRC International Gaming Conference
…As Federal Government Takes Lottery to Greater Heights
Nigeria is set to host lottery and gaming industry giants from Australia, Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and other countries around the world as the apex gaming regulator in Nigeria, the National Lottery Regulatory Commission concludes arrangements for the first international Gaming Conference in Nigeria, after successfully hosting the maiden Gaming Conference in 2021.
This 2-Day conference will be held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, October 31 and November 1, 2023.
Giving an update on the preparations for the global conference in a briefing with newsmen in his Abuja office, the Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila OON, disclosed that the Commission has put all the necessary arrangements in place for a successful conference.
Gbajabiamila told journalists that the elevation of the gaming conference, which commenced in 2021, to an international standard was in consonance with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR hinged on higher effectiveness at all sectors of government for greater governance, improved resources, and a better life for all Nigerians.
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The NLRC boss stated that the Commission is totally committed to the agenda of Mr. President, maintaining that he would spare no efforts in his avowed determination to make the lottery a major revenue earner for the country.
Since his assumption of office, Lanre Gbajabiamila OON has tremendously grown the lottery industry in Nigeria, with greater impact in its regulatory mandate and generating more funds into the coffers of the Federal Government. The Commission hit the over-one billion Naira IGR mark as a result of the pragmatic leadership of Gbajabiamila.
Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Hon. Zephaniah Jisalo is expected to be the Special Guest of Honour, while Mr. Samuel Awuku, the Director General of National Lottery Authority, Ghana, will deliver the keynote address at the conference scheduled to be attended by all the notable stakeholders, operators and players in the industry in the country.
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According to a statement issued by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the commission, Mr. Magnus Ekechukwu, there would be goodwill messages from Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman, Senate Committee on Youth and Sports; Honourable Ahmed Aliyu Abdullahi, Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Dr. Bello Maigari the Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund.
Papers will also be presented by the Acting CEO of Botswana Gambling Authority, Mr. Emolemo Peter Kesitilwe, and other eminent scholars including Professor Rachel Volberg of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
The international conference will be rounded off with a Gala Night where outstanding operators and players in the lottery industry will be given awards in different categories.
International Gaming Conference links
Event Day 1 Live Event Day 2 Live
Event Start: 8 a.m. (West Central Africa) Daily
Meeting ID: 281 559 3563
Passcode: lottery