[ 2021-02-15 ]

Osei Kofi Ameyaw, Director General of NLA

Don’t patronise illegal digital short code- National Lottery Authority warns
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has cautioned
the general public, players of NLA
products/services and the media that the only
operational and functional official short code of
the NLA is *959#.
It said any other platform operating digital
lottery short code “is fraudulent and illegal”
and that much investment has gone into the
development and running of the official short code
of the NLA, *959#.

Licensed
A statement issued in Accra said the only licensed
online lotto marketing company responsible for the
operation of *959# on behalf of the NLA was KGL



Technology Limited.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Live draw on
GTV and short code operated by Alpha Lotto Limited
is illegal and in total breach of the laws
governing the lottery industry. The authority
shall take steps to address the illegal short code
and Live draw by Alpha Lotto Limited.
“We would like to use this opportunity to
caution and instruct Alpha Lotto Limited and GTV
to stop the Live draw with immediate effect,” it
said.
Opportunity


Again, the statement said the NLA would like to
use this opportunity to direct Alpha Lotto Limited
to stop the operations of its illegal short code
for 5/90 with immediate effect.

“We are respectfully urging the general public,
players and stakeholders of the lottery industry
to play NLA 5/90 through the authority's point of
sale terminals across the country, and through the
only digital lottery platform of NLA *959#,” it
said.

Source - Graphic Online

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