Sammi Awuku has renewed his call for stronger cooperation among global lottery regulators to tackle illegal gaming operations and ensure that lottery proceeds directly benefit society.
In a follow-up conversation with Public Gaming International Magazine after being featured in their magazine, Awuku stressed the importance of educating political stakeholders on how legal lotteries contribute to national development, as opposed to commercial or illegal operators who enrich themselves at the public's expense. "When people play the lottery, society is enriched instead of private shareholders.
Lottery proceeds build another school or maternity ward instead of paying for another private jet for the executives of commercial operators," Awuku emphasized.
According to him, illegal operators pose a critical threat to the integrity of the lottery system across Africa and beyond.
