World Lottery Association


world lottery association

The World Lottery Association is a global, member-based organization of state-authorized lottery and sports betting operators. The WLA shares knowledge and experience to assist its members around the globe in achieving their goals of raising funds for good causes while setting global standards for safe, responsible, and entertaining gaming products.

The WLA represents more than 150 state-authorized lotteries, including the largest and most successful in the world, from 80 countries across 5 continents. The WLA provides a platform for sharing technological innovations, lottery industry intelligence and leading-edge marketing concepts; guidance on combating illegal gaming, match fixing and other criminal activity that negatively impacts the sector; and much more.

Regular and Collaborating Members

The World Lottery Association welcomes applications from lottery and sports betting operators, suppliers of goods or services to the lottery and sports betting industry and relevant stakeholders. Membership is simple and one-time and offers the opportunity to benefit from WLA’s international platform, certification programs, and other benefits.

Full Members

The world lottery association welcomes applications from organizations that are resident in and licensed to conduct lotteries or sports betting operations in the Asia Pacific region. These organisations must have business practices that align with the aims and objectives of the world lottery association and must be fully dedicated to raising funds for the public good.

Associate Members

The World Lottery Association recognizes over 70 industry suppliers that offer goods or services to the lottery and sports betting industries worldwide as Associates. These include suppliers of online and offline systems, terminals, ticket printers, video lottery terminals, game designers, consultants and auditors.