Lotto New Zealand was recently felicitated with an
international recognition award for its best practice approach to responsible
gaming.
World Lottery Association (WLA) determines the
international benchmark for responsible gaming.
Lotto NZ has been awarded for the best approach taken towards
responsible gaming, recognizing Lotto NZ's commitment to minimize the potential
risk problem or minor gambling.
"Focusing on responsible gaming plays a central
role in Lotto’s day-to-day operations, across all areas of the business”
“Lotto exists to generate funding for Kiwi
communities, but we cannot truly benefit our communities if playing our games
is causing undue harm." said Lotto NZ’s Chief Executive Wayne Pickup.
Lotto NZ's responsible gaming program emphasizes on
education to staff and retailers, in case the players face an issue regarding
lottery, provides
customer support to its players both offline and online, also contributing to
design and marketing of the games.
"Responsible play is all about having fun,
being informed and knowing your limits" said Mr. Wayne.
"Our games are intended to be a bit of light
entertainment and we want to keep it that way."
Lotto NZ earned Level 2 accreditation under the
WLA’s Responsible Gaming Framework in 2009, followed by Level 3 in 2014 and
currently achieved the highest possible recognition by WLA.
"I wish to extend my warmest congratulations to
Lotto NZ for achieving level 4 certification," said Anne Pattberg, Chair
of the World Lottery Association’s Independent Assessment Panel.
"The panel was very impressed with Lotto NZ’s
strong corporate governance and its top-down drive to deliver responsible
gaming, as well as the development of new and innovative ideas to promote
responsible play."
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