Scientific Games Obtains WLA Responsible Gaming Certification

The World Lottery Association (WLA) has granted Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS) its Responsible Gaming Framework Certificate of Alignment across five continents.

The WLA carried out an extensive audit on Scientific Games and its responsible gaming practices before granting the certification. The audit focused on the company’s lottery operations for both retail and digital products and services. It was carried out by an independent panel with expertise in CSR.

In the global lottery industry, Scientific Games has truly established its leadership role within responsible gaming. The company’s Healthy Play program, which provides lotteries with real tools to support their own responsible gaming programs, demonstrates Scientific Games integration of the WLA Responsible Gaming Principles throughout the organization and its investment in the future of the lottery industry. WLA is proud to support Scientific Games’ Global Responsible Gaming Certification and congratulates the company on its longstanding and continued commitment to responsible gaming.

Mélissa AzamWorld Lottery Association Senior CSR Manager

Scientific Games launched its Healthy Play program in 2020, which is designed to promote the healthy enjoyment of games through player education. It also created a lottery employee responsible gaming training program. The program can be customized and adapted in numerous languages and has been designed to nurture companywide awareness and understanding of healthy gambling.

This year Scientific Games is planning to launch a Healthy Play website that can be customized for individual lotteries and will be accessible via a QR code. At present, Scientific Games provides its lottery services to 130 lotteries across 50 countries, following their iLottery expansion plans.