The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mohammed Abdul-Salam, has emphasized the urgent need for the NLA to intensify its efforts in integrating artificial intelligence into its systems, in response to the alarming global surge in mobile fraud and cybercrime.
He made this statement on the sidelines of a Seminar organized by the African Lotteries Association (ALA) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The ALA Seminar, officially opened by the Vice President of ALA and Director-General of PMU, Mali, Mr. Doumbia Fassery, focused on the role Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity play in the gaming sector.
The Seminar featured presentations on understanding Artificial Intelligence and its relevance to security, fraud detection, data analytics, and operational intelligence, as well as cybersecurity challenges for lotteries in the age of AI.
There were also demonstrations by experts using sophisticated AI tools to prevent mobile fraud in the lottery industry, as well as panel discussions featuring Philippe Vlaemminck, European Lotteries’ Legal Advisor, and Dr. Coulibali Ibrahim, an Expert in Digital Law.
WLA Executive Director, Mr. Luca Esposito, urged ALA members to adopt the use of artificial intelligence within the framework of the lottery, along with other technologies, to address challenges.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Seminar, the Director-General of NLA, Mr. Mohammed Abdul-Salam, reiterated his commitment to the fight against fraud. He stated that the seminar was insightful and places a burden on the Authority to intensify efforts to combat the activities of fraudsters.
“We have people using our images to woo unsuspecting people to defraud them of vast sums of money, and so this is a wake-up call to employ the use of these technological solutions to address the issues of mobile fraud and cybercrime”, he said.
The ALA Seminar on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity provided a collaborative platform for ALA members, executives, regulators, and industry stakeholders to come together, identify the threats they face, and address them by sharing experiences from their various jurisdictions.
