Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) announced Monday that it has become the first laboratory to achieve accreditation to certify for betting systems, live game studios, and online games to be used by fixed-odds lottery operators by the Secretaria De Prêmios e Apostas (SPA) in Brazil.
The accreditation means GLI is authorized to test and certify equipment, programs, instruments, and devices that comprise betting systems, live game studios, and online games to be used by fixed-odds lottery operators for the recently enacted national regulatory regime of Brazil.
“We commend the outstanding work that SPA has done in creating a regulatory framework by adapting global best practices to their jurisdiction need and thank them for the transparency and professionalism of this laboratory accreditation process,” said Karen Sierra-Hughes, GLI Vice President for Latin America, Caribbean, and Spain.
“We are grateful for the trust put in our work by Brazilian operators and suppliers in the past years in their self-regulatory efforts to voluntarily adhere to compliance processes, which puts them in the position to transition effortlessly to the rise of regulations that are in development today.”
“We have witnessed the efforts that the government and the industry had made throughout all these years to regulate different forms of gaming and lottery, and we feel fortunate to have been part of it while sharing our global expertise and putting the local focus needed in providing support customized to the Brazil culture and particularities of this unique market.”
Sierra-Hughes further said the company is looking forward “to being part of this very exciting time in Brazil,” now finally also as an official accredited laboratory for the country.
In a statement, GLI underscored that it has been working with regulators, lotteries, and industry stakeholders across the Latin American and Caribbean region for more than 26 years in their efforts towards regulation, sustainable growth, and eradicating illegal gaming.
In Brazil, GLI says it has been working side by side with government entities and all industry stakeholders for nearly 20 years, participating in public hearings at the Senate, Chamber of Deputies, and State government level, and in recent years, adding strategic local representation to strengthen their local support.
GLI called the accreditation its latest milestone in Latin America, as last month it became the first lab to achieve accreditation to test online gaming, wagering, and retail sports betting in Peru. And last year in Brazil, GLI was the first lab authorized to test and certify for the Lottery of Parana LOTTOPAR, and the company will become accredited in all states where laboratory accreditation will be required in Brazil.