Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) Monday announced it has been accredited in Maranhão, Brazil. The accreditation gives GLI the opportunity to perform tests and certification for the gambling and lottery industry interested in working with lottery and fixed-odds betting operators in the state of Maranhão.
Lotema is the Maranhão State Lottery.
“Every day we strive to make Lotema even better, providing greater security for its users,” said Maranhão Parcerias President Cassiano Pereira Junior in a statement. “The partnership with GLI is a concrete way of achieving this goal, as its certification laboratories play an important role for the gaming and lottery industry, guaranteeing the conformity, security, and integrity of the products and systems used by Lotema.”
The Lottery of the State of Maranhão is the third jurisdiction in Brazil to accredit laboratories. GLI is accredited in all and the first to be authorized in all.
“We are grateful to the Lottery of the State of Maranhão for granting GLI the laboratory accreditation, becoming the first to be authorized in Maranhão. It is extremely gratifying to see how Lotema empower themselves by trusting the technical compliance process to provide transparency, integrity, and accountability to all the industry stakeholders through the certification process. said, GLI Vice President of Latin America, Caribbean, and Spain Karen Sierra-Hughes.
“The laboratory accreditation is the first step for a successful implementation of the certification based on jurisdictional standards, and the reason why we at GLI take this step very seriously and with great priority every time a new jurisdiction opens. We feel responsible for being part of the solution towards a fast and efficient implementation of regulations, thus supporting further local industry development and sustainable growth. We are grateful to Lotema and excited to be part of its thriving industry.”
