Gaming Laboratories International has become the first laboratory to achieve accreditation in Maranhão, Brazil.
This now allows GLI 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.
Maranhão is the third Brazilian jurisdiction to accredit laboratories and GLI is the first to be authorised in all three.
“Every day we strive to make Lotema even better, providing greater security for its users,” said Cassiano Pereira Junior, president of Maranhão Parcerias (Mapa).
“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.”
Karen Sierra-Hughes (pictured), vice president of Latin America, Caribbean and Spain added: “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.
“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.”
