We are the official body responsible for licensing, regulating, and monitoring all lottery, sports betting, casino gaming, interactive/mobile gaming, consumer sales promotional gaming activities and emerging market within the Federal Capital Territory.
Our goal is to foster a responsible, secure, and transparent lottery environment that protects players and promotes fair play.
The FCT Lottery Regulatory Office carries out a number of regulatory activities to sanitize and grow the Gaming industry in the FCT – Abuja. These include but are not limited to the following.
Setting Standards
We set standards, guidelines and rules for the operation of national lottery in Nigeria, to promote transparency, propriety and integrity.
Protection of Players
We ensure the protection of the interest of Lottery Industry Stakeholders, the Public and Lottery Players.
Vetting of Lottery Licence Applicants:
We undertake regular checks on gaming applicants, licence holders and permit holders; which gives us an unfettered authority to inquire and/or verify any information given by an applicant with any government, quasi-government, body or agency in Nigeria and/or overseas.
Licensing of Lottery Operations
We grant approvals on behalf of the Honourable Minister of FCT for the grant of licence/permit to eligible applicants.
Witnessing of Draws
We witness to authenticate lotteries involving draws and distribution of prizes or gifts to ensure transparency and integrity.
Overseeing Statutory Remittances to the Trust Fund:
We ensure that all licenced gaming operators make their statutory remittance to the FCT for their gaming operations.
Independent Verification of Winners:
We through our Monitoring and Enforcement Department, embark on verification exercise to ensure that Lottery Operators duly comply with statutory guidelines, requirements and Terms and Conditions that govern the approved License/Permit in which all prize winners receive their winnings from Gaming Operators.
Arbitrate on Disputes Between Players and Operators:
We amicably resolve petitions and complaints by investigating and arbitrating disputes between players and operators when the need arises, to ensure no one is shot changed.
Collaboration with Enforcement Agencies:
We collaborate with law enforcement agencies and sister regulatory bodies as provided for in sanitizing the lottery industry. They include NPF, EFCC, DSS, NSCDC, NCC etc.
Clamp down on Illegal Operators:
We, in collaboration with the Law Enforcement Agencies halts and prosecute illegal lottery operators, as well as seal off their premises, where and when necessary.
Vetting of Lottery Adverts:
We evaluate Gaming Marketing, Communication, Advertising, Promotion and Operations, especially to ensure that they comply with FCT – LRO Code of Practice as prescribed by the FCT-LRO Guidelines.
Enlightenment Campaign:
We embark on lots of enlightenment campaigns to reduce the high level of ignorance, negative stereotypes, misconceptions and misleading information about gaming and its industry.
Information on Lottery Business Opportunities:
We provide enormous education on the vast investment opportunities in the gaming industry that are still waiting to be tapped.
The Enabling Laws
To be a trusted regulator of gaming for Good causes.
Committed to sustainable and transparent lotteries driven by professionalism and leading technologies for social and economic development, meeting the needs of stakeholders.