The NLA Board was appointed by the President, H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor in accordance with Section 36 (2) of the National Lotto Act, (Act722).
Under the new national lotto Act (Act 722) the board is the only body empowered to conduct the business of lotteries in Ghana.
The Board is charged with regulating, supervising and managing the national lotto game, as well as ensuring the enforcement of laws relating to the national lotto in a manner that would promote a “win-win” situation for all stakeholders in the industry.
Under the new Act, the board is empowered to license all lotto-marketing companies for the distribution and sale of coupons, and for other purposes that it considered appropriate.
The authority is the only body to issue coupons both manual and electronic for lotto.
The Act states that no person shall import, sell, distribute or acquire for the purpose of sale any foreign lotto coupon.
The board is under the Chairmanship of Mrs Janet Opoku-Akyeapong, and has Mr. Kojo Andah, Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr. Enoch Hemans Cobinah, Ministry of Finance, Mr. Mumuni Adbulai Bawumia, Ministry of Interior, Ms. Cynthia Lamtey, Principal State Attorney, Attorney Generals Department, Hon Doris Seidu, Chripone Constituency, and Hon Kwadjo Opare Hammond, Member of Parliament as members.

Supreme Court Sends Lotteries Case Back to High Court
GHANA (July 25, 2008) -- The Supreme Court Wednesday unanimously ruled that the National Lotto Act 722, 2006, which was assented to on December 27, 2006 for the establishment of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), is not in breach of Articles 33(5), 35(1) and 36(2) of the 1992 Constitution, contrary to the assertion of the..................Subscribers

Supreme Court Hears Lotto Operators' Suit
ACCRA, Ghana (July 7, 2008) -- The Supreme Court has directed counsel for the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and the Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) to furnish it with copies of the...................Subscribers

Smartplay International Supplies New Equipment to Ghana National Lottery
EDGEWATER PARK, New Jersey (June 19, 2008) -- Representatives from The National Lottery Authority of Ghana visited Smartplay International Inc. in February 2008.  They confirmed that, after 42 years with the same games, the NLA is gearing up to introduce an exciting new game in July using Smartplay's Criterion II.................Subscribers

Private Lotto Operators Challenge NLA Over Publishing of Private Lotto Numbers
GHANA (May 30, 2008) – The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has issued instructions to local publishers to cease publishing numbers drawn by all Private Lotto Operators.............Subscribers

Finance Minister Praises National Lottery Authority for Its Initiative
ACCRA, Ghana (May 7, 2008) -- Finance minister Kwadwo Baah- Wiredu has congratulated the management of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) for its innovative ideas including the launch of a new mobile lottery game (Mobi-Game), noting that its potential of boosting revenue is commendable................Subscribers

National Lottery Authority Launches Mobile Lottery Game
ACCRA, Ghana (April 25, 2008) - The National Lottery Authority (NLA) on Friday introduced a mobile lottery game.................Subscribers

Gaming Commission Intends to Shut-Down Illegal Operators
ACCRA, Ghana (October 22, 2007) -- The Gaming Commission has announced that it intends to shut-down all illegal gaming operations in the country.................Subscribers

Lotto Operators Say They Will Print Their Own Coupons
ACCRA, Ghana (September 27, 2007) - The Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) on Thursday expressed concern at the decision by the Value Added Tax (VAT) Service to stop the printing and supply of Lotto Coupons..........Subscribers

NLA Issues Sixth Provisional Lottery Licence
ACCRA, Ghana (September 17, 2007) -- Nana Ahimah, Director of Kwahu Farmer’s Lotto, formerly known as National Farmers Lotto, was last Wednesday issued with a provisional licence by ..........Subscribers

Court Directs Private Lotto Operators to Supreme Court
ACCRA, Ghana (September 17, 2007) -- An Accra High Court on Monday gave the Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) options to pursue their case at the Supreme Court or negotiate ...........Subscribers

National Lottery Authority Licenses Another Private Lotto Operator
GHANA (August 30, 2007) -- In compliance with the National Lotto Act 2006 (Section 766), one of the country's key private lotto operators, The Golden Souvenir Ltd., has registered with ...................Subscribers

NLA Issues Four Provisional Lottery Licenses
ACCRA, Ghana, West Africa (August 23, 2007) -- The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has issued Provisional Certificates/licenses to three Associations and a company under the new Ghana Lottery Act.........Subscribers

National Lottery Authority Sued, Lottery Agents Angry at Government Take-Over
GHANA (August 16, 2007) -- The Ghana Lotto Operators Association and six other Lottery companies have filed a suit at the Accra High Court to stop the recently formed (NLA) from regulating, supervising and managing the national lotto game...........Subscribers

National Lotto Authority Board Sworn-in
GHANA (August 14, 2007) – According to local media reports the Government has sworn-in the seven-member governing board of the National Lotto Authority (NLA). ...........Subscribers

Lottery Marketing Director Elected CIM UK Fellow
GHANA (July 18, 2007) -- Mr. George Eric Gyamfi-Osew, Marketing Director of Ghana National Lotteries, has been elected a Fellow of the Charted Institute of Marketing of the UK (FCIM)..............Subscribers

Lottery Operators Criticize Proposed Legislation That Favours A State Monopoly
GHANA (May 28, 2007) -- Members of the Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) claim the National Lotto Act 722 will put them out of business....................Subscribers

National Lottery Records Biggest Payout Ever
GHANA (May 21, 2007) -- The Department of National Lottery (DNL) this weekend recorded the biggest payout in the history of lotto in Ghana, 21.4 billion cedis..........Subscribers

National Lotteries Opens Office at Asankragua
ASANKRAGUA, Ghana (April 19, 2007) – The Department of National Lotteries (DNL) has opened a new office in Asankragua in the Wassa Amenfi District of the Western Region as part of its decentralization and expansion programme...........Subscribers

New Lottery Games Pushes Weekly Turnover to Record Levels
GHANA (April 17, 2007) -- The National Lotteries Authority (formerly Department of National Lotteries) is recording a turnover of around ¢10 billion every week from the sale of lottery coupons to the general public.......................Subscribers

Lotto Bill Goes Through Second Reading
GHANA, West Africa  (November 10, 2006) -- The National Lotto Bill which was laid before Parliament in June, this year, yesterday went through the second reading stage...............................Subscribers

Department of National Lotteries Prepares for New Era
Accra, Ghana, West Africa (September 1, 2006) – A media release issued by the Department of National Lotteries (DNL) said the agency has generated over ¢114.1 billion in government revenue...............Subscribers

No Job Losses Under Lotto Reforms
OPINION By: Kwaku Kwarteng, Head of Communication for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.
ACCRA, Ghana, West Africa (July 20, 2006) -- Kwaku Kwarteng, the Head of Communication for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, wrote the following letter............................Subscribers

New Lotteries Bill Reportedly Endorsed By All Stakeholders
GHANA (July 17, 2006) -- The Department of National Lotteries (DNL) has reportedly denied claims that the current DNL Bill in parliament is a ploy to destroy Private enterprise and do away with the Private Lotto Writers............................Subscribers

Groups Meet to Thrash-Out Amendments to Proposed National Lotto Bill
ACCRA, Ghana (July 13, 2006) – The Association of Private Lotto Writers and the Department of National Lotteries (DNL) will reportedly meet tomorrow to thrash-out amendments.................................Subscribers

Private Lotto Operators Decry New Lottery Legislation
ACCRA, Ghana (July 11, 2006) – According to local self interest groups a proposed new Bill, if passed, would replace the National Weekly Lotto Amendment Law 1989 (PNDCL 223) that deregulated the lottery sector, opening  up the industry to.............................Subscribers

Lotto Operators Oppose Amendment to PNDC Law
ACCRA, Ghana (July 6, 2006) -- The Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) on Thursday appealed to Parliament to oppose the amendment of the PNDC Law..........................Subscribers

New Lottery Bill Before Parliament
ACCRA, Ghana, West Africa (June 22, 2006) -- The Department of National Lotteries (DNL) has submitted to parliament a new lotteries bill that is expected be passed into law shortly..................................Subscribers

Parliament Urged to Pass Lotto Bill
TAMALE, Ghana, West Africa (June 18, 2006) – Lottery industry representatives, attending a meeting in Tamale on Friday, pleaded with the government to pass the proposed new Lotto Bill......................Subscribers

Lotto Operators Granted Bail
TEMA, Ghana (May 22, 2006) -- Six Lotto operators, who were arrested in Tema for using fake Golden Souvenir booklets to stake the National Weekly Lotto............................Subscribers

Private Lotto Operators Prosecuted Over Evading VAT
GHANA (March 31, 2006) – The government has reportedly decided to get tough with private lottery operators who avoid paying Value Added Tax (VAT).......................Subscribers

Lottery Company Pays Compensation to Former Employee
ACCRA, Ghana (March 15, 2006) -- Stephen Asare Enterprise Limited (SAEL), a licensed lottery company, has reportedly presented a cheque for 10 million cedis to the...........................Subscribers

Lotto Receivers Appeal to Department of National Lotteries
TAMALE, Ghana (February 18, 2006) - The Northern Region branch of the National Lotto Receivers' Union has reportedly appealed to the Management of the Department of National Lotteries (DNL) to develop a policy to assist Lotto Receivers access bank loans..................................Subscribers

Former Lottery Employees Prepared to Take Legal Action Against Department to Halt Evictions
ACCRA, Ghana (September 26, 2005) – The Department of National Lotteries (DNL) in Accra has reportedly engaged the services of K.9 Security Services to forcefully evict some of its former employees occupying DNL flats in Accra.............................Subscribers

The Never Ending Story of Ghana’s Lotto Bill
GHANA (August 29, 2005) – Local media sources are questioning the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government’s reluctance to pass a Bill banning private sector lotteries?............................Subscribers

Lotto Writers Win Reprieve From Tax Man
ACCRA, Ghana (June 2, 2005) – The Value Added Tax (VAT) Service has reportedly announced a moratorium, for one week, on its crack down of lotto operators who are selling lotto coupons at prices inconsistent....................Subscribers

Lotto Receivers Call on Department of National Lotteries to Decentralize Its Operations
TAMALE, Ghana (February 28, 2005) -- Lotto receivers in the Northern Region have reportedly called on the Department of National Lotteries (DNL) to decentralize its operations........................Subscribers

National Lotteries to Decentralize Its Operations
TAKORADI, Ghana (February 5, 2005) -- According to local media reports the Department of National Lotteries (DNL) is seeking to decentralize its operations in order to negate the increasing number of illegal lotteries in the country..........................Subscribers

Players Voice Dissatisfaction with Lottery's Payout Delays
TAMALE, Ghana (February 3, 2005) -- According to local news sources a number of lottery players in Tamale have expressed their dissatisfaction with the delay in the payment of their winnings by the Department of National Lotteries (DNL)......................Subscribers