Summit
World Lottery Summit 2026
The World Lottery Association's biennial summit meets at ICC Sydney on 9–12 November 2026, hosted by The Lottery Corporation, with a trade show, keynotes and awards.
About this event
The World Lottery Summit 2026 runs from 9 to 12 November at ICC Sydney. It is the biennial congress of the World Lottery Association (WLA), held each time with a host lottery; this year the host is The Lottery Corporation, the Australian lottery operator. The audience is state-authorised lottery and sports betting operators and their suppliers.
The summit runs under the banner United in Purpose, with Driving Change and Building Resilience as its other two strands, and each conference day takes one of the three. Tuesday is about change, with keynotes from the author Saroo Brierley, the leadership speaker Holly Ransom and former Facebook ANZ chief Stephen Scheeler. Wednesday turns to resilience with the futurist Anders Sörman-Nilsson, the sustainability executive Jessica Sansom and the gambling researcher Michelle L. Malkin. Thursday opens with a panel on how lottery money supports communities, followed by the WLA Awards, now split into advertising and new responsible gaming categories, a CEOs' round table, the official close and the WLA General Meeting.
Two afternoons are given to parallel sessions. Tuesday's cover lotteries' use of AI, innovation, the fight against illegal operators, protection of young adults, reporting on good-cause funding, and prediction markets and look-alike products sold without a licence. Wednesday's deal with sustainability, security and risk, and sports integrity. Speakers come from operators such as FDJ United, Veikkaus, Singapore Pools, Loto-Québec and the California Lottery, and the four platinum contributors, Brightstar, Pollard Banknote, Scientific Games and Bally's Intralot, each get their own slot.
A trade show in Hall 5 opens on Monday afternoon, before a harbour cruise to an opening dinner at the Sydney Opera House, and stays open through the week. Registration is priced in Australian dollars including GST: AUD 3,280 for WLA regular members, up to AUD 6,662.50 at the non-associate-member rate, and AUD 1,742.50 for a day pass. Online registration closes on 5 November, and card payment carries a AUD 163 surcharge.
For affiliates the relevance is indirect: this is a meeting of state-authorised lotteries and their suppliers, and its awards judge lottery advertising rather than performance channels. The sessions on illegal operators and prediction markets show how licensed lotteries view unlicensed competition. The host and location of WLS 2028 are due to be revealed at the closing dinner on 12 November.
Agenda highlights
Trade Show Official OpeningCeremony · Andreas Kötter (WLA President)
Hall 5 - Exhibition CentreTrade Show and opening cocktailTrade show
Hall 5 - Exhibition CentreWLS Opening Dinner at the Sydney Opera HouseSocial
Sydney Opera HouseTickets
Seven ways in
WLA Regular member
AUD 3,280Online registration until 5 Nov; credit card payment adds AUD 163
- Incl. GST (AUD 3,200 excl.). Trade show opening and reception, business program and catering, trade show access, opening and closing dinners, conference documentation.
WLA Associate member
AUD 4,305
- Incl. GST (AUD 4,200 excl.). Same inclusions as Regular member.
WLA non-regular member
AUD 5,022.50
- Incl. GST (AUD 4,900 excl.). Trade show, opening and reception, opening dinner, business program and catering, closing dinner, documentation.
WLA non-associate member
AUD 6,662.50
- Incl. GST (AUD 6,500 excl.). Same inclusions as non-regular member.
Day pass
AUD 1,742.50
- Incl. GST (AUD 1,700 excl.). Conferences, catering and trade show access on the day the pass is valid.
Accompanying person
AUD 1,230
- Incl. GST (AUD 1,200 excl.). Trade show opening and reception, trade show lunch and closing on Thursday 12 Nov, opening dinner.
Exhibitor technician
AUD 1,640
- Incl. GST (AUD 1,600 excl.). Trade show opening and reception, trade show access.