The Jamaica Observer published an article on August 4, 2020 about United States Ambassador highlighting national security concerns. Below are some key highlights:
- The UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Tapia has cited national security concerns as the reason he has objected to the use of Chinese firm Genlot Game Technology as the back-end provider for new local lottery company Mahoe Gaming.
- Last week news broke that Tapia had written to the Jamaican Government expressing concern about the use of Genlot by Mahoe Gaming, which has been granted a lottery licence by the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC)
- According to Myers Mayne, Mahoe Gaming is poised to introduce a suite of new lottery products, having been awarded a licence from BGLC
- The US ambassador argued that the BGLC must ensure the protection and integrity of the personal data collected by Mahoe Gaming
- In a statement late yesterday, Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission Executive Director Vitus Evans insisted approval of a licence to promote a lottery does not extend to approval of any proposed technical service provider
- “If the findings of the due diligence investigations are negative at any stage in this process, the BGLC does not grant approval and the lottery promoter has the option to identify alternative technical service providers and resubmit new information for the commission’s consideration,” Evans said. “Only when the commission is satisfied with the findings of the due diligence investigations is approval to commence operations granted.”
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