Benin’s National Lottery issues gaming platform audit tender

Benin’s National Lottery has launched a tender for an independent audit of its gaming platforms and M-DATA aggregation system, seeking a detailed assessment of cybersecurity, system reliability and technical compliance as the operator expands its digital infrastructure.

The Loterie Nationale du Bénin (LNB) has opened a public procurement process for an audit of its gaming platforms and M-DATA data aggregation system. The tender was published through Benin’s public procurement system on August 10, with bids due by August 27, 2026 at 10am. The contract is classified as an intellectual-services assignment and is open to qualified firms and consortiums.

The planned audit is expected to cover the LNB’s own information systems as well as technology operated by external partners. According to local reporting, the assignment will run for approximately six months and examine the security, reliability and functional compliance of the infrastructure supporting the lottery’s gaming operations.

Particular attention will be given to M-DATA, the LNB’s internal platform for aggregating gaming and transaction information. The review is expected to assess areas including access management, data encryption, logging and incident monitoring, as well as the resilience of cloud infrastructure. Business-continuity and disaster-recovery arrangements maintained by external technology providers are also expected to form part of the assessment.

The audit is also expected to examine the reliability of technical components used in gaming operations, including random number generation and the controls designed to protect the integrity of gaming systems. The objective is to identify vulnerabilities before they can affect platform availability, data security or confidence in the operator’s products.

The tender comes as the LNB continues a wider digital transformation. The company has increasingly relied on digital channels and data-driven systems while also developing additional online and electronic products. As a company listed on the regional BRVM stock exchange, the LNB is also subject to greater financial reporting and governance scrutiny than in its earlier structure as a purely state-owned operator.

Cybersecurity has become increasingly relevant as Benin strengthens supervision of its gambling market and attempts to improve visibility over betting activity and financial flows. For the LNB, a technical audit can therefore serve both an operational purpose and a compliance function by providing evidence that the systems processing gaming activity are appropriately controlled and resilient.

Once the six-month assignment is completed, the LNB is expected to receive a prioritised map of technical risks together with recommendations for short- and medium-term improvements. The tender represents another step in Benin’s effort to strengthen the infrastructure supporting its regulated gaming sector, with system security and data integrity becoming increasingly important as gambling operations move further toward digital distribution.