The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has finally taken over the running of the *959# shortcode purposefully for the operations of Original 5/90 Lotto, the flagship product of the Authority.

The *959# was previously managed by Keed Ghana Limited, one of the collaborators of the Authority responsible for the operations of LUCKY 3.

The NLA said through consensus and continuous engagement with Keed Ghana Limited, MTN, Vodafone and AirtelTigo, has finally taken full control of the *959#.

*959# would be used for the continuous operations of the Original 5/90 Lotto via MTN, Vodafone and AirtelTigo.

The NLA, in a statement, said it is fully committed to the government's vision of digitisation and digitalisation programme.

"After a very careful assessment, the *959# has proven to be a very robust shortcode and one of the best in online gaming lottery platforms," the statement said, adding: "We are, therefore, urging the staking public to fully patronise the *959# shortcode for Original 5/90 Lotto, especially during these difficult moments of the coronavirus pandemic."