The World Lottery Association (WLA) has cited “strong performances” from the Asia Pacific and Latin American regions as the main reason for an increase in full-year global lottery sales during the 12 month through to December 31, 2013. The association said that global lottery sales were up 4.9% in 2013, which follows on from full-year growth of 7.7% in the previous year. The Latin American market proved to be the most successful market with an aggregate year-on-year increase in sales of 21.4%. Argentina’s Lotería Nacional Sociedad del Estado was the main driver behind this growth after it experienced a 31.4%…