Reports EUROPEAN LOTTERIES
Sports betting began in the Netherlands in 1957 when the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) began to organise it. Te KNVB organised sports betting until 1961 when sports betting was legalised as a second state monopoly and the Stichting Nationale Sporttotalisator (De Lotto) was founded to take over.
- New Year Scope - €30 for a ticket to win up to €30m
Tickets can be purchased via the 4,968
outlets from shops, supermarkets, tobacconists, gas stations or via internet or subscriptions Net turnover in 2014 was €737.8m (a decrease
from 2013 figures of €772.6m) of which €578.6m came from the state lottery, €120.1m came from the New Year lottery and €39.1m came from Millions game. Prizes resulted in €446.9m (68.6 percent) and €64.5m was paid out in gaming tax. Gross profit for the company was €232.1m. It is said increased competition and reluctant
consumer behaviour has attributed to the drop in revenues. Meanwhile De Lotto has been in operation
since 1961 and provides funds for Dutch charities in the fields of sports, culture, social welfare and health. Te lotto began when the Royal Dutch
Football Association asked for permission to organise a national Toto in 1956. Tis began a year later and in 1961 lotteries also entered the game. By the year 2000 all the brands came under the name Stichting de Nationale Sporttoalisator (SNS) with the registered name of De Lotto. It is controlled by the Ministry of Security and
Justice and the Gaming Authority and the brands include Lotto, Toto, Lucky Day, Scratch cards and Euro Lotto Jackpot. Tickets can be bought via retailers in tobacco shops,
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