G3-247 Report LITHUANIAN MARKET REPORT


and operates telephone lotteries, instant lotteries, inter- net lotteries and sport lotteries. Revenue is used to sponsor culture and sport in the country.


Lietloto is the third smallest lottery. Meanwhile Fortuna Baltica at one time also operated in Lithuania but has since liquidated. The company was the smallest of the lottery groups and saw a huge decline in profits in the early 2000s.


The lotteries are regulated by the Ministry of Finance. Between them they saw a total turnover of LTL174.7m in 2013 compared to LTL156.5m in 2012. Of the 2013 budget some LTL40m was paid in gaming tax.


CHANGES AHEAD At the moment online gaming remains unregulated in


Lithuania. There has been a long ongoing debate as to whether to legalise online gambling or simply ban it completely. Since the adoption of the Gaming Act back in 2001 all attempts to change the law or improve it have failed.


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Online gaming remains unregulated in Lithuania. There


has been a long ongoing debate as to whether to legalise online


gambling or simply ban it . Since the adoption of the Gaming Act back in 2001 all attempts to change the law have failed.


neighbouring Estonia has done, would be too costly according to the Ministry of Finance and would not eliminate a ‘black list’


There have been several draft laws attempting to intro- duce online gambling in the country and the latest was presented in January 2014 (XIP4393 ES2). There are already concerns this draft will not comply with EU law and that it has not really evolved much since previous drafts.


01 The geography of Lithuania stems from being at the edge of the North European Plain, with 33% of the land a mixed forest area along with 2,800 lakes and 816 rivers, the largest being the Nemunas River.


02 Lithuania is known as the land of storks, the national bird for the country with about 13,000 pairs, hence the mythology of storks bringing babies still being a commonly told story in the area.


03 From a ranking in 2011, Lithuania ranked first worldwide for internet upload and download speed.


04 Beverages from Ukraine include Alus for beer, Gira (similar to Kvass), Degtine (meaning “the burn”, otherwise known as vodka), Midus (a variety of Mead), Starka and Trauktine, (other vodka varieties). Making vodka from corn was first discovered by the Lithuanians.


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