The immensely popular lottery will distribute a total of 2.6 billion euros in prizes this year, much of it in small winnings. Street and bar celebrations normally break out, with winners uncorking bottles of sparkling wine and singing and dancing. The event is televised nationally from Madrid's Teatro Real opera house.
“We have achieved the results we anticipated for the first six months of fiscal 2023–2024, despite an economic climate that is putting pressure on Quebecers’ pocketbooks. We’re maintaining the focus on our objectives,” said PRESIDENT AND CEO, Jean-François Bergeron. "We believe it’s important to keep modernizing our offerings in a responsible manner, as always.” “We also unveiled our 2023–2028 Corporate Social Responsibility Plan. It demonstrates our commitment to balancing the commercial and social aspects of our mission to make a positive contribution to the community.”
Elisabeth Römer-Russwurm, Managing Director Austrian Lotteries: “The Austrian Lotteries have been supporting numerous institutions and projects in the humanitarian sector for decades - employees can also suggest their own projects in order to get involved socially.
The aim is to cover the heating and energy costs for needy people in Austria in winter.
The NY Lottery continues to be North America's largest and most profitable lottery program, earning more than $82.38 billion in education support statewide since its founding more than 50 years ago. In the fiscal year 2022-2023, the Lottery’s traditional games contributed $2.67 billion to support education in New York State. Read the RFI here
“The project shows what volunteering is all about: only together can we make a difference. And we can all do something together to support volunteer work,” says Andreas Kötter, Managing Director, WestLotto.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust was pleased to give new scholarships to 106 students and congratulated 45 recently graduated JC Scholars
Over the years, the Texas Lottery has taken great pride in generating revenue for the Fund for Veteran’s Assistance,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery.
Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $18.09 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
“We’re happy to help the Oregon Lottery maximize proceeds to its good cause programs with our high-performance instant products,” said John Schulz, President of Americas & Global Instant Products for Scientific Games. “We’re committed to bringing innovative instant scratch game experiences to players around the world, all based on analytics and insights that drive results.”
Over the course of the lottery’s history in the Sunflower State it has sent more than $2.1 billion to the state of Kansas with around $4.2 billion in prizes paid out to players.
John F. Davis, Secretary of the Florida Lottery, expressed the agency's pride in its impact, stating, "We are immensely proud of the vital role we play in enhancing educational experiences for students throughout Florida. The $45 billion milestone reflects our ongoing dedication to creating brighter futures for every student in Florida. As we look ahead, our commitment remains steadfast."
“A record year like this allows us to meet our mission to responsibly deliver revenue to the Common School Fund, which is the primary source for state funding of K-12 education in Illinois, in grand fashion,” said Illinois Lottery Director, Harold Mays. “We are proud to be able to continue doing our part to support education, knowing that almost 99% of lottery proceeds go directly to supplement education funding, and the remainder goes to other good causes.”