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Nigel Birrell was awarded with a Hot50 certificate by Gaming Intelligence – the Hot50 recognises CEO’s who are Setting Industry Standards in the Gaming/Gambling sector.

2017 was the year Lottoland finally felt the full brunt of regulators’ wrath, but that just shows what an impact the company has had in disrupting the established lottery industry.

Birrell has often fought a lonely battle, but the Lottoland juggernaut continues unabashed, and the company has transformed its risk management into its own fully authorised and licensed insurance company. Birrell is an experienced iGaming veteran and the figurehead for Lottoland’s insurgence into the lottery sector. Lottoland is here to stay.

Lottoland launches new €30m instant win jackpot game

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Lottoland has launched a new instant win game offering players a jackpot of €30m.

Gibraltar-based lottery betting operator Lottoland has launched a new instant win game offering players a jackpot of €30m.
Developed by Glück Games, Bingo Jackpot has gone live on Lottoland.com and is also available to the company’s B2B partners via Lottoland Solutions.

The game is an instant win bingo style game with multiple patterns and jackpot prizes, with users able to play between 1 and 6 cards on every single game.

Lottoland said that it has been able to expand its portfolio with high jackpot instant win games due to its Random and insured Number Generator (RiNG), which allows Glück Games to insure the jackpots and first prizes of its games through Lottoland’s insurance infrastructure.

“With our RiNG technology we’ve changed the game, offering our customers the opportunity to win large sums of money whenever they want,” said Lottoland CEO Nigel Birrell. “Customers are demanding higher jackpots – and Lottoland delivers.

“The growth in instant win games over recent years has been huge and we are proud to be able to offer life changing wins in an instant. Bingo Jackpot is just the start.”

El Gordo: Vier deutsche Hauptgewinner

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Für vier deutsche Lottospieler wird Weihnachten dieses Jahr ein besonderes Freudenfest: Sie haben auf Lottoland.com auf die richtige fünfstellige Losnummer der spanischen Weihnachtslotterie (71198) getippt und damit den Hauptpreis von jeweils 200.000 Euro gewonnen. Auf Lottoland.com wurden dieses Jahr über 300.000 Tipps auf El Gordo abgegeben, das entspricht mehr als einer Verdoppelung im Vergleich zum Vorjahr.

 

Insgesamt können sich sieben Lottoland-Kunden über einen Preis in den ersten drei Gewinnklassen freuen. An diese sieben Gewinner schüttet Lottoland über eine Million Euro aus. Nach Ende der offiziellen El Gordo-Ausziehung wird Lottoland.com alle Gewinner per E-Mail informieren. Anders als in Spanien sind die Gewinne für deutsche Lottospieler steuerfrei.

 

Da die vier deutschen Hauptgewinner jeweils ein 1/20-Los erworben haben, gewinnen sie fünf Prozent des Hauptpreises. Ihr Einsatz betrug jeweils 19,99 Euro. Bei Lottoland kann der Kunde zwischen sieben Losanteilen wählen, angefangen bei einem ganzen Los bis hin zu einem Hundertstellos.

 

Ein Teil der Faszination liegt im einfachen Spielprinzip: Es gibt 100.000 fünfstellige Losnummern, die jeweils 170-mal existieren. Heute wurden die Lose während einer mehrstündigen TV-Live-Übertragung gezogen. Der Hauptpreis (Gewinnklasse I) für das Los mit den fünf richtigen Ziffern beträgt vier Millionen Euro. Die spanische Weihnachtslotterie ist mit Ausschüttungen von 2,38 Milliarden Euro die größte Lotterie der Welt. Die Gewinnwahrscheinlichkeit ist sehr viel höher als beim deutschen Lotto 6aus49.

LOTTOLAND SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE SSBT DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH PLAYTECH BGT SPORTS

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Lottoland Solutions is pleased to announce an exclusive lotto betting agreement with Playtech BGT Sports (PBS), the leading supplier of omni-channel sports betting technology.

Following a successful launch of Lottoland Solutions’ turnkey B2B lotto betting service, PBS will become the first retail provider to deliver Lottoland’s jackpot lotto betting products on their self-service betting terminals located in licenced betting shops. Customers of the thousands of UK betting shops containing PBS terminals will be able to place bets on the outcome of a range of future international lottos, for the chance to win huge jackpots.

Lottoland has a retail portfolio of 15+ products and a roadmap of innovation being implemented to further grow the genre. With jackpots guaranteed by Lottoland’s proprietary risk management, including their Insurance Linked Security, land based betting shop partners of Playtech BGT Sports are the latest companies to be able to benefit from Lottoland’s unique and proven lotto betting solutions which have paid out €250 million to lotto betting winners.

John Pettit of Playtech BGT Sports, said: “This exclusive distribution agreement with Lottoland allows us to add a wider range of lotto betting products with bigger jackpot payouts to our existing numbers portfolio – giving our customers further choice. Bookmakers have offered bets on lottos for years as part of their Numbers betting portfolio and it has been popular on our terminals for some time now, but we believe the innovation and customer service delivered by this partnership will take us a step further to becoming a one-stop shop for all betting operators and bookmakers.”

Lottoland Solutions Director Michael Bogie said: “Our jackpot lotto betting products are popular across a range of markets and customers – we are excited to be providing these products to Playtech BGT Sports for their retail customers. PBS are at the forefront of innovation in the sector and our lotto betting will be a very popular addition to their self-service betting terminals.”

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For any media enquiries, please contact Laura Pearson, Head of Corporate Affairs at Lottoland at [email protected] or on 00 44 7818110616

 

About Playtech BGT Sports:

Playtech is a market leader in the gambling and financial trading industries. Founded in 1999 and listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech has more than 5,000 employees in 17 countries. Playtech is the gambling industry’s leading software and services supplier with more than 140 licensees globally, including many of the world’s leading regulated online, retail and mobile operators, land-based casino groups, government sponsored entities such as lotteries, and new entrants opening operations in newly-regulated markets. Its business intelligence-driven gambling software offering includes casino, live casino, bingo, poker and sports betting.

Playtech BGT Sports (“PBS”) is Playtech’s sports betting division, headquartered in Nicosia with more than 600 employees across 6 different business centres. PBS is the provider of the market leading Self Service Betting Terminals product with over 26,000 terminals supplied to retail operators in the UK and internationally as well as digital sports betting platforms and user interfaces to many major online licensees.

 

For further information, www.playtech.com or contact:

Playtech Plc

c/o Buchanan Communications

James Newman, Head of Investor Relations +44 (0)1624 645954

 

About Lottoland Solutions:

Lottoland Solutions offers operators the chance to integrate a lotto betting vertical to their portfolio, containing over 30 different lotto betting products. Operators can launch a new lotto betting vertical that appeals to a huge player base, existing and new, by offering the chance to bet to win the largest prizes in online gaming. Lottoland Solutions’ new turnkey B2B lotto betting service can be quickly and easily integrated to an operator’s existing betting & gaming platform. Contact us today for more information to unlock the potential of lotto betting. It’s time to let your players dream bigger!

 

For information about Lottoland Solutions please contact:

Lottoland Solutions partnership team at [email protected]

LOTTOLAND LAUNCHES THE WORLD’S FIRST BITCOIN LOTTO JACKPOT

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FOR JUST £3.00 PLAYERS CAN GET INVOLVED IN THE PHENOMENON THAT IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD

18th December 2017

Lottoland, the global leader in lotto-betting, is launching the world’s first officially licensed Bitcoin lotto jackpot. The jackpot is seeded at 1,000 Bitcoins (£14.1 million). Today’s draw will take place at 8.30pm (GMT).

Bitcoin Lotto will offer players in the UK the chance to join the Bitcoin boom. The new product is available at www.lottoland.co.uk. Draws will take place daily apart from Sundays.

Bitcoin Lotto is based on the most popular lottery format in the world – 6/49 (choosing 6 numbers out of 49 balls); the odds of winning the Bitcoin jackpot are 14 million to 1, which is ten times more likely than winning the EuroMillions.

Bitcoin Lotto is backed by Lottoland’s insurance model, guaranteeing all pay-outs and giving customers access to the largest lottery jackpots in the world. To-date, Lottoland players have already won over £847 million on the website.

Regarding the launch of Bitcoin Lotto, Lottoland CEO, Nigel Birrell, said, “We’re pleased to be able to announce the launch of this world exclusive lotto betting product. 1,000 Bitcoins are already worth £14.1 million today, but might be worth double that by tomorrow. Bitcoin is a worldwide phenomenon, and Lottoland is giving our customers the opportunity to get involved.”

 

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For any media enquiries, please contact:

Laura Pearson, at [email protected]

 

About Lottoland

Since launching in 2013, Lottoland has grown rapidly to become the world leader in lotto-betting. Innovation, coupled with giving customers choice of products and value for money, has been key to the company’s success.

Players are able to bet on the outcomes of the biggest lotteries from around the world, with record jackpots available seven days a week. Major draws available with Lottoland include EuroMillions, WorldMillions, the famous Spanish Christmas Lottery “El Gordo” and America’s PowerBall and MegaMillions lotteries. With Bitcoin Lotto, players bet on the outcome of the Spanish Bonoloto.

The Gibraltar-based business is active in 12 markets, has over 350 employees and more than 7 million customers worldwide. Lottoland is licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission.

Erste Bitcoin-Lotterie weltweit

By German News

Lottoland startet die erste Bitcoin-Lotterie der Welt. Im Jackpot liegen jeden Tag mindestens 1.000 Bitcoins, das entspricht aktuell einem Wert von rund 16.000.000 Euro [Stand 9 Uhr]. Wer den Jackpot knackt, wird zum Multimillionär. Der Einsatz beträgt 3,50 Euro. Die Ziehungen finden täglich von Montag bis Samstag um 21.30 Uhr (MEZ) statt. Lottoland.com bietet die Lotterie in Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz, Großbritannien und Australien an. Weitere Länder sollen folgen.

 

„Bitcoin ist nicht nur Zeitgeist, Bitcoin ist auch die Währung des Internets. Als digitales Unternehmen wollen wir unseren Kunden die Möglichkeit geben, am Bitcoin-Trend günstig und unkompliziert zu partizipieren. Auf Lottoland.com hat jeder die Chance auf Bitcoins“, so Nigel Birrell, CEO von Lottoland.

 

Das Spielprinzip der Bitcoin-Lotterie basiert auf dem von Lotto 6aus49. Der Spieler muss die 6 Richtigen aus 49 wählen, um den Hauptgewinn zu erhalten. Eine Superzahl gibt es nicht. Daher ist die Gewinnwahrscheinlichkeit für den Jackpot zehn Mal höher als beim klassischen Lotto 6aus49. Die Chance auf den Hauptgewinn liegt bei „Bitcoin Lotto“ bei eins zu 14 Millionen, beim Lotto 6aus49 bei eins zu 140 Millionen. Mit nur fünf richtigen Ziffern gewinnt man immerhin noch einen Bitcoin zum aktuellen Wert von rund 16.000 Euro [Stand 9 Uhr].

 

„Wir sind 2013 angetreten, um Lotto neu zu denken und wieder mehr Menschen für das Spiel zu begeistern. Heute haben wir die Größe und das Vertrauen, dass wir unsere eigenen Lotterien zu ganz neuen, spannendenden Themen anbieten können. Mit unseren Ideen bringen wir wieder mehr Menschen zum Träumen“, so Birrell weiter.

 

Über eine Milliarde Euro ausgeschüttet

Lottoland nutzt innovative Versicherungsstrukturen, um auch die Gewinnauszahlung von hohen Jackpots zu garantieren. So sind die Gewinne nicht nur über den klassischen Versicherungsmarkt abgesichert, sondern auch bei institutionellen Investoren. Im Rahmen von drei ILS-Transaktionen (Insurance-Linked Security; ILS) hat das Unternehmen in den vergangenen zwei Jahren Jackpot-Risiken im mittleren dreistelligen Millionenbereich in ILS-Strukturen verpackt und an institutionelle Investoren verkauft. Zudem gründete Lottoland in diesem Jahr seine eigene Versicherungsgesellschaft Fortuna PCC Ltd. Insgesamt hat Lottoland seit seiner Gründung 2013 bereits über eine Milliarden Euro an Gewinnen ausgezahlt.

Lottoland scoop Lottery Operator of the Year’ award at the EGR Operator Awards 2017

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Gibraltar, 27th October 2017Online lotto betting operator Lottoland have today announced that they were named Lottery Operator of the Year at the EGR Operator Awards 2017. Lottoland beat off strong competition from the Health Lottery and MultiLotto to win the prestigious award.

It has been a phenomenal year at Lottoland with the business going from strength to strength –delivering 100% year-on-year growth, despite strong opposition from monopoly operators.

Fundamental to their success has been their unique insurance structure, which has been developed with the introduction of a unique high prize payout asset to scratchcards and instant win games, enabling Lottoland to offer customers even larger jackpots. The Random & insured Number Generator (RiNG) allows customers to win huge jackpots instantly. This includes a €10mn scratchcard – the highest prize for any scratchcard available in Europe.

More recently, Lottoland have been granted an insurance license by the Financial Services Commission in Gibraltar, making Lottoland the first and only gaming company with its own insurance company – Fortuna Insurance PCC Limited. Fortuna Insurance will underwrite all the bookmaking risks of Lottoland.

As a mobile-first Lottery betting company, Lottoland are constantly enhancing the experience of their mobile customers. Thanks to over 700 product releases and the daily efforts of our mobile marketing operations, Lottoland have observed a 22% increase in the mobile usage of our platform over the last year. 73% of our 6.5 million customers play at Lottoland using their mobile device, in June this year, this reached 84% for the UK, which Lottoland believe represents the highest across our industry.

Lottoland CEO Nigel Birrell commented: “Four years ago there was no Lottoland, and we’re immensely proud to have had the impact on the lottery industry we have. This award is a great validation of the way we aspire to innovate, challenge and most importantly, the dedication given by our staff to delight our customers.”

“To be named EGR Lotto Operator of the Year tonight is a real honour, we certainly shan’t be resting on our laurels, and have very exciting plans for 2018 to drive our business forward further.”

 

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For any media enquiries, please contact:

Laura Pearson, [email protected]

 

Notes to editors

About Lottoland

Since launching in 2013, Lottoland has grown rapidly to become a world leader in the online lotto betting sector.  Innovation, coupled with the freedom to offer players a unique and enhanced lottery betting experience, has been key to the company’s success.

Lottoland boasts a range of exciting options that set it apart from the competition.  By using an insurance-backed business model, Lottoland can offer features such as DoubleJackpot, allowing players to double their jackpot winnings on any lottery.

Players are able to bet on the outcomes of the biggest lotteries from around the world, with mega jackpots available seven days a week. Major draws available with Lottoland include EuroMillions, WorldMillions, EuroJackpot and America’s PowerBall and MegaMillions lotteries.

Lottoland’s B2B business, offers operators the chance to integrate a lottery betting vertical to their portfolio, containing over 30 different lottery betting products. Operators can launch a new lottery betting vertical that appeals to their player base, existing and new, by offering the chance to bet to win the largest prizes in online gaming whilst monetarising their customers better. Lottoland Solutions’ new turnkey B2B lottery betting service can be quickly and easily integrated to an operator’s existing betting & gaming platform.

The Gibraltar-based business is active in 12 markets, has over 350 employees, more than 6.5 million customers worldwide and achieved revenues in the region of €300m in 2016. Lottoland is licensed and regulated by the Government of Gibraltar, the UK Gambling Commission, the Republic of Ireland National Excise License Office and the Northern Territory’s Racing Commission in Australia.

Lottoland jumps into 18th position in EGR’s Power 50 Rankings 2017

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Gibraltar, 24th October 2017Online lotto betting operator Lottoland have today announced that they jumped to 18th place in EGR’s Power 50 Rankings of the online gambling industry’s most powerful operators.

The rankings are compiled with assistance from leading accountancy firm BDO. BDO’s deep knowledge and expertise of the industry allows them to develop a proprietary model which accurately assesses and compares the financial strength of the operators. The model looks beyond the headline profits and revenues, deeper into operators’ stability, strength and growth trajectories.

Lottoland have moved up 10 places since the 2016 EGR Power Rankings – testament to the company’s aim of providing value and choice through innovation to over 6.5 million customers across twelve territories. Fundamental to their success has been their unique insurance structure, which has been developed with the introduction of a unique high prize payout asset to scratchcards and instant win games, enabling Lottoland to offer customers even larger jackpots. The Random & insured Number Generator (RiNG) allows customers to win huge jackpots instantly. This includes a €10mn scratchcard – the highest prize for any scratchcard available in Europe.

More recently, Lottoland have been granted an insurance license by the Financial Services Commission in Gibraltar, making Lottoland the first and only gaming company with its own insurance company – Fortuna Insurance PCC Limited. Fortuna Insurance will underwrite all the bookmaking risks of Lottoland.

As a mobile-first Lottery betting company, Lottoland are constantly enhancing the experience of their mobile customers. Thanks to over 700 product releases and the daily efforts of our mobile marketing operations, Lottoland have observed a 22% increase in the mobile usage of our platform over the last year. 73% of our 6.5 million customers play at Lottoland using their mobile device, in June this year, this reached 84% for the UK, which Lottoland believe represents the highest across our industry.

It’s been a great year for Lottoland who were also identified as the 128th fastest growing company in Europe, and the 27th in the UK by the Financial Times’ FT1000 report. Within the official category of European Travel and Leisure, Lottoland outranked well-known giants such as Spotify, Zalando’s and Just Eat.

Commenting on the news Nigel Birrell, CEO of Lottoland said; “We are thrilled to make it to 18th in EGR’s Power 50 Rankings. It has been a phenomenal year at Lottoland with the business going from strength to strength, we have continued to deliver our 100% year-on-year growth, despite strong opposition from monopoly operators. Innovation and customer choice is key in our business and we believe strongly that Lottoland is leading the field in both these areas ”

 

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For any media enquiries, please contact:

Laura Pearson, [email protected]

 

Notes to editors

About Lottoland

Since launching in 2013, Lottoland has grown rapidly to become a world leader in the online lotto betting sector.  Innovation, coupled with the freedom to offer players a unique and enhanced lottery betting experience, has been key to the company’s success.

Lottoland boasts a range of exciting options that set it apart from the competition.  By using an insurance-backed business model, Lottoland can offer features such as DoubleJackpot, allowing players to double their jackpot winnings on any lottery.

Players are able to bet on the outcomes of the biggest lotteries from around the world, with mega jackpots available seven days a week. Major draws available with Lottoland include EuroMillions, WorldMillions, EuroJackpot and America’s PowerBall and MegaMillions lotteries.

Lottoland’s B2B business, offers operators the chance to integrate a lottery betting vertical to their portfolio, containing over 30 different lottery betting products. Operators can launch a new lottery betting vertical that appeals to their player base, existing and new, by offering the chance to bet to win the largest prizes in online gaming whilst monetarising their customers better. Lottoland Solutions’ new turnkey B2B lottery betting service can be quickly and easily integrated to an operator’s existing betting & gaming platform.

The Gibraltar-based business is active in over 10 markets, has over 350 employees, more than 6 million customers worldwide and achieved revenues in the region of €300m in 2016. Lottoland is licensed and regulated by the Government of Gibraltar, the UK Gambling Commission, the Republic of Ireland National Excise License Office and the Northern Territory’s Racing Commission in Australia.

 

NEW LANDMARK TECHNOLOGY ENABLES INSURED INSTANT WIN AND SCRATCHCARD JACKPOTS

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Online lotto and gaming company expands its portfolio with high jackpot instant win games thanks to innovative “Random & insured Number Generator” (RiNG™)

Lottoland, the world leader in the online lotto-betting sector, has introduced its unique prize insurance model to scratch cards, casino and instant win games – revolutionising the industry, and allowing Lottoland to offer the largest prizes in online gaming.

The Random & insured Number Generator (RiNG) allows customers to win huge jackpots instantly – with the prizes being insured through Lottoland’s trusted and proven insurance infrastructure.

The new technology is already live and the initial suite of high prize games can already be played on our website www.lottoland.com:

  • KeNow Play – with a top prize of €5mn (soon: €10mm)
  • A €10mn new scratchcard – the highest prize for any scratchcard available in Europe.

This is just the start, over the next twelve months we will be introducing many more instant win games of various game formats with prizes up to €100mn and further scratchcards with top prizes of €2.5mn, €5mn, and €7.5mn. The games will be available across multiple Lottoland markets, and also for Lottoland’s B2B and B2G customers through Lottoland Solutions and its partners Glück Games and Gamevy. RiNG is also open to third party game/casino operators who wish to build high prize/jackpot games and have them insured through Lottoland.

The in-house developed, proprietary RiNG-technology is based on a new landmark combination of existing and new technologies:

  • A hardware RNG “Quantis Appliance” is used to deliver true quantum randomness.
  • Two instances are installed for redundancy and failover.
  • The certified RiNG application itself is built on the base of a future driven technology stack.
  • Most importantly, the technology runs in a multi-layer secured and protected environment with a trusted time-stamping mechanism to guarantee tamper-proof results.

The combination of the above allows any instant win game prizes/jackpots to be underwritten by Lottoland’s prize insurance, at the centre of which its Insurance Linked Security (ILS) stands. Consequently, there is no need anymore for jackpots to be fed through customer’s’ contribution as they can simply be seeded by the insurance – the same way Lottoland has solved the jackpot liquidity problem in lotto betting, it is now doing the same to the instant win game and casino sector.

Lottoland’s CEO Nigel Birrell said, “Leading betting operators already work with Lottoland Solutions to provide lotto betting services to their players. Now, all private and state operators offering casino-style, instant win and scratchcard gaming can work with us. We look forward to sharing this breakthrough combination of technology and insurance. It will enable the instant win gaming and younger generation lottery players to get access to high jackpot instant win games, whilst operators can freely decide which prizes they want to offer – we will provide the insurance”.