We had two major UK wins over the festive period, with one player from the West Midlands scooping £421k on El Gordo (Dec 22nd), before brother and sister Jack and Sarah from Hampshire won £323k on EuroMillions the following day. Calvin Ayre picked up on the story commenting that the two wins suggests the way UK players win big jackpots is changing.
CalvinAyre – Lottoland reviews two major UK wins
The January announcement of our ‘first of a kind’ lottery messenger license, giving us the freedom to offer messenger services for all international lotteries, was a real statement of intent for 2017. Here’s igaming business reporting on the story.
Igaming Business – Lottoland picks up first lottery messenger license in Gibraltar
December means one thing in the Lottery world – El Gordo. Spain’s mammoth annual bonanza offers a prize pot that rises into the billions. Now, thanks to Lottoland players from across the globe can bet on the draw for the chance to win the same prizes. Here’s some coverage we attracted from leading UK tabloids the Daily Mirror and Daily Star.
Daily Mirror – Lottery gives you the chance to win a fortune plus party with your favourite celebs!
Daily Star – Brits have unique chance to win prizes totalling £2.1 billion
Business world analyse how Lottoland have the potential to create an ‘UBER effect’ in the Irish market.
Business World – The “Uber effect” threat to Ireland’s National Lottery
Leading lifestyle and entertainment magazine ‘Feast’ here talking about the rapid rise in the popularity of lottery and how Lottoland have played a key role.
Feast Magazine – How did lotteries become so popular?
The Sun presents a survey ranking the world’s wealthiest politicians and comparing their fortunes to the jackpots available at Lottoland.
The Sun – Towering Wealth Study reveals outrageous wealth of world’s politicians from Putin’s £164bn to Trump’s £3bn
Lottoland’s CSO Elicia Bravo took centre stage at world-leading Founders Festival Bits & Pretzel in an event that attracted the likes of Richard Branson and leading start-ups such as Kayak and Air BNB.
Gibrlatar Magazine – Lottoland Joins Europe’s Elite
In response to Camelot’s decision to raise the price of a EuroMillions ticket to £2.50 we kept the price of betting on the draw at £2. The decision generated major coverage in the UK press. Below are only some of these.
Daily Express – Beat the EuroMillions Price Hike
Daily Mirror – This is how you can get another shot at the £151m EuroMillions jackpot
Manchester Evening News – How to beat the EuroMillions price hike
AOL Money – Beat the EuroMillions price hike to £2.50
Gaming Intelligence – Lottoland looks to capitalise on rising UK lottery prices
Here is our CEO Nigel Birrell in a candid interview with Calvin Ayre in which he reveals how our exciting offering is enticing the millennial generation.
CalvinAyre – Nigel Birrell: Entice Millennials with Frech Online Lottery Offering
Such was the success of our unique ILS insurance securities that we renewed it for a longer 2-year contract. Here’s our press release announcing the deal and a nice piece of coverage we attracted as well.
Artemis – Lottoland renews €100m collateralized jackpot re/insurance cover