Lottery

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  Winners Golden Group

  No. 20 Seriki Aro Street, Ikeja, Lagos 100212, Nigeria

  Winners Golden Group, trading as Golden Chance, is a privately held lottery and gaming company founded in February 2005 and headquartered in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. It operates under the corporate name Winners Golden Chance Ventures Limited and is regulated by the National Lotteries Regulatory Commission (NLRC) along with various state bodies. The company offers high-frequency lottery games with a minimum of four draws per day, alongside sports betting, pools, and slots, accessible through a widespread network of green-branded kiosks, POS terminals, a website, mobile apps, USSD, and SMS. With offices in over a dozen Nigerian cities, Winners Golden Group claims the widest physical footprint of any lottery operator in the country and employs an estimated 300 people. The company is chaired by Idowu Osuolale Obasa, an economics graduate from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), though other executive roles are not publicly disclosed. Its sustained operation since 2005 and nationwide distribution network position it as a stable player in Nigeria’s competitive gambling sector.

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  Mineira da Sorte

  São Paulo, Brazil

  Mineira da Sorte Loteria Spe S.A. is a Brazilian special-purpose entity established in March 2023 to manage and commercialize the state lottery of Minas Gerais, known as Loteria Mineira. The company was created by the Consórcio Mineira da Sorte, a consortium of global gaming leaders IGT and Scientific Games, along with Brazilian operator SAGA (Intralot do Brasil). Its primary product is the Raspadinha scratch-card, launched in September 2023, with plans to introduce digital lottery offerings. As a concessionaire, Mineira da Sorte is responsible for modernizing and expanding the state's lottery portfolio, with proceeds supporting social programs in Minas Gerais. The company operates from its headquarters in São Paulo and relies on consortium partners for operational staff and technology. While still in its early operational phase, it has already registered resellers across the state. The company is privately held and does not publicly disclose detailed financials or governance data, and it maintains no standalone website.

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  LOTEP

  Av. João da Mata, S/N – Centro Administrativo Estadual – Bloco IV, 1º andar – Jaguaribe, João Pessoa (PB), Brazil

  Loteria do Estado da Paraíba (LOTEP) is the official state lottery operator of Paraíba, Brazil, established as a public autarchy under the state government's Secretariat of Finance. Its primary mission is to generate revenue for social programs through traditional lottery draws, instant scratch cards, and more recently, regulated sports betting. Headquartered in João Pessoa, LOTEP serves a population of approximately 4 million residents. The lottery has modernized its operations by launching digital channels and in November 2023 published a landmark accreditation notice for fixed-odds sports betting, making it one of the first state lotteries in Brazil to open a public selection process for sports betting operators. This initiative aligns with the broader regulatory evolution under Law 13.756/2018. LOTEP also manages the 'Nota Cidadã' program, a tax incentive scheme that rewards consumers with lottery draws. As a government entity, it operates with civil servants and contracted service providers, including a partnership with Embralote for instant lottery execution. The lottery's oversight is vested in a superintendent appointed by the state governor, and its governance follows public administration rules.

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  Loteria Aldeota

  Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

  Loteria Aldeota is a Brazilian lottery house headquartered in the Aldeota neighborhood of Fortaleza, Ceará, founded in 2005 by Alessandro Montenegro. The company has grown into the country’s top-selling bolão (pool) lottery retailer, earning the title “Rei do Bolão” (King of the Bolão). It holds a long-term accreditation from Caixa Econômica Federal and has been recognized as the No. 1 lottery house in bolão sales in Brazil for 82 consecutive months. Over its 20‑year history, Loteria Aldeota has paid out more than R$ 370 million in prizes, including multiple Mega‑Sena jackpots, and has created 135 millionaires through its group betting campaigns. The company operates through a physical store in Fortaleza, a dedicated website, telephone sales (0800 999 5051), WhatsApp‑based customer service, and direct delivery across the city and, in special campaigns, by Sedex nationwide. Its business model focuses on high‑value bolões with a large number of shares (cotas), making lottery participation accessible to a broad audience while expanding the pool’s coverage of numbers. Being both a Caixa‑licensed retailer and a media personality in the lottery space, Loteria Aldeota has become a reference point for large‑scale, community‑oriented betting in Brazil.

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  Caixa Loterias

  Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

  Caixa Loterias is the state-managed lottery and betting division of Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF), Brazil's largest 100% government-owned bank. Since 1961, the federal government has granted CEF a monopoly over all official lottery operations, making Caixa Loterias the exclusive provider of iconic games such as Mega-Sena, Quina, and Lotofácil. Operating from the bank's headquarters in Brasília, the division manages both physical lottery retailers and digital channels including the Loterias Online platform and mobile app. In 2025, Caixa Loterias entered the regulated sports betting and iGaming market, securing a five-year license and announcing a partnership with Playtech to launch three new brands. It also joined the United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports (ULIS) to promote responsible gaming. All lottery profits are directed to social programs, including amateur sports and education, making Caixa Loterias a unique blend of commercial gaming and public welfare.

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  Greek State Lotteries

  Athens, Greece

  Greek State Lotteries, operated under an exclusive concession by Hellenic Lotteries S.A., represent a historic pillar of Greece’s gambling market. The first official lottery was decreed in 1874 by King George I to fund archaeological excavations, and the modern concession was signed in July 2013 for a 12-year term with a €190 million upfront payment. The consortium behind Hellenic Lotteries S.A. is led by OPAP S.A. (majority owner), alongside Scientific Games and Intralot, which provide technology, scratchcard design, and logistics. The lottery portfolio includes instant scratchcards, the State Housing Lottery, the Popular Lottery (Lahiko), the National Lottery (Ethniko), and special draws. In June 2025, Greece’s GrowthFund launched a new international tender for a further 10-year concession, attracting expressions from both OPAP and Brightstar (IGT’s lottery arm). OPAP subsequently secured a 12-year extension in December 2025 with an €80 million upfront fee. The lottery generates substantial government revenue: OPAP reported €206.8 million in lottery revenue in Q1 2025 alone. Tickets are sold through over 5,000 retail points across Greece, and the company operates from Athens. While Hellenic Lotteries S.A. itself reports no direct employees—serving as a holding vehicle—day-to-day operations are managed by OPAP and its partners.