With Germany’s 16 member Lotto and Toto Bloc recording falling revenues across the majority of its products, 15 of its members can only look on in envy as the Schleswig-Holstein lottery launches online.
The Deutsche Lotto and Toto Bloc (DLTB), which comprises Germany’s 16 state lotteries, recorded a 1.6 per cent increase in turnover in 2011 to €6.66bn, thanks to the strong performance of Spiel77 which contributed €1.249bn (+28.6 per cent) and GlücksSpirale which contributed €249.4m [...]