The State owns 100% of the shares of Veikkaus. The Council of State grants the licence to Veikkaus and the Ministry of the Interior supervises its activities.
It is the largest of the three organisations licensed to conduct money games in Finland.

Veikkaus.fi - Game Provider on the Internet for Thirteen Years
VANTAA, Finland (June 24, 2010) -- Veikkaus is a pioneer in the field of internet gaming - we have offered games on the net ever since 1997. During its first thirteen years of existence, veikkaus.fi has turned into the biggest consumer webstore in Finland in terms of turnover. In 2009 veikkaus.fi generated a turnover of EUR 360 million, representing nearly a quarter of Veikkaus' total turnover. The most popular games of the website by turnover are lotto and sports games.....Subscribers

Nearly €800,000 of Veikkaus Funds Allocated for the Development of Recreational Sports
VANTAA, Finland (June 24, 2010) -- The Finnish State has supported sports club activities significantly during the past two years............Subscribers

Veikkaus.fi to Become a New Generation Gaming Website
VANTAA, Finland (June 24, 2010) -- Finland's greatest webstore veikkaus.fi will go through a total makeover in August. The most significant transformation on the website will be the Gaming Arcade, offering two completely new games with high event frequency: Syke and eBingo.........Subscribers

FIFA World Cup Brought Better Gaming Terms to Fixed Odds Betting
VANTAA, Finland (June 24, 2010) -- The UEFA Champions League finals in May were the first occasion on which the better gaming terms of Fixed Odds Betting were offered. The more extensive range of objects, the comprehensive single objects and the payout percentages that are up to over ninety are now offered during the FIFA World Cup..............Subscribers

Supply in Proportion to Demand
VANTAA, Finland (June 24, 2010) -- Veikkaus will launch a totally revised internet service in August. Our website veikkaus.fi is the biggest webstore in Finland. Its complete revision is anything but a meaningless effort.....................Subscribers

Veikkaus Granted Certificate for Assuring the EL Responsible Gaming Standard
VANTAA, Finland (June 24, 2010) -- Veikkaus was granted a certificate for assuring the EL Responsible Gaming Standard at the beginning of June. We were one of the thirteen member lotteries of the EL to receive the certificate at the same time............Subscribers

First Phase of the New Lotteries Act Amendment to Take Effect in the Autumn
VANTAA, Finland (June 24, 2010) -- The proposed amendments to the Lotteries Act were passed  by the Finnish Parliament, and they will be submitted to the President of the Republic for approval in the next few days...........Subscribers

Record Finnish Lottery Win Split Six Ways
FINLAND (June 12, 2010) -- Six people chose the seven winning numbers in Saturday night's all-time high national lottery drawing for 7.1 million euros............Subscribers

Gaming Habit Test At Veikkaus.fi
VANTAA, Finland (June 1, 2010) -- Veikkaus’ website now offers a gaming habit test. By taking the GameTest, our customers can analyse their gaming habits and see whether their gaming behaviour involves risks.............Subscribers

Veikkaus Continues as Official Main Sponsor of Finnish Football
VANTAA, Finland (June 1, 2010) -- Oy Veikkaus Ab has been the Official Main Sponsor of Finnish football for many years. This spring we signed new partnership agreements with the Finnish Football Association and the Finnish Football League Veikkausliiga................Subscribers

Veikkaus Introduces Many Game Reforms
VANTAA, Finland (June 1, 2010) -- Veikkaus’ success is based on a systematic collection, analysis, and use of customer information. Our customers can enjoy this as product reforms and new games....................Subscribers

Olli Sarekoski Appointed Veikkaus’ Executive Vice President
VANTAA, Finland (June 1, 2010) -- Veikkaus’ Board of Directors appointed Olli Sarekoski, Senior Vice President, Business Operations, as Veikkaus’ Executive Vice President as of the beginning of 2010.............................Subscribers

Veikkaus Funds Used To Employ Young People
VANTAA, Finland (June 1, 2010) -- The Finnish State’s first supplementary budget was approved by the Parliament of Finland at the beginning of May. The budget provides jobs or trainee positions to 4,700 young people for an average of three months. They will be financed with a total of EUR 30 million of Veikkaus’ undistributed prizes fund..................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Result For The First Quarter Of The Year Shows Strong Growth
VANTAA, Finland (June 1, 2010) -- During the period between January and March, Veikkaus posted a turnover of nearly EUR 438 million, i.e. 11% more than in the respective period last year. Our financial result improved by ten percent compared with last year’s first quarter, amounting to EUR 141 million. The good result of the period under review was affected especially by the positive development of the sales of Viking Lotto, the Plus prize tiers, and Keno.................Subscribers

Veikkaus Turnover Increased More Than Eleven Per Cent to €437m in 1Q
Toppling the first-year profit and sales growing strongly
FINLAND (May 3, 2010) –
CEO Risto Nieminen:
Tipp year has started very well. Turnover and profit have improved significantly over the previous year. Tipp stable growth is quite exceptional gaming market, which weighs the overall economic situation. Last year made a number of product innovations appear on the outcome of growth. Games and services development continues, of course, also this year. The majority of betting against online service for renewal...........................Subscribers

Gaming Industry In Finland Is Changing Rapidly
FINLAND (March 26, 2010) – Reports the online gaming industry in Finland is changing rapidly. The news service said that according to a new report, online gambling games are becoming widespread, with the border between gambling and digital entertainment becoming increasingly blurred................................... Subscribers

Prolonged Gaming Hours in Veikkaus Games
VANTAA, Finland (February 19, 2010) -- The opening hours of Veikkaus’ gaming system were prolonged on 1 February. Our games can now be played every day from 6:00 to 24:00 on the internet, as well as in our points of sales..............Subscribers

Veikkaus Rewarded For Saving Natural Resources
VANTAA, Finland (February 19, 2010) -- Veikkaus has been awarded the “Saver of Natural Resources 2009” recognition by HSY, Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority. The recognition was granted to us for our long-term work for the reduction of the amount of waste. Thanks to an efficient waste sorting system, just one percent of the waste generated at Veikkaus’ head office ends up at the dump pit......................Subscribers

Not Only For the Financial Result
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VANTAA, Finland (February 19, 2010) -- Veikkaus generated a total of EUR 468.8 million of funds to its stakeholders last year. On top of that, we paid a total of EUR 72.6 million of lottery tax and EUR 20 million of VAT to the Finnish State. Our financial result was record-high in spite of the economic recession......................Subscribers

Veikkaus to Introduce Online Bingo and Similar Number-Based Games, Finnish Gaming Machine Association to Introduce Internet Poker
FINLAND (February 4, 2010) -- The Finnish Slot Machine Association (RAY) has received permission to start offering poker and other casino games online. This follows a government decision announced on Thursday........................Subscribers

Public Attracted by Record Win in National Lottery
VANTAA, Finland (January 30, 2010) - A record seven million euro win attracted many to place bets for Saturday’s National lottery. Although large wins occur more often than in previous years, this week’s draw prompted more of the public to fill betting slips at kiosks across the country...................Subscribers

Lotto is Still a Favorite with Finnish Consumers
FINLAND (January 25, 2010) -- The Finns invested an average of €297 million euros per capita in the Tipp game last year.................Subscribers

Welcome to the Northern Light in 2011
HELSINKI, Finland (December 17, 2009) -- The next EL Congress and Trade Show - the Northern Light - will be held in Helsinki, Finland, in June 2011............Subscribers

Game Sales Continued at a Brisk Pace in July Through September
VANTAA, Finland (November 19, 2009) - Veikkaus attained a result of up to EUR 117.3 million (+4.8%) during the third quarter of the year................Subscribers

Fixed Odds Betting Reform Launches New Betting Objects
VANTAA, Finland (November 19, 2009) --Veikkaus’ Fixed Odds Betting was reformed starting this week (round 47/09). From Tuesday, 17 November onwards, we have offered three betting lists in Fixed Odds Betting, instead of the previous two.......................Subscribers

Additional Prize Tiers Boosted the Turnover of Dream Games
VANTAA, Finland (November 19, 2009) -Veikkaus’ games fall into four categories: Dream games (the lotto games and the Jokers), Leisure-time games (the sports games), Excitement games (Keno and the instants), and Community Interaction games (Veikkaus Bingo and Nature Instant)...................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Financial Performance Continued to Improve: Good Prospects for the Last Quarter of the year
VANTAA, Finland (November 19, 2009) -- In the period between January and September, Veikkaus, the Finnish National Lottery, posted a turnover of EUR 1 121.8 million (+5.2%)......................Subscribers

Finns Excited About The New Joker
VANTAA, Finland (November 19, 2009) -Veikkaus’ newly launched Joker reform caught Finns’ attention in large numbers. Out of our registered customers, up to 20 000 new players tried the new Joker games during the launch week. The reformed Jokers were played for a total of some EUR 2 million, leading to a sales increase of thirty to fifty percent in these games....................Subscribers

Veikkaus Sales Boosted, Joker Character Made Tongues Wag
Article By: Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
Vantaa, Finland (November 19, 2009) -- Joker is a good draw game. Left in the shadow of Lotto, however, it has not received all the attention it would have deserved. After we introduced a sizeable raise to Joker’s payout percentage and made the game format even better than before, we thought it was high time to make Joker really visible.........................Subscribers

European Union is Reportedly Concerned at Finnish State's Gambling Monopoly
HELSINKI, Finland (November 11, 2009) - Three percent of Finland's adult population are problem gamblers. Two-thirds of these, around 40,000 people, suffer from serious problem gambling ................Subscribers

Veikkaus Offers Bigger Prizes !
VANTAA, Finland (November 5, 2009) -Veikkaus’ instant games went through a reform on October 5, now containing hundreds of thousands of more prizes, as well as larger jackpots..................Subscribers

Veikkaus Record National Lottery Jackpot Split Two Ways
VANTAA, Finland (November 2, 2009) - Two lucky winners struck gold in Sunday's national lottery jackpot. The winners each scooped up 3.45 million euros in the record 6.9 million euro jackpot draw..................Subscribers

National Lottery Draw Breaking Sales Record
HELSINKI, Finland (October 31, 2009) - People are rushing to participate in Sunday's national lottery draw in which a record prize of €6.9 million euros is up for grabs.....................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Sales Clerk of the Year Rewarded For a Job Well Done
VANTAA, Finland (October 13, 2009) -- Veikkaus rewarded the best game sales clerks of 2009 on the traditional Veikkaus Day Cruise on 14 September..................Subscribers

More and Bigger Prizes in Veikkaus’ Instant Games
VANTAA, Finland (October 13, 2009) -- Veikkaus’ instant games went through a reform on 5 October, now containing hundreds of thousands of more prizes, as well as larger jackpots. The reform was the largest in the history of Veikkaus’ instant games...............Subscribers

Veikkaus Deliver High-Level of Customer Satisfaction
VANTAA, Finland (October 13, 2009) -- At Veikkaus, we invest heavily in customer orientation, which serves as the basis for our model of operations. As part of this investment, we carry out special customer satisfaction surveys every six months.....................Subscribers

Veikkaus Not Involved in the Finnish Election Funding Furore
VANTAA, Finland (October 13, 2009) -- One of the favourable additional consequences of the Finnish gaming system is that it generates significant profit for the good causes. Veikkaus, the Finnish Slot Machine Association RAY and Fintoto produce jointly around one billion euros every year....................Subscribers

Veikkaus Reports It Will Soon Have One Million Registered Customers
VANTAA, Finland (September 9, 2009) -- During the second quarter of the year, the number of registered Veikkaus customers increased by a total of 47,110 people. At the end of June, we had around one million registered customers (942,260)......................Subscribers

Gaming Expenditure on Veikkaus’ Games
VANTAA, Finland (September 9, 2009) -- Gaming expenditure on Veikkaus’ games reached EUR 144 per capita during the first half-year period..................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Corporate Responsibility Rated As One Of The Best In Finland
VANTAA, Finland (September 9, 2009) --- The Finnish market research house Taloustutkimus has made a survey of how Veikkaus manages the various aspects of corporate responsibility. According to the survey, four in five Finns (81%) consider Veikkaus’ gaming monopoly and the return of Veikkaus funds to the good causes a good thing..................Subscribers

Veikkaus Keeps Up Solid Growth
VANTAA, Finland (September 9, 2009) - In the period between January and June 2009, Veikkaus posted a turnover of EUR 752.2 million (+4.2%). We attained a financial result of up to EUR 235.1 million, i.e. EUR 14.6 million (+6.6%) more than in the respective period last year....................Subscribers

Lotto, An Unlikely National Institution
Around 70 Per Cent of Fins Try Their Luck at Lotto
HELSINKI, Finland (July 30, 2009) -- The Veikkaus-operated national lottery remains one of Finland’s most enduring and popular diversions...................Subscribers

New Members Appointed to Veikkaus´ Ethical Council
VANTAA, Finland (July 1, 2009) -- Veikkaus’ Ethical Council is an advisory expert organ whose task it is to provide Veikkaus’ Board of Directors and operative management with an external perspective to issues related to the ethics of gaming.................Subscribers

Veikkaus Among the First Companies in Europe to fulfill the Requirements for the EL Responsible Gaming Standard
VANTAA, Finland (July 1, 2009) -- Veikkaus signed the EL Responsible Gaming Standard in 2007. By doing so, we committed to compliance with the Responsible Gaming Framework.......................Subscribers

Veikkaus Is Swimming Against The Stream
Article By: Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VANTAA, Finland (July 1, 2009) -- The theory that people would participate in games in a frenzy during times of economic depression does not hold. In fact, the grim economic situation is tough even on gaming companies. We could say that the turnover of gaming has followed the overall economic trends..................Subscribers

New ‘Plus Prize’ Categories to Lotto and Viking Lotto
VANTAA, Finland (July 1, 2009) -- Veikkaus' customers have wished that the odds of winning smaller prizes should be increased in Lotto and Viking Lotto. Their wishes have now been fulfilled: we introduced new Plus prize categories to Lotto and Viking Lotto at the beginning of June...................Subscribers

€27 million Euros of Veikkaus Funds for the Constructions of Sporting Sites
VANTAA, Finland (May 11, 2009) -- The Finnish Ministry of Education supports the construction and renovation of sporting sites with nearly EUR 27.5 million this year....................Subscribers

Welcome to Veikkaus' EL Seminar 2011 Stand in Istanbul
VANTAA, Finland (May 11, 2009) -- The preparations for the EL Seminar 2011 are already in full swing in Finland. Veikkaus and Finland will present the seminar theme and website at this year's EL Congress in Istanbul.
If you are going to participate in the EL Congress in Istanbul, you are warmly welcome to Veikkaus' stand number 13. We would be very glad to hear about your wishes concerning the topics and programme of the upcoming seminar. See you in Istanbul!
CONTACT: Veikkaus Oy Communications, Tel: +35820 750 750, Fax: +35820 750 7145, Email: tiedotus@veikkaus.fi

Veikkaus' Beneficiaires Can Trust In The Sound Growth Of Our Profit
VANTAA, Finland (May 11, 2009) -- The steering group of the Lotteries Act project has recently delivered its report to the Finnish Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund. The steering group was unanimous...................Subscribers

Finnish Lotteries Act Project's Final Report Ready
VANTAA, Finland (May 11, 2009) -- The steering group of the Finnish Lotteries Act project delivered its final report to the Finnish Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund on Tuesday 28 April. The final report proposes that the gaming system that has been prevalent in Finland for decades should be laid down by the Lotteries Act....................Subscribers

A FINN TO WIN!
Veikkaus Oy 2008 Annual report
You are invited to read the corporate responsibility and annual report of Veikkaus, the Finnish National Lottery. Veikkaus is a Finnish lottery for Finnish players. We provide high-quality gaming entertainment in a reliable and responsible way. Veikkaus attained one of the best results of its history in 2008, measured against all the key indicators. Our financial success benefits all Finns.
In 2008:

• Veikkaus generated a total of EUR 407.9 million of funds for the Finnish arts, sports, science, and youth work.
• Veikkaus funds were distributed to some 2 350 beneficiaries operating in the field of the arts;
• 650 operators in the field of sports;
• 70 operators in science;
• and 450 operators in youth work in 2008.

The tens of thousands of sales agents selling Veikkaus games are the most prominent part of Veikkaus’ operations to our customers. Veikkaus’ year 2008 presents a couple of our points of sales and sales agents from different parts of the country. Every sales agent and point of sales have their own stories; yet all of them are united by Veikkaus and the Finnish customers.
Please Download the PDF format of Veikkaus Oy 2008 Annual report

New Lottery Law Raises Gambling Age to 18
FINLAND (March 18, 2009) -- A new law that raises the minimum age for playing the lottery from 15 to 18 years will come into effect in June.................Subscribers

Proposed Changes to Finnish Lotteries Act Raise European Commission Concerns Even Further
BRUSSELS, Belgium (February 12, 2009) -- The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) welcomes the European Commission’s decision to issue formal Comments (1) against the proposed changes to the Finnish lotteries act. These changes, if implemented, would................Subscribers

Record-High Amount of Veikkaus Funds For The Benefit Of Finns
VANTAA, Finland (February 2, 2008) -- Veikkaus attained a record-high financial result of EUR 449.1 million (+5.1%) last year....................Subscribers

Veikkaus - Finnish Film Industry As a Beneficiary
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VANTAA, Finland (February 2, 2008) -- The newly signed agreement of cooperation between Veikkaus and the Finnish film industry constitutes a win-win activity of the most fruitful type..................Subscribers

Price Per Line of Viking Lotto Raised – Bigger Jackpots at Stake
VANTAA, Finland (February 2, 2008) -- The price per line in the joint Nordic lotto game Viking Lotto was raised from EUR 0.50 to EUR 0.60 on 29 January 2009 (round 6/09). Even the composition of the Lucky Number jackpot will be changed:...............Subscribers

Veikkaus Granted A Certificate Of Quality
VANTAA, Finland (February 2, 2008) -- Inspecta Certification has granted Veikkaus a certificate of quality. The quality audit covered four core processes, together with the sales network (retailers), human resources management, finances and acquisitions, as well as the governance system...................Subscribers

Gaming Volumes Follow General Consumption
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VANTAA, Finland (December 9, 2008) -- In Finland, gaming is a form of entertainment enjoyed by the masses. Therefore even small changes in purchasing behaviour affect gaming turnover considerably...................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Financial Result Improved Significantly
VANTAA, Finland (December 9, 2008) -- In the period between January and September, Veikkaus’ turnover amounted to EUR 1 066.7 million (+4.6% more than in 2007). Our financial result went up to.................Subscribers

Fifteen Years of Veikkaus’ Betting Games
VANTAA, Finland (October 16, 2008) -- Veikkaus’ betting games will turn fifteen this autumn. Betting was launched in Finland in November 1993, as Fixed Odds Betting was offered for the first time..................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Gaming Licence Amended
VANTAA, Finland (October 16, 2008) -- Veikkaus’ gaming licence was amended at the end of September.  The changes have to do with the payout percentages of parimutuel betting and our right to operate a multinational betting game...............Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Corporate Responsibility Trusted
VEIKKAUS, Finland (September 8, 2008) -- According to the latest surveys, Finns consider Veikkaus a responsible company.................Subscribers

International Affairs Made Part of Veikkaus’ Business Development Organization
VEIKKAUS, Finland (September 8, 2008) -- At the beginning of August, Veikkaus’ international affairs were made part of the Business Development Unit, steered by Director André Chaker.................Subscribers

Corporate Responsibility Also Entails The Pursuit of Optimal Profit
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VEIKKAUS, Finland (September 8, 2008) -- We have often – and quite understandably – been asked whether Veikkaus’ corporate responsibility and good financial results are not conflicting. They are most definitely not.................Subscribers

The New Kummeli Movie Featured in Veikkaus’ Traditional and Internet Instants
VEIKKAUS, Finland (September 8, 2008) -- Once again, Veikkaus’ cooperation with the film industry is presented in our instant games: eInstants spiced up with humour from the new movie of the Finnish comedy group Kummeli have been on sale on the net since mid-August..................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Finances Showed Positive Development Between January And June
VEIKKAUS, Finland (September 8, 2008) -- Veikkaus attained a turnover of EUR 721.8 million (+5.7%) in the period between January and June. Our financial result amounted to EUR 220.5 million, which is EUR 12.9 million, i.e. 6.2% more than during the respective period last year..................Subscribers

Two Executive Teams to Veikkaus
VANTAA, Finland (June 18, 2008) -- Veikkaus’ organizational change will involve a redefinition of the company’s management system. The current Executive Team will be divided into strategic and operative executive teams.................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Financial Result Developed Steadily Between January and March
VANTAA, Finland (June 18, 2008) -- During the first quarter of the year, Veikkaus posted a turnover of EUR 370.3 million (+1.4%). We attained a financial result of EUR 115.3 million, which is.................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Scratchcards in the Midst of the Olympic Frenzy
VANTAA, Finland (June 18, 2008) -- To honour the Olympic Games, Veikkaus has launched a batch of Casino Instants featuring Finnish athletes. In addition, this summer’s Extra Ässä Instants are................Subscribers

Veikkaus Changes
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy.
VANTAA, Finland (June 18, 2008) -- The three major stages in the over sixty-year-old history of Veikkaus’ business strategy have been the...............Subscribers

Finnish Sports Gala Boosts the Value and Esteem of Sports in Finland
VEIKKAUS, Finland (May 13, 2008) -- The Finnish Sports Gala, organized to honour the Finnish top sports, will take place on 2 June. The gala is arranged in order to............Subscribers

Veikkaus to Host the EL 2011 Congress of the European Gaming Organizations
VEIKKAUS, Finland (May 13, 2008) -- The member lotteries of EL (European Lotteries) and suppliers to the gaming industry will convene in a gaming companies’ congress in Helsinki in June 2011.
Veikkaus was elected to host the congress in last summer’s EL Congress in Budapest. Although there is still plenty of time till the event, we have already started the arrangements.
We are awaiting hundreds of European specialists and representatives of the field to join us for the event.
SOURCE: Veikkaus eNews 2/2008.
CONTACT: Veikkaus Oy Communications, Tel: +35820 750 750, Fax: +35820 750 7145, Email: tiedotus@veikkaus.fi.

Gaming Research Foundation Supports Ideology of Responsible Gaming
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VEIKKAUS, Finland (May 13, 2008) -- The detriments of gaming are investigated widely in Finland. According to the Lotteries Act, the research activities are at the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and they are financed by the national gaming organizations. The planned amendments to the Lotteries Act involve a widening of the research activities by the ministry, yet continue to limit them to cover nothing but gaming detriments...................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Customers on Spot in the Studio During Lotto Draws
VEIKKAUS, Finland (May 13, 2008) -- Veikkaus Card offered its holders a new bonus benefit in April: a chance to attend a live Lotto game show on spot at the studio. The studio audience was selected from amongst participants in a draw organized on Veikkaus’ website...................Subscribers

Former Soccer Coach Ordered To Pay Compensation To Finnish State-Owned Lottery Monopoly Veikkaus
HELSINKI, Finland (March 6, 2008) - A former Finnish coach and another man were given suspended sentences by a Finnish court on Thursday for trying to fix soccer matches and ordered to pay a total of 148,550 euros....................Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Annual Report 2006 Rated as the Third Best
VEIKKAUS, Finland (February 14, 2008) -- Veikkaus’ annual report 2006 was awarded a recognition prize as the third best piece of print work in the annual reports series of the Galerie Art Design & Print Awards 2007 competition...................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.8

Tackling the Detriments of Gaming Without Spoiling the Good Reputation
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy.
VEIKKAUS, Finland (February 14, 2008) -- The Finnish Lotteries Act will be reformed this year. We have an exceptionally strong unanimity about gaming policy in Finland. Throughout the political sector, there is a consensus that to ensure the gaming activities taking place according to the best standards of responsibility, they must be operated within a carefully controlled and supervised environment...............Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.8

Lotto Price and Prize Tier Reform Ensures Bigger Jackpots
VEIKKAUS, Finland (February 14, 2008) -- Veikkaus introduces a price and prize tier reform to Lotto at the beginning of February. The price per row is raised to EUR 0.80. Also, the rules are changed to guarantee bigger jackpots...............Subscribers

Swedish Consulting Group HiQ International AB Receives New Framework Contract From Finnish National Lottery Operator Veikkaus
SWEDEN (February 4, 2008) -- Swedish IT and management consultancy HiQ International AB said on Monday (4 February) that it has received a contract extension from the Finnish national lottery operator Veikkaus....................Subscribers

Finland Proposes State-Owned Online Poker Operator
FINLAND (January 22, 2008) -- Stefan Wallin, Finland's culture and sport minister, said on Tuesday that the government should run an online poker service in order to woo punters away from foreign poker sites............Subscribers

Gambling Ban Sought for Minors
HELSINKI, Finland (January 16, 2008) -- The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health wants a total ban on minors' gambling.............Subscribers

Bet of the Year Prize Awarded to Orienteering Champions
VEIKKAUS, Finland (December 20, 2007) -- The Bet of the Year prize, which is awarded in connection with the Sportsperson of the Year election organized by the Finnish Sports Writers’ Association, was granted this year to the two orienteering champions Heli Jukkola and Minna Kauppi..............Subscribers

Veikkaus’ New Board of Directors and Supervisory Board Appointed
VEIKKAUS, Finland (December 20, 2007) -- Veikkaus’ General meeting appointed the company’s new administrative organs for the period between 2008 and 2009 on 12 December. ..................Subscribers

The Finnish Lotteries Act Reformed Unanimously and Efficiently
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VEIKKAUS, Finland (December 20, 2007) -- In Finland, we are very unanimous about the national gaming policy. People across the different political parties and belonging to the various beneficiary and gaming organizations are unanimously in favour of the exclusive rights system................Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.14

Veikkaus Awarded for Excellent Quality
Article by: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VEIKKAUS, Finland (November 14, 2007) -- Veikkaus prides in high quality in all of its activities, and we are constantly working hard to improve our performance in this area..........Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.9

Veikkaus is Now Officially Green
VEIKKAUS, Finland (November 14, 2007) -- Veikkaus was awarded the Green Office diploma by WWF Finland in October. The Green Office programme is an environmental service launched by WWF Finland.............Subscribers

Veikkaus Financial Result Developed Moderately in January-September
VEIKKAUS, Finland (November 14, 2007) -- In the period between January and September Veikkaus’ turnover amounted to.............Subscribers

Veikkaus Improves Game Conditions for Off-track Horse Betting
VEIKKAUS, Finland (October 1, 2007) -- Veikkaus’ off-track horse betting games V75 and V5 Betting were reformed in September. Their payout percentage was increased from ...............Subscribers

Over 200,000 Finns Own Veikkaus Cards
VEIKKAUS, Finland (October 1, 2007) -- Veikkaus Card, which has been available for a year, has turned out a great success: we already have a total of 200,000 card holders.......Subscribers

Deal-or-No-Deal Introduces TV Entertainment to the World of Instant Games
VEIKKAUS, Finland (October 1, 2007) -- Veikkaus’ new Deal or No Deal Instant, adapted from the theme of a new TV show......Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.2

Veikkaus Piloting A New POS Concept
VEIKKAUS, Finland (October 1, 2007) -- Veikkaus’ new POS concept is currently being tested in ten of our POS. The reformed POS concept is based on customer-orientation, responsibility, and high quality...............Subscribers

Veikkaus’ Financial Result Favourable During the First Half of the Year
VEIKKAUS, Finland (August 31, 2007) -- In the period between January and June Veikkaus attained turnover of EUR 682.7 million (+3.2%)...........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.11

Age limits Shall Be Laid Down By Law
Article By: Ilkka Juva, Communications Director, Veikkaus Oy
VEIKKAUS, Finland (August 31, 2007) -- The Finnish Lotteries Act is being updated at a good pace. We have a strong consensus over gaming activities in Finland. The political consensus also covers.........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.11

Biisit Instant Continues the Theme of Culture Instants
VEIKKAUS, Finland (June 26, 2007) --Veikkaus continues to work in close cooperation with Finnish culture. This summer’s new instants feature songs of the Finnish band .................Subscribers

Finns Consider Veikkaus Funds Important
VEIKKAUS, Finland (June 26, 2007) -- The independent research company TNS Gallup conducted a survey on how Finns feel about Veikkaus’ theme ”A Finn to Win” at the beginning of 2006.............Subscribers

Reinforced Responsibility in Veikkaus’ Internet Gaming Activities
VEIKKAUS, Finland (June 26, 2007) -- Veikkaus’ website was recently updated with a service enabling our customers voluntarily regulate the extent to which they play our games. The new service offers a chance..................Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.1

Joy And Benefit To All Finns
VEIKKAUS, Finland (May 18, 2007) -- Veikkaus’ mission is to generate versatile value to Finnish society by organizing games reliably and responsibly. Our games are based on wide participation and reasonable stakes.............Subscribers

Veikkaus Involved in the Eurovision Spirit
VEIKKAUS, Finland (May 18, 2007) -- The Eurovision Song Contest, arranged in Finland for the first time last weekend, encouraged many Finns to place bets................Subscribers

Government Rejection of Ladbrokes' Gaming Licence Application Upheld by Supreme Administrative Court
HELSINKI, Finland (May 10, 2007) -- According to a ruling handed down on Tuesday by the Supreme Administrative Court (KHO), the government had a legal right to reject the application by gaming company Ladbrokes for a licence...............Subscribers

Improved Gaming Conditions in Football Pools
VEIKKAUS, Finland (March 13, 2007) -- Since week 8 in February, Veikkaus has offered Football Pools with improved conditions.............Subscribers

Finns Played With 260 Euros Per Capita Last Year
VEIKKAUS, Finland (March 13, 2007) -- Finns played Veikkaus games with an average of EUR 260 per capita in 2006 (rounds 1-52/2006) - in 2005, the respective figure was EUR 248 per capita..............Subscribers

Veikkaus Offers Its Customers New Benefits
VEIKKAUS, Finland (March 13, 2007) -- In March, Veikkaus starts to offer various monthly changing benefits of different levels to its customers. The new customer benefits have to do with the beneficiaries of Veikkaus funds or with Veikkaus’ partners in cooperation.............Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.12

Veikkaus Adopts A Waiting Attitude In The Suspected Bribery Case In Finnish Football
VEIKKAUS, Finland (January 24, 2007) -- A suspected bribery case in Finnish football came up first in the autumn of 2005. Now it has gained more publicity again, as the police have progressed with their preliminary investigations...............Subscribers

Veikkaus Plays An Important Role In The Arrangements For The Eurovision Song Contest
VEIKKAUS, Finland (January 24, 2007) -- This year, the Eurovision Song Contest will be arranged in Finland for the first time in history. A large part of the financing comes from Veikkaus funds............Subscribers

Veikkaus Increases Profit For Fifth Year In A Row
VEIKKAUS, Finland (January 24, 2007) -- The turnover of Veikkaus Oy amounted to EUR 1,361.2 million last year, i.e. EUR 45.5 million (3.4%) more than in 2005.............Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.5