Participating
Jurisdictions |
Member Lotteries |
Jurisdiction
population |
Viking Lotto sales |
% of total Lottery sales
|
| Denmark |
Dansk Tipstjeneste |
5,200,000 |
$517.3 |
64.2% |
| Finland |
Oy Veikkaus |
5,100,000 |
$549.1 |
54.1% |
| Iceland |
Islensk Getspa |
300,000 |
$14.7 |
100.0% |
| Norway |
Norsk Tipping |
4,300,000 |
$587.4 |
57.0% |
| Sweden |
AB Tipstjanst |
8,800,000 |
$402.0 |
24.9% |
| TOTALS |
|
23,700,000 |
$2,070.5 |
46.2% |
In 1993 five Nordic countries Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden came together to launch Viking Lotto in an
effort to offer larger jackpots, attract new players and boost overall lottery
sales. The total population of the Viking Lotto Bloc is 23.7
million.
GAME DESCRIPTION
Viking Lotto is a 6/48 Lotto
game which has a probability of 1 in 12.2 million. Sales reached nearly US$2.4
billion this financial year.
Viking Lotto sales represent approximately
52.6% of the total lottery sales of its member lotteries. On an individual
basis, sales of Viking Lotto can represent from 34% to a high of 66% (excluding
Iceland where Viking Lotto is the lotteries only product) of a member lotteries
total lottery sales.
A summary of the Viking Lotto Bloc. can be seen in the
following table:
| Number of
Jurisdictions |
Game
Launched |
Population |
Games
Offered |
| 5 |
Mid
1993 |
23,700,000 |
Lotto |
| Game
Matrix |
Game
Probability |
Matrix/pop
Ratio |
Viking Lotto sales (in
US$m’s) |
|
6/48 |
12,271,512 |
1.9 |
$2,070.5 |
Icelanders Becomes
Nordic Lotto Millionaire
ICELAND (October 5, 2007) -- An
Akureyri resident was the only player with six correct numbers in the Nordic
Viking Lotto............Subscribers
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