APOLLO International Ltd is part of the Rs 2,300-crore turnover Apollo Group.
Lottus, is an established brand in the online gaming industry, promoted by AIL's group company, Encorp. In a very short duration, it has made its presence felt in the Indian entertainment industry with online gaming and has established itself as a reliable and socially responsible organizer of various state Lotteries providing excellent quality of services and technical expertise .

Lottus on Line Lottery brand was launched in November 2003. In a very short time, it has established itself as a reliable and socially responsible brand of Encorp which has been organizing various state Lotteries and providing excellent quality of services and technical expertise.
It has brought in the concept of professionally managed large network of sales and collection centers in widely distributed geographical area, where the emphasis is more on providing ultimate comfort and services to all related to the distribution network.
Encorp now commands respect in the field of online lotteries due to its focus on designing and operating various games and schemes, working closely and advising on all lotteries related issues and policies to State Government s and Lottery Federations.

Brands:
Lottus brand has successfully been in operation in many lottery playing states of India with strong presence in West Bengal & Jharkhand and over 2000 point of sales terminals and a team of 22 stockiest. Encouraged with the success of Lottus brand, Encorp launched two more brands in 2006. It has now the following brands in the Online Lottery segment:
- LOTTUS
- E-LOTT
- MAXWIN

GAMES: Encorp is currently running the following games:

• Joker (Card game): The player selects 1 card out of 12 card house and if the draw card matches with his selection, he is paid 10 times of the ticket amount
• Super 3 (3 digit game): It has 0 to 999 numbers where players select any 3 digit number and based on the drawn number different prize options are given out.
• Keno: The player selects 2 to 10 different numbers out of the wide range of 1 to 80 numbers. Here 20 numbers are taken out in a draw and depending upon the matching of selected numbers, different prize are awarded. For example, if buyer has selected 5 different numbers and 3 of his numbers matches with any of the 20 drawn numbers, he gets a prize. But if all his 5 numbers matches with any of the 20 drawn numbers, he gets a higher amount as prize. Hence higher the selected number matches, higher the winning.

Encorp is also involved in paper lottery segment by being a part of a consortium formed by various lottery operators to operate paper as well as on line Lottery.

Lottery Operators Caught in Crossfire
KERALA, India (June 14, 2004) -- Online lottery companies, including Essar and Apollo, who entered the online lottery business a few years ago, are in withdrawal mode due to negative public perception, despite forecasts that the lottery business is worth crores of rupees.
According to local news sources the operators, who are acting as agents for different State governments, are finding that many operations are no longer viable, due mainly to the numerous legal cases pending in the Supreme Court and high courts.
The major concern for most States has been the presence of lotteries of other State governments in their jurisdiction. Online lottery companies are hoping for policy changes, as they feel they are caught in the perception issues related to paper lotteries.

Apollo Group Announces Foray Into The Online Lottery Business
NEW DELHI, India (August 7, 2003) -- Onkar Kanwar promoted Apollo Group on Thursday announced its foray into the online lottery business beginning September 2003.
The online lottery business is named as Lottus and will be floated through Apollo International Ltd.
Group chairman Kanwar said the company will invest Rs 250 crore over three years to establish leadership position in the online lottery business by expanding the market potential.
Raaja Kanwar, Jt MD Appolo International said the Lottus has bagged its first licence from the Arunachal Pradesh state government lottery.
"Lottus will be sold in the 14 lottery playing states in the country from next month," he added.
Apollo is also in race for the Haryana online lottery business. Company officials said lottery is a Rs 50,000-crore business in the country. "We see a clear trend of people moving from paper to online lottery," said Sunil Tandon, MD of Apollo International.
In the first phase the company will have 1000 retailers across lottery playing states. The company has signed a technical agreement with Jupiters International for sourcing advanced lottery technology. Jupiters is one of Australia's largest gaming solutions company and operate online lotteries in China, Malaysia and New Zealand.