CAIXA stimulates dreams of wealth and a better life with the Federal Lotteries, of which it controls the monopoly since 1961.

With a revenue over R$ 4,4 billion, the CAIXA Lotteries have had a record performance in 2005. Of this total, almost R$ 2 billion have been repassed to the federal government, composing an important source of funds to the social sector.
In 2006 CAIXA will finish the process of implementation of a new lottery model, bringing more security, efficiency and speed to the lottery system. 25 thousand terminals will be installed in the almost 9 thousand lottery units throughout the country.

Successful Meeting of CIBELAE’s Board
SANTIAGO, Chile (March 26, 2008) -- In order to reach to a general consent and to define the new planning strategies of CIBELAE (Corporación Iberoamericana de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado) for the next years, the members of its Board held a successful meeting in Santiago, Chile...............Subscribers

CAIXA and TAM Launch Partnership; Partnership Will Allow Passengers To Pay For Tickets At Lottery Ticket Outlets
SAO PAULO, Brazil (May 30, 2007) -- The Caixa Economica Federal and TAM Linhas Aereas launched a partnership today making it possible to pay for airline tickets at lottery ticket outlets. Passengers will have to make reservations online or by calling the company.........................Subscribers

CEF’s Revenue Increases in 2006
BRAZIL (February 27, 2007) -- Brazil's state-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal (CEF) said on Monday that its net revenue rose to 2.39 billion reais (US$1.15 billion) in 2006, up 15.4 percent from the previous year.
The CEF holds the monopoly of the operation of all federal lotteries in Brazil. It relies on a network of more than 17,000 agencies throughout the country, of which about 9,000 are authorized lottery spots that also provide banking services, such as payments and deposits.

President Signs Bill to Create Football Lottery
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (September 14, 2006) -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed on Thursday the bill that creates Timemania (Teammania), a lottery game that will use 80 Brazilian football teams logos instead of numbers..............Subscribers

Brazilian Lawmakers Approve Sports Lottery
BRASILIA, Brazil (September 5, 2006) -- Brazil's House of Representatives reportedly approved on Tuesday a bill creating the lotto game Timemania (Teammania)..............Subscribers

Caixa Assumes Ownership of Brazil's Next-Generation Lottery Network
BRAZIL (August 29, 2006) -- On August 12, Caixa Econômica Federal (Caixa) successfully concluded one of the biggest projects of its 145 years of existence: the introduction of a new.................Subscribers

Brazil Puts Pictures of Missing Children on Lottery Tickets
BRAZIL (January 26, 2006) – Brazil's Special Secretariat for Human Rights has reportedly signed a contract with the Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF), which runs federal lotteries in Brazil, to...............................Subscribers

Brazil’s Unclaimed Lottery Prizes Finance Education
BRAZIL (August 29, 2005) -- It appears that in lottery-crazy Brazil a lot of players do not check the results very closely................................Subscribers

Consortium Wins Contract to Supply IT Equipment for CEF Lottery Network
BRAZIL (March 22, 2005) -- A consortium formed by Brazilian banking equipment supplier Diebold Procomp and Brazil's largest private bank Banco Bradesco has won a 213mn-real (US$78.9mn) contract to supply IT equipment for the lottery network operated by federal bank Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF)........................Subscribers

Comsat International Subsidiary Wins Contract for National Lottery Network in Brazil; Caixa Economica Project will Serve over 9000 Locations
MCLEAN, Va. & SAO PAULO, Brazil (February 2, 2005) -- Comsat International, Inc. ("Comsat"), a full-service provider of voice and data communications throughout Latin America, announced today that its Comsat Brazil subsidiary won a public auction to build, operate and manage the communications network for the national lottery and transaction clearinghouse network in Brazil...........................Subscribers

Vicom Wins Tender to Supply IT Equipment and Telecoms Services to Caixa Econômica Federal
BRAZIL (February 1, 2005) -- Brazilian telecom service provider Vicom has won a 283 million real (US$109 million) contract to supply IT equipment and telecoms services for federal bank Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF), a CEF spokesperson confirmed to BNamericas............................Subscribers

CEF Launches Tech Tenders Worth US$492 Million
BRAZIL (January 25, 2005) -- Brazilian federal bank Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF) plans to carry out tenders on January 24, 26, 28 and 30 for the supply of IT equipment and telecoms services......................Subscribers

CEF Outlines Lottery Services Criteria
BRAZIL (December 1, 2004) – According to local news sources the Brazilian state owned bank CEF (Caixa Economica Federal) held a public meeting yesterday to outline the criteria.......................Subscribers

Caixa Economica Federal Seeks Second Lottery Solutions Supplier
BRAZIL (November 8, 2004) -- Brazil's federally controlled bank Caixa Economica Federal (CEF) aims to diversify its lottery platform partners, effectively ending the monopoly enjoyed by the US firm GTECH.......................Subscribers

Brazilian Banks to Share ATM Network and Intergrate Lottery Outlets
BRAZIL (May 13, 2004) -- The Brazilian state-owned banks Banco do Brasil and Caixa Economica Federal will start to test a sharing system of ATM networks as of July..........................Subscribers

Lottery Operator Investigates 'Fortune Cookie' Numbers
BRASILIA, Brazil (February 23, 2004) -- Eight people in Brazil won the lottery after getting the numbers from fortune cookies. The Caixa Economica Federal Bank launched an investigation because all the players came from the same region.....................Subscribers

Congress Unlikely to Support President's Ban on Bingo and Electronic Betting Games to Defuse Lottery Scandal
BRASILIA, Brazil (February 23, 2004) -- According to local media reports Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva issued a decree on Friday prohibiting all types of bingo and electronic betting games. The measure would also ban gaming (slot) machines as well, according to a spokesman at the presidential palace...................Subscribers