Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock (DLTB)
The German Lotto and Totoblock is the community of the 16 independent Lotteriegesellschaften in the Lands of the Federal Republic. The societies of the German Lotto and Totoblocks accomplish the national gambling offers country widely after common principles. They understand themselves as reliable, responsible offerers about nationally approved lotterien and bets, itself strictly at the order-political goals of the player protection, play craze prevention, the steering of the play enterprise into arranged courses, which orients protection from Begleitkriminalitaet and the promotion of the public interest. Responsible one of the member companies takes over the presidency within the German Lotto and Totoblocks for in each case three years. The present feather/spring leader is the national Toto Lotto GmbH Baden-Wuerttemberg.

The German Lotto and Totoblock is a union of the 16 German national Lotto companies. Everyone of the 16 national Lotteriegesellschaften acts independently.

Landesgesellschaften (National companies)

• Baden-Württemberg: Staatliche Toto-Lotto GmbH Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
• Bayern: Staatliche Lotterieverwaltung in Bayern, München
• Berlin: Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin (DKLB), Berlin
• Brandenburg: Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH, Potsdam
• Bremen: Bremer Toto und Lotto GmbH, Bremen
• Hamburg: Nordwest Lotto und Toto Hamburg, Hamburg
• Hessen: Lotterie-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH Hessen, Wiesbaden
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Verwaltungsgesellschaft Lotto und Toto in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern mbH, Rostock
• Niedersachsen: Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen GmbH, Hannover
• Nordrhein-Westfalen: Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co. OHG, Münster
• Rheinland-Pfalz: Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz
• Saarland: Saarland-Sporttoto GmbH, Saarbrücken
• Sachsen: Sächsische Lotto-GmbH, Leipzig
• Sachsen-Anhalt: Lotto-Toto GmbH Sachsen-Anhalt, Magdeburg
• Schleswig-Holstein: NordwestLotto Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
• Thüringen: Lotterie-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH Thüringen, Suhl

"Gold for LOTTO" State Lottery Congratulate the German Olympians
BERLIN, Germany (March 3, 2010) -  The directors of the German Lotto and Toto Block (DLTB) have their meeting in Berlin today's CEO Occasion taken to the German Olympic champions of the 21^st Winter Games in Vancouver warmly on your own unique success Congratulations................Subscribers

EU Court Outlines Unfair Practice Guidelines for Consumer Driven Lottery
LUXEMBOURG (February 4, 2010) -- The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that allowing customers to take part in a lottery free of charge following a certain number of purchases does not automatically constitute an unfair commercial practice, following a request from the German Federal Court of Justice. .........................Subscribers

German Lottery Revenues Climb
GERMANY( January13, 2010) -- One year on from the introduction of the Germany State Treaty on Gambling, the German Lotto and Toto Block (DLTB), a union of the country's 16 national lottery operators...................Subscribers

German Lotto and Toto Block Opinion: ODDSET to the Current Manipulation Cases in European Football
Stellungnahme von ODDSET zu den aktuellen Manipulationsfällen im europäischen Fußball
MUNICH, Germany (November 20, 2009) - Opinion ODDSET (www.oddset.de) to the current manipulation cases in European football In the context of a possible new pan-European soccer-fixing scandal says Erwin Horak, president of the National Lottery Administration Bavaria and in Charge in the German Lotto and Toto Block opted for the state sports betting ODDSET...................Subscribers

Lotto Expert Criticizes German Lotto Bloc Reform
LEIPZIG, Germany (October 12, 2009) -- The Lotto Expert Lotto Michael Adams is reported to have criticized the planned Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock (DLTB) reforms................Subscribers

First Ever Six Winning Numbers At Online Lottery Ticket Brokering Site
LONDON, UK (February 24, 2009) -- Six winning numbers! Last weekend, a customer at www.tipp24.com chose the right numbers for Germany's '6 aus 49' lottery and won €274,963.20 euros. 3, 4, 18, 29, 31 and 41 were his lucky numbers. He will receive exactly the same payout as the eight winners of the German Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock (DLTB).................Subscribers

Germany’s Euro Lottery ‘Targeting October Launch’
GERMANY (January 20, 2009) -- Private companies now altogether excluded from the German lottery market under new laws that took effect this month have leapt to criticize Germany’s state-run lottery operators over their reported plans to launch a pan-European game to rival the EuroMillions lottery before the end of the year.

Federal Constitutional Court Approves German Gambling Regulation
STUTTGART, Germany (October 30, 2008) -- With its ruling of 14 October 2008 (Az. 1 BvR 928/08), the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) has now declared all essential points of the new Interstate Gambling Treaty to be constitutional and has not accepted a constitutional complaint from a commercial gambling operator for ruling. In addition..........Subscribers

Federal Court of Justice Reinforces State-Owned Lottery Companies
STUTTGART, Germany (August 14, 2008) -- The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) today reinforced the federal gambling structure designed to protect gamblers. State-owned lottery companies may continue to restrict their respective gambling activities to single federal states. In order to enforce their regulatory obligations, German federal states may require proof of..............Subscribers

Victory in Federal Supreme Court: JAXX AG Prepares Multi-Million Compensation Claim Against Lottery Cartel
ALTENHOLZ, Germany (August 14, 2008) -- The Federal Supreme Court (BGH) has paved the way for substantial compensation claims against the German lottery cartel in today's decision.........Subscribers

Supreme Court Rules Against State Lotteries, Cites EC Concerns Over State Treaty
KARLSRUHE, Germany (August 14, 2008) -- German state lottery operators cannot continue to block games offered by commercial betting firms because doing so breaks competition rules, one of the country's top courts ruled on Thursday...................Subscribers

German Jackpot is Won, But Winner(s) Not Identified
HANOVER, Germany (December 5, 2007) -- Germany's state gambling organization said a record-breaking 43-million-euro (US$63 million) jackpot found a winner Wednesday. Klaus Sattler, a spokesman for the Baden-Wuerttemberg state lottery commission, confirmed that a ticket given away free by a national newspaper qualified for the big prize..............Subscribers

German Lottery Jackpot Hits All-Time High
GERMANY (December 3, 2007) -- The jackpot prize in Germany's national lottery (Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock (DLTB)) soared to a new record 43 million euros................Subscribers

Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock Establishes Ethics Advisory Council
STUTTGART, Germany (April 3, 2007) -- Yesterday, the Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock (DLTB), the association of the 16 German state lotteries, established its “Ethik-Beirat”, an ethics advisory council..........................Subscribers