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Magnum 4D Berhad
Address: Wisma Magnum, 111, Jalan Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Internet: www.magnum.com.my
www.magnum4d.com.my
E-mail Address: cheokwing@magnum.com.my
Phone: 603-2078 6233
Fax: 603-2072 3455
Population: 20 million
Chairman:
Executive Director:
Dato Surin Upatkoon
Lawrence Lim Swee Lin
Year Lottery Founded: December 1984
Sales FY 2002:
Sales FY 2003:
Sales FY 2004:
Sales FY 2005:
Sales FY 2006:
RM2,421,042 Million
RM2,524,378 Million
RM2,665,895 Million
RM2,702,096 Million
RM2,903,956 Million
Number of Employees: N/A
On-line Vendor: ILTS
Instant Ticket Vendor: N/A
ITVMs: None
Games Offered: Magnum 4D (Numbers game)
Beneficiaries: N/A
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Background

Magnum 4D Berhad (formerly known as Leisure Management Berhad) is the sole agent of Magnum Corporation Berhad for the sale of four digit numbers forecast betting tickets in Malaysia. Magnum 4D Berhad is also a management services and investment holding company.
The Company was incorporated on 31 December 1984 and subsequently listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange on 15 August 1991. The Group is commited towards enhancing and improving its gaming operations in order to ensure continued growth in turnover and profitability of the Group in the ensuing years.
Magnum Corporation Berhad was incorporated in December 1968 and was the first private company to be granted a license to promote, operate and manage 4-digit numbers forecast betting in Malaysia.
Magnum was converted to a public company in 1970 and was subsequently listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in the same year. Magnum Corporation is the largest of Malaysia's lottery companies. The only game the company offers is Magnum 4D. The 4D Game is a game of chance based on accurately forecasting a combination of 4 digits. When your 4 digits match the winning combination of numbers drawn by Magnum Corporation Berhad, you win!
The minimum wager is RM1. The top prize per RM1 wagered is RM3,200.
Prizes up to RM600 can be claimed at any agency up to two weeks after a draw. Prizes up to RM60,000 can be claimed at agency of purchase up to two weeks after a draw. Prizes up to RM1 million can be claimed at any Magnum-ENE office. Prizes in excess of RM1 million must be claimed at the Magnum-ENE office of the state in which the ticket was purchased.
Prizes are tax exempt.

Lottery News 2010

Three Lucky Players Share Magnum 4D Jackpot of Almost RM12 Million
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (March 16, 2010) -- Three people became instant millionaires when they won the second jackpot in the Magnum 4D Jackpot.....................Subscribers

Prize Money Multiplies in Today’s 4D Jackpot
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (February 24, 2010) -- Players may be in the running to strike more than RM10 million in prize money even if they land the second prize in Magnum’s 4D Jackpot game today........................Subscribers

Magnum 4D Helps Needy With Community Support Programme
KUCHING, Malaysia (January 12, 2010) -- Magnum 4D (Magnum) through its ‘Magnum Cares’ community support yesterday contributed funds to two recipients here................Subscribers

Lottery News 2009

What Does The Future Hold For Magnum?
MD Says We Are Ready For Any Challenge

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (December 19, 2009) - Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd managing director Datuk Surin Upatkoon met up with StarBizWeek's B.K. SIDHU and Leong Hung Yee recently for an interview...........................Subscribers

Calls for Government to Exercise Tighter Lottery Control, Reduce Drawings
MALAYSIA (November 19, 2009) – According to a leading local newspaper the Government has promised to look into reducing the number of draw days despite collecting a total of RM2.37bil in revenue from lottery and casino takings last year................Subscribers

New Lottery Games, Including Toto, Intended To Draw Consumers Away From Illegal Operators and Expand the Legal Market
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (November 2, 2009) -- The introduction of new products by number forecast operators (NFOs) is intended to draw consumers away from illegal operators and expand the legal market................Subscribers

Loyal Magnum Customer Hits RM10 Million Jackpot
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (October 29, 2009) -- Combining numbers from his car registration, his child’s birth certificate and two of his own lucky numbers made a businessman almost RM10mil richer.....................Subscribers

Launch of New Game In Malaysia, Technologically Powered By INTRALOT
ATHENS, Greece (October 14, 2009) - INTRALOT has implemented the new 4D Jackpot game, which was successfully launched by Magnum Corporation Berhad, a pioneer gaming company in Malaysia...................Subscribers

Magnum Unveils Jackpot While BToto To Roll Out Lotto
KUALA LUMPUR (September 25, 2009) -- Illegal number forecast operators (NFOs) may see their market share get smaller as new games are introduced by the listed NFOs in an industry where billions of ringgit in revenue are lost yearly due to unlicensed number betting................Subscribers

Magnum Leading The Pack With New 4D Jackpot Game
Jackpot Game Packs A Better Punch
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (September 23, 2009) – Magnum 4D today launches a first of its kind, 4D Jackpot game. The game features a unique jackpot cascading element that sets it apart from other games...................Subscribers

The Decision to Award All Three Malaysian 4D Gaming Companies Ten More Special Draws a Year is Sound Economics
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (July 30, 2009) - Last week we reported that Malaysian number forecast operator Multi-Purpose Holdings told the stock exchange that its subsidiary Magnum Corporation had received government approval for a new four-digit (4-D) game that would incorporate a jackpot element....................Subscribers

Lottery Operators Expected to Get Ten Special Draws This Year
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (February 4, 2009) -- Last October, the government quietly awarded three gaming companies ten (10) more special draws a year in a move to..................Subscribers

Magnum Corporation Demonstrates Corporate Social Responsibility
MALAYSIA (January 16, 2009) -- Despite the economy slowdown, gaming giant Magnum Corporation Sdn Bhd continues to dish out their corporate social responsibility pledges to the needy and unfortunates to bring cheer for the Chinese New Year celebration..................Subscribers.

Lottery News 2008

Government Urged to Reduce the Number of Lottery Draws
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (November 3, 2008) -- The Government should consider reducing the number of lottery draws from 10 to six a week according to.............Subscribers

Gaming, Lottery Sector Escapes Tax Hike
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (September 3, 2008) -- The absence of a tax hike for the gaming sector under Budget 2009 has left market observers positively surprised..............Subscribers

Lottery, Gaming Tax Hike On The Cards?
MALAYSIA (August 14, 2008) – Lotteries and gaming companies may be next in line for a tax hike, given the recent imposition of a windfall tax on independent power producers (IPPs) and palm oil players, Hwang DBS Vickers Research said..............Subscribers

Lottery News 2007

Magnum to Pay Up to RM2.49 Billion to Minority Shareholders
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (December 21, 2007) -- Magnum Corporation Bhd (MCB) will pay a consideration sum of up to RM2.49 billion to minority shareholders under its proposed privatisation exercise...................Subscribers

Slower Growth Seen for Number Lotteries
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (November 24, 2007) -- The four-digit (4D) lottery numbers forecast betting industry, which rings up sales of about RM7bil per annum, is expected to grow at a slower pace this year...................Subscribers

Magnum First to Get Licence to Operate 4D in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (November 25, 2007) -- Magnum Corp Bhd has been in the limelight since last week after trading in its shares was suspended on Friday ahead of the announcement of a privatisation exercise.................Subscribers

Magnum Shares Surge on Privatisation Deal
PETALING JAYA (November 22, 2007) -- Magnum Corp Bhd shares surged yesterday after major shareholder Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd (MPHB) proposed to take the cash-rich lottery/gaming company...................Subscribers

Lottery Firm Valued at RM5 Billion
MALAYSIA (November 21, 2007) -- The buyout of Magnum Corp Bhd, which values the lottery firm at some RM5 billion, will have five advisers that comprise investment banks and a boutique advisory firm...................Subscribers

Magnum Jumps to 4-Month High on Parent's Buyout Plan
MALAYSIA (November 21, 2007) -- Magnum Corp., Malaysia's second- biggest lottery operator, jumped to its highest in almost four months on the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange on its parent's plan to buy out the company at a 12 percent premium...................Subscribers

Malaysia's Magnum Books 59.6% Surge In 9-Mth Pre-Tax Profit
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (November 16, 2007) -- Magnum Corporation Bhd has recorded a 59.6 per cent on-year jump in nine-month pre-tax profit..............Subscribers

Lottery Operator Offer Investors Solid Income, Cash Flow
MALAYSIA (November 14, 2007) -- Magnum Corp Bhd offers investors solid income and cash flow streams from its numbers forecast operations (NFO) business............Subscribers

Lottery Players Rush to Buy 'His' Numbers
MALAYSIA (October 27, 2007) -- As Malaysia mourned the death of Genting founder Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong – lottery players chose to remember him by buying numbers associated with him................Subscribers

RAM Assigns "AA1/P1" Ratings to Number-Forecast Operator's Proposed Debt Issues
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (August 10, 2007) -- RAM Rating Services Bhd has assigned respective long- and short-term ratings of "AA1" and "P1" to Magnum Corp Bhd's proposed 15-year RM800 million Medium-Term Notes Programme..............Subscribers

More Special Dividends From Magnum?
MALAYSIA (August 9, 2007) -- CLSA Research believes Magnum Corp Bhd will pay additional special dividends as it unlocks the value in its non-core assets. The price-to-earnings of 14 times is undemanding considering the high returns on equity (ROE) and dividend yields..............Subscribers

Magnum Offers to Buy Out Six Former Lottery Agents
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (May 15 2007) -- Magnum Corporation Bhd has served a voluntary general offer notice to take over the remaining shares it does not own in six companies that used to be its agents for four-digit numbers...............Subscribers

Magnum Corporation Berhad Successfully Launched INTRALOT’s Online Gaming System in Malaysia
ATHENS, Greece (April 23, 2007) -- Magnum Corporation Berhad successfully launched INTRALOT’s online gaming system in Malaysia, after the project was awarded by Magnum Corporation Berhad, the most established gaming company of the country.............Subscribers

Lottery Company Raises The Bar On Dividend Payouts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (February 5, 2007) -- Magnum Corp Bhd, the country’s second biggest lottery operator by market value, is working on a plan to distribute up to 98 sen per Magnum share to minority shareholders..........Subscribers

Trading of Lottery Operator Shares Suspended
MALAYSIA (January 8, 2007) -- Trading of Malaysian lottery operator Magnum 4D Bhd (Magnum 4D) was suspended at 9am on January 8 after Magnum Corporation Bhd and people acting in concert (PAC) secured more than 90% of Magnum 4D.............Subscribers

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