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Maltco Lotteries Limited
Address: Hal Mann Buildings, 2nd Floor, Saint Michael Street, Iklin BZN 11 Malta.
Internet: http://www.maltco.com.mt
E-mail Address: info@maltco.com.mt
Phone: +356 2388 3000
Fax: +356 2142 2157
Population: 401,880 (est. 2007)
CEO:
Operations Director:
Dr. John Katakis
Dimitrios Tagalis
Year Lottery Founded: 2004
Sales FY 2006: 30.2 Million (Maltese lira )
Number of Employees: 50
On-line Vendor: Intralot S.A.
Internet Gaming System: N/A
Instant Ticket Vendor: N/A
ITVMs: N/A
Games Offered: Super Five, lotto and scratchers (instant tickets) are offered, while sports betting and keno will be launched in the near future.
Jurisdiction: Malta

MALTCO LOTTERIES Limited has an exclusive licence to operate all National Lottery games in Malta. The company is currently operating most of the games which previously fell under the responsibility of the Department of Public Lotto. These games include the Super 5 lottery, the Lotto, and instant lotteries (Scratchers). In the coming months a number of new games will also be offered.
The licence was issued by the Ministry of Finance (Article 26 (3) of the Lotteries and Other Games Act, 2001). Besides privatising the national lotteries, the Act also paved the way for the establishment of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority, which regulates the industry.
MALTCO was set up in 2004 with a 73% shareholding by INTRALOT S.A. and the remaining 27% is owned by high profile Maltese businessmen .
INTRALOT is a global leader in the design, development, operation, and support of integrated games and transaction processing systems. The company currently ranks third on revenues amongst integrated lottery systems suppliers worldwide.

Lottery News 2008

Maltco Joins World Lottery Association
MALTA (November 4, 2008) -- Maltco Lotteries has been accepted as a full member of the World Lotteries Association............Subscribers

Maltco Lotteries to Increase Football Sponsorship
MALTA ( July 29, 2008) -- The Malta Football Association yesterday signed an agreement with Maltco Lotteries for the sponsorship of the three knock-out competitions for the senior teams..................Subscribers

More Advantageous Changes to Lotto Game
MALTA (May 17, 2008) -- As from today, Maltco Lotteries will be effecting another beneficial change to one of the Saturday Lotto games, the Quaterno............Subscribers

Maltco Lotteries Employees Donating Blood
MALTA (April 28, 2008) -- Maltco Lotteries Ltd., together with the Malta National Blood Transfusion Centre, recently held a drive among its employees to donate blood at its head office in Iklin, where its meeting rooms were set up for the purpose.
The initiative was very well supported with almost all employees volunteering to donate blood.
SOURCE: Wire service reports.

Lottery News 2007

Maltco Lotteries Bets on Swedish Horse Racing
MALTA (December 11, 2007) -- Following the launches of U*BET and Quick KENO games, Maltco Lotteries Limited yesterday launched U*BET HorseRacing................Subscribers

Minister Says Adjustments to Lotto Prize Fund Must be ‘Honoured
MALTA (December 08, 2007) -- Finance parliamentary secretary Tonio Fenech gave a guarantee that an order given on July 3, 2007 to Maltco Lotteries Limited, the lotto games operator, to adjust its lotto prize fund will have to be honoured..................Subscribers

Lotto Changes Criticized
MALTA (December 3, 2007) -- The Lotto Receivers' Union and the UHM have registered an industrial dispute against Maltco following changes to the Lotto game which came into force last weekend...............Subscribers

Lotto Sees Its First Change Since 1923
MALTA (November 30, 2007) -- Maltco has unveiled what it said were the first changes to the Lotto game since its inception in 1923...........Subscribers

Second Chance Scratchers Lottery Gets Extra Bonus Prizes for this Autumn Season 
MALTA (October 4, 2007) -- The three prizes of the Second Chance Scratchers Lottery will have an additional bonus added between this month and December..............Subscribers

Lottery Operator Announces Price Increase for Super 5 Tickets
VALLETTA, Malta (September 19, 2007) -- Maltco Lotteries announced an increase of 15 cents in the price of each Super 5 lottery ticket, the local news source reported ............Subscribers

Lotto Receivers Union Oppose Changes to Super 5 and Lotto
MALTA (August 8, 2007) -- The Lotto Receivers Union (LRU) president has expressed his concern that changes to Lotto, which include an increase in the price of Super 5 tickets from 50 cents to 65 cents, could temp people to patronize illegal lotteries...............................Subscribers

Lotto Receivers Express Disappointment with Changes to Lotto
MALTA (August 3, 2007) -- The Lotto Receivers Union and the Union Haddiema Maghqudin have written to the finance parliamentary secretary to express disappointment at changes being proposed by Maltco Lotteries.......Subscribers

Euro Conversion Responsible for Lottery Ticket Price Rise
MALTA (July 14, 2007) --As reported the price of the Super 5 lottery tickets will go up by 15c from 50c to 65c.........Subscribers

Lottery News

Lottery CEO Sets the Record Straight
MALTA (December 13, 2005) -- People are not gambling more than Lm2 per week, even when the jackpots are huge, Maltco CEO John Katakis told News Sources recently...........Subscribers

Maltco Upgrades Quick Draw Keno Game, Introduces More and Higher Prizes
MALTA (October 17, 2005) -- Maltco Lotteries Ltd, the operator of the National Lottery, is now offering its Quick Draw KENO fans an improved upgraded version of the popular game............Subscribers

Unions Appeal for More Security at Lotto Booths
FLORIANA, Malta (August 25, 2005) -- Following two armed hold-ups, when Malta’s Super 5 jackpot reached the largest prize ever, unions representing lotto receivers requested a meeting with senior police..........Subscribers

Malta FA Unveils Sponsorship with Maltco Lotteries
MALTA (July 19, 2005) -- Maltco Lotteries has reportedly joined the MFA's partnership family. Financial backing from Maltco Lotteries will be given to the MFA's KO competitions, namely the FA Trophy and the Division Two and Three KO, for the next three years.................................Subscribers

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