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Mexico National Lottery
Loteria Nacional Para La Assistencia Publica
Address: Plaza De La Reforma 1
Colonia Tabacalera
06037 Mexico DF
Internet: http://www.lotenal.gob.mx/loteria/home.jsp
Email: correo@lotenal.gob.mx
Phone: 011-52 (55) 5140-7010
Fax: 011-52 (55) 5140-7231
Population: 104.9 Million
Director General: Francisco Yañez Herrera
Year Lottery Founded: 1770
Sales FY 06: $488 million ($US)
Games Offered: Passive draws (Thursday, Friday, Sunday and special dates)
Number of Employees: 995
On-line Vendor: N/A
Retailers: 302 agencies & 2,500 street vendors.
Beneficiaries: Proceeds are directed towards education and health programs through the Department of Treasury.
Governence: The Lottery is governed by a board with representatives from the Departments of Treasury, Health, and other government beneficiaries.


Lottery News

Competition Commission to Probe Mexico’s Lottery Market
UNITED KINGDOM (October 20, 2008) -- Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission is reported to have launched an official investigation into possible anti-competitive practices in the country’s lottery market following complaints lodged...............Subscribers

National Lottery of Mexico Honors Former Diver Capilla
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (July 15, 2008) -- Loteria Nacional Para La Assistencia Publica, the National Lottery of Mexico, on Monday awarded Mexican former diver Joaquin Capilla a lottery ticket with his image on it.................Subscribers

Mexico's New Gaming Tax Too High
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (July 24, 2007) – Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon, last month presented a long-awaited fiscal reform plan, part of which would close off corporate tax loopholes..............Subscribers

Biggest-Ever Lottery Prize in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (June 4, 2007) -- The Mexican lottery system paid out Sunday night the biggest prize in the country's history, 406 million pesos (almost US$37 million) on a single ticket, officials at the charitable PAP agency .................Subscribers

New Dates and Location Announced for the World Lottery Forum
Merida, Mexico February 1 - 5, 2006

BASEL, Switzerland (November 4, 2005) -- The WLA and Loteria Nacional have the pleasure to announce that the WLA Executive Committee has unanimously approved an alternative date and location for the World Lottery Forum in the historic Mexican city of Merida, from February 1 – 5, 2006. Mexico’s President Vincente Fox, and the Governor of the Yucatan have both indicated their strong ongoing support for this important event.....................................Read the full story at: Vol.33 No.7

MEXICO CITY (July 14, 2004) -- The director of Mexico's National Lottery, Laura Valdes, was replaced Tuesday amid accusations that the agency may have favored some private charities, rather than passing money through normal governmental channels.
Valdes will be replaced by Tomas Ruiz Gonzalez, a congressman for the former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party who also once served as Mexico's assistant treasury secretary.
President Vicente Fox thanked Valdes for her work at the lottery, but did not specify why she was being replaced.

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