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Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co. OHG was created
in 1955 under the name of "NordwestLotto in Nordrhein-Westfalen". It
participated in the first draw of Lotto 6/49 on October 9, 1955. Besides
lotteries WestLotto offers sports betting products and instant games.
Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co. OHG (WestLotto) is a member of the
German Lotto Bloc ("Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock") which consists of 16 State
Lotteries, one in each of the states ("Länder") in the Federal Republic of
Germany.
The sales network of WestLotto is confined to the territory of
North Rhine-Westphalia. The distribution network of WestLotto comprises 37
districts with approximately 3,900 points of sale - mainly retailers of
newspapers and tobacco - who sell lottery products on a commission basis.
 New German Inter-State Treaty on
Gambling Strictly Follows Guidelines Given By German Federal Constitutional
Court and European Court of Justice / No “Final Warning” for
Germany
BRUSSELS, Belgium (January 31, 2008) – Today
the European Commission has announced that it has launched infringement
proceedings against Germany concerning the new German Inter-State Treaty on
Gambling. Dr. Winfried Wortmann,
President of European Lotteries and Managing Director of the Westdeutsche
Lotterie comments on this decision as follows...............Subscribers
State Lottery Faces
Fierce Competition From Private Sector
GERMANY (June 15,
2007) -- WestLotto, the German publicly owned lottery operator, saw its market
share reduced by 2 per cent to €1.77bn euros in
2006......................Subscribers
Lotto Hamburg’s New
Internet Portal with in|FOCUS from adesso
DORTMUND, Germany
(July 2006) -- The new Internet portal from Lotto Hamburg went
online punctually in May 2006. The basis for the game on offer at
www.lotto-hh.de is the multi-channel
platform in|FOCUS from adesso, which has already been successfully used by
WestLotto for the past 3 years.................................Subscribers
TV Broadcaster to Claim
Damages from Lottery Operator
GERMANY (June 20, 2006) --
RTL, the German TV broadcaster belonging to German media group Bertelsmann, is
preparing to fight a temporary injunction by a German regional court against
its advertising spots for Starbet.............................Subscribers
GTECH Signs Five-Year
Contract to Provide Software Support and Enhancements to Westdeutsche Lotterie
in Germany
WEST GREENWICH, Rhode Island, USA (August 8,
2005) -- GTECH Holdings Corporation (NYSE: GTK) today announced that its
wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Global Services
Corporation..............................Read the
full story at: Vol.32 No.7
Adesso AG Implements IT
Platform for New Lottery Feature
DORTMUND, Germany (April
7, 2005) – LottoSpezial is the name of the first new lottery pool feature
to be offered to sport club members by WestLotto. It will be launched in May
2005 in conjuction with the State Sport Association and further associations
for various sports in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.....................Subscribers
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