


NSW Lotteries runs some of its lotteries itself and syndicates a number of others run by interstate lottery organisations. It falls under the government portfolio of Gaming and Racing and is governed by the Public Lotteries Act 1996. It runs games of chance through a network of agents, most of which are newsagencies. However, since 2010, it has been operated by Tatts Group Limited under a 40-year exclusive licence. NSW Lotteries, is a corporation owned by the Government of New South Wales in Australia. In the last financial year alone, WA winners shared in $463 million worth of lottery prizes through Lotterywest, while $283 million of that money raised went directly back to the WA community. Profits earned are distributed to various beneficiaries in the form of grants and donations, supporting sectors such as the arts, health and sporting in WA. Lotterywest not only gives Western Australian residents the chance to win huge life changing amounts of money, but also uses profits raised from ticket sales to directly benefit the state. The aim of the organisation has always been to benefit the entire WA community, which it has successfully continued to do to this day. Lotterywest, Lotterywest is owned by the Western Australian government and has been in operation since 1932. The minimum age to purchase lottery products is 18. The major operators also market lottery games traditionally running in their own jurisdiction, however recently some of these have become "multi-state" games, if not national.Īustralian lotteries are subject to many regulations, which generally vary by state. For example, Tattersall's administers the Saturday Lotto (known as Tattslotto in its jurisdictions), Oz Lotto and Powerball games on behalf of the bloc similarly, South Australian Lotteries operate the Australian Soccer Pools on behalf of the other operators. Currently, Tattersall's and the state-owned lotteries operate as a bloc to jointly conduct the national games, pooling their entries and winnings. However, with Tatts taking over operation of several state-owned lotteries (though the states still retain legal ownership), the only state owned-and-operated lottery in Australia is Lotterywest in Western Australia.Īlthough the organisations are predominantly state-based, Australia has a number of national lottery games. State government-owned corporations were once a major sector in the industry. The publicly listed Jumbo Interactive, operating online as Ozlotteries. Intralot Australia, which operates under "Intralot" in Tasmania It also manages Queensland's Golden Casket Lottery Corporation (which it took over from the Queensland government in 2007), New South Wales Lotteries in NSW and the ACT and South Australian Lotteries in South Australia and Tatts Group Limited, which operates under the "Tatts" brand in Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory, and the Northern Territory. Most major Lotteries have now moved into the online marketplaceĪs of February 2015, the major players in the lotteries industry include:

Lotteries operators are licensed at a state or territory level, and include both state government-owned and private sector companies. Lotteries in Australia include various lottery related products licensed by Australian lottery companies. To read more about Megadraws, visit the Australian Saturday Lotto Megadraw page. Superdraws aren't the only special Australian National Lottery draws there are also Megadraws which can offer even bigger prizes, but which are played less frequently.

Other prizes are distributed for matching numbers in the following combinations: Players purchase tickets and select six numbers between 1 and 45 to play the Australia Saturday Lotto Superdraw, with the top prize being won by matching all six of the numbers on your tickets with the numbers drawn in the game. These extremely popular games often create multiple millionaires in a single draw as it is not uncommon for several tickets to share the First Division prize. Saturday Lotto Superdraws take place several times a year and are just like regular Saturday Lotto draws but they offer a guaranteed Division 1 prize of AU$20 million or more. Superdraws are an exciting super-sized Tatts Lotto event giving you the chance to win a share in $20 Million or more on a Saturday several times each year.
