Over 10 billion Euros could be raised every year...

...to support the irreplaceable work done by non-governmental organisations in the European Union if all 27 Member States allowed national charity lotteries.

Local, national and international charities in a number of EU Member States benefit from revenues generated by privately operated charity lotteries. Although there are differences in the way they operate, charity lotteries share the following characteristics:

Fundraising for (national) charities is their principal aim;
They donate a substantial part of their income to their beneficiaries and make no private profits;
Their funds are allocated and distributed by an independent body without political interference;
They operate under national legislation licensed by the government.

The members of the Association of Charity Lotteries in the European Union believe that non governmental organisations in every EU Member State should be enabled to use (national) charity lotteries as a fundraising tool.