Austria

CHARITY LOTTERIES

Lotteries with the purpose of raising money for good causes are only allowed if granted authorisation by the state. The event must be organised by legal persons domiciled in Austria and may not be organised for commercial purposes. If the prize money awarded in the game exceeds €15,000, the event must be designed to achieve “individual goals of a charitable, ecclesiastical or philanthropic nature in Austria.”

As far as we know, lotteries that meet the criteria of a charity lottery do not exist in Austria. However, the Österreichische Lotterien Gesellschaft distributes part of the sales to charities and is therefore mentioned below.

OTHER LOTTERIES

ÖSTERREICHISCHE LOTTERIEN GESELLSCHAFT MBH

The Österreichische Lotterien Gesellschaft, or Austrian Lotteries, established in 1986, offers different products for the Austrian gambling market, including: Lotto, Toto, bingo, EuroMillions, scratch cards and online and class lotteries. Casinos Austria is the majority shareholder of Austrian Lotteries. GGR in 2019 amounted to € 817.71 million. € 80 million was used for the promotion of sports, e.g. for more coaches, better infrastructure and sports medicine. The funds are managed by the Austrian Federal Sports Organisation.

Furthermore, the lottery covers the financial needs of several foundations (Austrian Child Aid Foundation, Austrian Senior Citizens Aid Foundation and Austrian Sport Aid Foundation) since it introduced the lotto ‘6 out of 45’ game in 1986, which became a superior competitor for the number lotteries that were organised by these foundations. For more information go to: www.lotterien.at