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The World-Wide
Lottery Guide is brought to you with the compliments of
Szerencsejáték Rt.
The national Lottery of Hungary |
| Address: |
Csalogány utca 30-32 H-1015
Budapest, Hungary |
| Internet: |
www.szerencsejatek.hu |
| E-mail Address: |
hilda.molnar@szerencsejatek.hu |
| Phone: |
+36-1- 201-0525 |
| Fax: |
+36-1- 201-0682 |
| Population: |
10 million |
President:
CEO: |
László
Varga
Gábor
Székely |
| Year Lottery Founded: |
1991 |
Sales FY 2001:
Sales FY 2002:
Sales FY 2003:
Sales FY 2004:
Sales FY 2005:
Sales FY 2006:
Sales FY 2007: |
_74,120,000,000 HUF
102,911,000,000
HUF
124,345,000,000 HUF
110,656,830,000 HUF
131,814,329,000
HUF
141,420,913,405 HUF
144,196,327,135 HUF |
| Number of Employees: |
N/A |
| On-line Vendor: |
EssNet |
| Instant Ticket Vendor: |
Oberthur |
| ITVMs: |
N/A |
| Games Offered: |
Lotto Games, Soprts betting, Numbers Games, including
Keno, and instant games. |
| Beneficiaries: |
N/A |
| Jurisdiction: |
Hungary |
Szerencsejáték Rt. is the largest
gambling service provider in Hungary. It has an exclusive right to sell number
draw games, sports bets and prize draw tickets in the whole territory of the
country and, through its investments, it also has interests in four Hungarian
casinos. The lottery company operates an online sales technology covering the
entire country and extensive retail network. The majority of products are
available by phone, on the Internet and via SMS, too. At present, the lottery
company operates six number draw games (five-number draw lottery, six-number
draw lottery, Scandinavian Lotto, Joker, Keno and Luxor), three types of sports
bets (Toto Pools, Tippmix and Goal Toto) and a collection of 15-20 prize draw
tickets. Two thirds of the Hungarian adult population are regular customers of
the Company, involving approximately five million players. The Company has a
more than 50% market share in the Hungarian gambling market. At the moment, the
staff consists of approximately 1,200 employees, of whom 700 work in its own
commercial network, but the number of related resellers is also high. As a
result of dynamic development of the Company, the gambling revenues per one
resident are the highest among the lottery companies of Middle-Eastern European
Countries having joined the European Union in May 2004.
Szerencsejáték Rt. has increased its turnover by some 70 % in the
past two years.
Szerencsejáték Sees Revenue of More than HUF150
Billion in 2009
BUDAPEST, Hungary (December 14, 2009)
- State lottery company Szerencsejáték expects to close
2009 with pre-tax profit of HUF5 billion - HUF6 billion on revenue of more than
HUF150 billion, over the respective targets of HUF2.4 billion and HUF140
billion.............Subscribers
Proposed Legislation
Would Tax Poker in Hungary
HUNGARY, EU (October 6, 2009)
-To date poker in Hungary is untaxed, despite it being considered a form of
gambling, but that may soon change. An upcoming law is planned that would tax
poker winnings via regulating online and live poker in the
country.......................Subscribers
The Hungarian Keno Show
Celebrates its 13th Birthday With New Smartplay Drawing Machine
BUDAPEST, Hungary (June 16, 2009) - Szerencsejáték Zrt., the
national Lottery of Hungary, will renew the TV show of the Keno game. This game
started 13 years ago and the present TV-show has been on screen since
2002...........................Subscribers
Hungarian National Lottery Ad Spend Grew 19% in 2008, TNS
Says
HUNGARY (February 11, 2009) -- Hungary's advertising
market expanded 8.6% to almost HUF 599bn in 2008. Among the biggest spenders
was state lottery company Szerencsejatek Rt. which
spent...................Subscribers
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