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.

Hungary to Launch "Receipt Lottery" Next Month
HUNGARY (December 18, 2008) -- The Hungarian Government will launch a "receipt lottery" early next year in which consumers who participate will have a chance to win Ft 1 million (€4,000) for helping crack down on the widespread evasion of value-added taxes...............Subscribers

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Szerencsejáték Zrt Launches World Poker Tour Instant Ticket
BUDAPEST, Hungary (November 25, 2008) -- For the first time outside North-America, the licensed game World Poker Tour (WPT®) Poker instant ticket is on sale in Hungary. The new ticket of the Szerencsejáték Zrt is sold for 300 HUF (€1.12) and there are 3 scratch areas with total 10 chances to win...............Subscribers

Government Offers Million Forint Reward for Receipt Lottery
BUDAPEST, Hungary (October 16, 2008) -- A new, voter-friendly scheme has been put forward to encourage Hungarians to demand receipts from notoriously tax-dodging service providers...............Subscribers

New Ownership Program Council Propose Companies to be Included in Scheme
HUNGARY (April 24, 2008) -- New Ownership Program Council (NOPC) President Tamás Mészáros said on Thursday, that the body had proposed to Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, that state-owned companies, such as lottery company Szerencsejáték, be included in the government’s New Ownership Program................Subscribers

Hungary's PM Says Szerencsejatek Could be Listed
BUDAPEST, Hungary (February 27, 2008) - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said this morning that Szerencsejatek Rt, the National Lottery of Hungary, could be among the state-owned companies to be listed at the Budapest Stock Exchange...........Subscribers

Liberals Support Lottery Privatization in 2008
BUDAPEST, Hungary (January 9, 2008) --  - The liberal junior governing SZDSZ party will focus on policies inducing economic growth in 2008................Subscribers

State Lottery Company Expects Tax Changes To Boost 2008 Revenue
BUDAPEST, Hungary (December 28, 2007) - State lottery company Szerencsejáték Rt. expects 2008 revenue to rise because of tax changes, after two years of stagnating.............Subscribers

Heti Fix +TV: New TV Draw Scratch Ticket in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (October 26, 2007) -- Szerencsejáték PLC. issued the first Hungarian TV draw instant in 1995 and it is followed by another five during the years..........Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.6

State Lottery Company Szerencsejatek to Raise Game Prices
BUDAPEST, Hungary (October 8, 2007) - State-owned lottery company Szerencsejáték Zrt on Monday announced it will raise the price of six of its games by close to 15pc from November.............Subscribers

Scratch Game Fever Still Hot in Hungary!
BUDAPEST, Hungary (July 18, 2007) -- Szerencsejáték Zrt. launches its new instant in July and we do not take the responsibility of its impact to the market............Subscribers

Lottery Company to Remain Wholly State Owned
BUDAPEST, Hungary (June 26, 2007) - Hungary's Parliament on Monday approved legislation which will create a single body to oversee almost all of the state's assets. MPs approved the law during the last session before the summer recess........Subscribers

MPs Oppose Privatization of Hungary's National Lottery Company
HUNGARY (June 21, 2007) -- National Lottery company Szerencsejáték Zrt will reportedly be left in state ownership as a new state property management law is expected to be approved by the parliament next week..........Subscribers

Szerencsejatek Zrt Revenue Surpasses ‘05 Results by Ft 10 Billion
HUNGARY (June 11, 2007) -- State-owned gambling monopoly Szerencsejatek Zrt had revenues of Ft 141 billion last year, surpassing the 2005 results by Ft 10 billion, CEO Gabor Szekely highlighted at the conference of the European State Lottery and Toto Association (European Lotteries), held in Budapest recently.........Subscribers

Golden Eggs Arrived to Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (May 21, 2007) -- The Golden Egg instant ticket is available from the end of May, you can win easily 3 million forints (HUF)..........Subscribers

New Law Opens Opportunities for Lottery Privatization in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (May 17, 2007) -- The new trustee law passed by the government yesterday will provide the opportunity for partially or completely privatizing several large state-owned companies...........Subscribers

State Lottery Company To Expand Online
BUDAPEST, Hungary (April 20, 2007) -- State lottery company Szerencsejáték has announced a public tender for the purchase of IT equipment (see below) to be used to expand online gambling services...........Subscribers

Possible BSE Listing for State Lottery
BUDAPEST, Hungary (January 16, 2007) -- A Budapest Business Journal reports Budapest Stock Exchange CEO, Árpád Pál, as saying possible new listings in the first half of 2007 include state lottery organizer Szerencsejáték Rt.

Lottery Company Back Online; Satellite Repaired
BUDAPEST, Hungary (October 9, 2006) - Technical problems experienced earlier on Monday at a satellite used by Hungary's state lottery company Szerencsejatek were mended........................Subscribers

State Lottery Company’s First-Half Revenue up by.....
BUDAPEST, Hungary (July 28, 2006) - State lottery company Szerencsejáték Rt. had revenue of HUF 73 billion in the first half of 2006, more than..................Subscribers

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (June 28, 2006) -- Szerencsejáték Zrt. will launch its new scratch ticket at the end of July, targeting the male costumers whose are under-represented among its players................................Subscribers

Lottery Expects 2006 Revenue to Exceed Target by 5%-10%
BUDAPEST, Hungary (June 26, 2006) - Hungary's state lottery company Szerencsejatek expects this year's revenues to exceed the targeted............................Subscribers

Hungarian State Lottery to Boost Revenues by HUF1 Billion Following Internet Launch
BUDAPEST, Hungary (June 26, 2006) -- Hungary’s state lottery operator  Szerencsejatek Zrt has launched online versions of its leading lottery and sports betting games after an investment of ...........................Subscribers

New Mania in Hungary: Car Mania
BUDAPEST, Hungary (June 13, 2006) -- Szerencsejáték Zrt., the national Lottery of Hungary, launched a new scratch ticket on June 3, which brought outstanding results. Income from this scratch ticket called “Autómánia” (Car mania)........................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.11

Hungarian National Lottery Expects World Cup Bets to Boost Turnover
BUDAPEST, Hungary (May 11, 2006) - Betting on sports in Hungary could increase as much as HUF 3.3 billion in June, during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.......................Subscribers

Hungary Fights Off International Online Gambling Companies
BUDAPEST, Hungary (May 5, 2006) -- International online gambling companies and Hungary's Gambling Supervision (SzF) have been battling each other for the past two years......................Subscribers

Szerencsejáték ZRT Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Special Instant Ticket
Article By: Tamás Kiss, Product Manager, Instant ticket department, Szerencsejáték ZRT
HUNGARY, Budapest (April 19, 2006) -- Szerencsejáték Zrt., the national lottery of Hungary launched a special instant ticket called Jubileumi (Jubilee) in January 2006 for the 15th anniversary of the company.............................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.3

State Lottery Records 19% Revenue Rise in 2005
BUDAPEST, Hungary (March 30, 2006) – The Hungarian state lottery company Szerencsejatek had revenue of HUF 131.8bn in 2006, 19pc more than in 2005 and well over .....................Subscribers

Szerencsejáték Zrt Releases New Scented Instant Ticket
BUDAPEST, Hungary (March 13, 2006) -- Szerencsejáték Zrt., The national Lottery of Hungary, is launching a new instant ticket called Virág (Flower) in April 2006. The die-cut ticket was printed by Oberthur Gaming Technologies (OGT)in 5 million pieces. The design is made by the supplier and most of the photos are taken by one of the Szerencsejáték Zrt.’s employee....................................Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.11

Prize Payout Increase Quickly Pays Off in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (February 20, 2006) -- Hungary’s national lottery, Szerencsejáték Zrt. increased the prize payout rate of its instant tickets in 2005 from 44-46% to 60%. The prize payout increase was made possible by the decision of the Hungarian Finance Ministry to reduce the taxation level on instant tickets..............................Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.8

Minister Says Privatisation Would Benefit Szerencsejáték Rt.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (February 2, 2006) – The Minister of Economic Affairs and Transport, Janos Koka, is reported to have told an event organised by the Alliance of Free Democrats (SzDSz) on Thursday that the state-owned lottery Szerencsejáték Rt....................................Subscribers