The NSW Lotteries website in under construction to reflect the transition of NSW Lotteries to new ownership on 1 April 2010 by Tatts Group. If you cannot find updated information on this profile page then please refer to www.tattsgroup.com

NSW Lotteries was founded in 1931. Since its corporatisation on 1 January 1997 it has been known as NSW Lotteries Corporation.
It is licensed by the NSW Government to conduct the games of Lotto and Lotto Strike, OZ Lotto, Powerball, Instant Scratchies, Lucky Lotteries, and 6 From 38 Pools through a network of 1670 small businesses throughout the State.
The New South Wales community benefits significantly from the sale of its products with almost one third of player investment returned to the Government each year. NSWL's total return to Government amounted to $300 million in 1997/98 and assisted in the provision of a wide range of community services.
More than 60% of player investments in lotteries is returned as prizes, which is one of the highest returns for lotteries games in the world.

NSW Government Announcement concerning the sale of NSW Lotteries to Tatts Group [45.2KB

Lotteries Shredding Claim Denied
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (May 12, 2010) – A leading Sydney newspaper reported today that the NSW Treasury has denied allegations made in State Parliament that documents relating to the controversial sale of NSW Lotteries had been shredded........................Subscribers

Disputed Lotteries Deal Could Head to Court
SYDNEY, Australia (April 2, 2010) – A leading Sydney newspaper reported today that rival bidders to Tatts Group are considering taking action in the Supreme Court in an attempt to overturn the sale of NSW Lotteries after receiving legal advice that the $850 million sale is illegal...................Subscribers

Tatts Says NSW Lotteries to Lift EBITDA
SYDNEY, Australia (April 1, 2010) - Gaming and wagering company Tatts Group Ltd (Tatts) has said that the acquisition of the New South Wales Lotteries (NSWL) is expected to add $120 million to its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation by 2014......................Subscribers

Tatts Completes Purchase of NSW Lotteries
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (April 1, 2010) -- Reports today that gaming, wagering and lotteries operator Tatts Group says it has completed the acquisition of NSW Lotteries from the NSW government as controversy surrounds the deal which is now subject to review by the NSW Auditor General............................ Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Sale Hits Legal Snag, But Government Insists Sale Deal 'Safe'
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (April 1, 2010) – News sources reported today that the sale of NSW Lotteries has hit a massive legal snag as claims emerge that the $850 million contract could even be declared void. .....................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Sale Sparks Investigation; State's Auditor-General to Investigate Allegations of Impropriety in the Wake of Revelations
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 30, 2010) – A leading Sydney newspaper reported today that industry sources have confirmed that Tatts Group won the right to buy NSW Lotteries from the state government despite its bid price being only the third highest.......................Subscribers

Premier Defends Probity of Lottery Sale, Denies that the Successful Bidder for NSW Lotteries Was Given Preferential Treatment
NSW Lottery Sale Draws More Criticism; Lotteries Sale Hid $200m Bonanza
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 29, 2010) – The state government is under fire over the probity of the sale of NSW Lotteries after it emerged that the winning bid from Tatts Group won the rights to a potential $200 million in unclaimed prizes which other bidders were told were unavailable....................Subscribers

CFO Disappointed at Market Response to Gaming Group’s Lotteries Purchase
(March 26, 2010) -- Tatts Group chief financial officer Ray Gunston has told a news reporter that he was disappointed by the “uneducated” market response to the gaming group’s NSW Lotteries purchase – an $850 million acquisition criticised this month as being overpriced...................Subscribers

No Gambling About Streaming Service, Support and Customer Contact
SYDNEY, NSW (March 25, 2010) - NSW Lotteries Corporation has implemented the latest version of the Quantum suite of service management software so it interoperates with an Integrated Voice Response (IVR) system to provide a single point of contact for the Corporation’s 1600 retailers across NSW and the ACT........................Subscribers

Small Lotto Retailers Fear Competition From Large Supermarket Chains
GOLD COAST, Queensland, Australia (March 10, 2010) - Newsagents south of the border fear being muscled out of existence as big companies looking to cash in on the sale of NSW Lotteries.......................Subscribers

G+T Plays Winning Hand in Transfer of NSW Lotteries
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 8, 2010) -- Tatts Group may be the winning bidder for the transfer of NSW Lotteries from the NSW Government but it is law-firms Gilbert + Tobin who won the role of principal legal adviser to the State and the chance to be a part of a complex and novel transaction involving new legislation to facilitate the transfer to the private sector.........................Subscribers

Tatts to Migrate NSW Lotteries IT Platforms
SYDNEY NSW, Australia (March 3, 2010) - Gaming company Tatts Group plans to migrate NSW Lotteries to its nationwide technology system, technology site.................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Sale
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 2, 2010) -- The sale of NSW Lotteries has been announced – which will deliver the people of NSW total proceeds of more than $1 billion...............Subscribers

Tatts Buys NSW Lotteries
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 2, 2010) -- NSW Government announced today that Tatts Group is the successful bidder for NSW Lotteries for $850M...................Subscribers

Government Introduces Legislation into Parliament to Help Police Keep Criminals Out of Australian Casinos
SYDNEY NSW, Australia (February 26, 2010) - The NSW Government today introduced legislation into Parliament to help police keep criminals out of Australian casinos. NSW Gaming and Racing Minister Kevin Greene said the Casino Control Amendment Bill 2010 builds a new level of co-operation between all Australian State and Territory police in formally excluding criminals from casinos.......................Subscribers

Survey Finds Reduction in Problem Gambling
SYDNEY NSW, Australia (February 22, 2010) - The NSW Government today released the results of a major survey which reveals NSW has the lowest problem gambling rate in Australia...................Subscribers

Findings of State’s Gambling Survey Greeted with Skepticism
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (February 21, 2010 ) – According to a local media report the NSW government claims its survey has found the rate of problem gambling in the state is dropping and that it now has fewer problem gamblers per head of population than Victoria.....................Subscribers

Can Australia's Leading Gaming Companies Really Justify A Premium To Their Global Counterparts?
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (February 15, 2010) -- According to local media reports Dick McIlwain will sign-off tomorrow on Tatts Group's binding final bid for NSW Lotteries......................Subscribers

Record Profits For The Soon-To-Be-Privatized State Lottery
SYDNEY, NSW (January 31, 2010) – According to news reports State Government figures show a record $1327.62 million worth of Lotto, Powerball, Scratchie, Oz Lotto and Lottery tickets were sold last financial year - $100 million more than in previous years..................Subscribers

Tatts and Tabcorp to Go Head-to-Head in NSW Lotteries Auction; Experienced Lottery Operator Tatts Regarded as the Front-Runner
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (January 27, 2010) -- A 40-year licence to operate NSW Lotteries is up for grabs, and final bids are due early next month. According to local industry sources Tatts Group is regarded as the auction front-runner....................Subscribers

Merrill Lynch Tips Tatts Amid Bids for NSW Lotteries
Michael Bennet writing for The Australian
SURRY HILLS, Sydney (January 19, 2010) - Michael Bennet writing for The Australian commented today that Merrill Lynch has poured cold water over theories Tabcorp - and possibly Canada's Ontario Teachers pension funds - could snag NSW Lotteries and put rival Tatts as the clear favourite for the asset.........................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Privatization - Update
SYDNEY, Australia (December 8, 2009) - The New South Wales government is in the process of selling NSW Lotteries............................Subscribers

Broker Now Rates Tattersall’s As BUY, Following the Release of NSW Lotteries FY’09 Accounts
SYDNEY, Australia (December 8, 2009) -- Following the release of the NSW Lotteries FY2009 accounts, Deutsche Bank now values the business at between $570 - $630 million, which is well above its previous estimate of $470 - $525 million......................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Achieves Record Net Profit in FY08-09
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (December 2, 2009) -- According to local media reports in the year to June NSW Lotteries had an all-time high net profit of $47 million on record revenue of $1.3 billion.....................Subscribers

Manaccom Plays “Power -Ball” Over Impending Sale of NSW Lotteries
Leading Micro Cap independent research firm Microequities, has produced an in-depth 19 page investment research report on Manaccom
SYDNEY, Australia (November 25, 2009) -- We are initiating coverage of Manaccom Ltd [MNL] with a Buy rating and a $0.63 price target. MNL wholly operates Australia's only independent online-retail lottery portal, www.ozlotteries.com........................Subscribers

Numbers Thinned Out For Lotteries Sale
MELBOURNE. Victoria (November 5, 2009) - The field of buyers for NSW Lotteries has narrowed, with a handful of bidders shortlisted for the $500 million-or-so purchase..................Subscribers

Gambling, Further Reforms Needed - Productivity Commission Report
Media release: This media release accompanies the Gambling draft report which was released on 21 October 2009.
CANBERRA, ACT (October 21, 2009) -- In its draft report on gambling released today, the Productivity Commission proposes stronger harm minimisation measures, mainly aimed at 'pokies', including lowering the intensity of play and the capacity for gamblers to set spending limits on themselves......................Subscribers

Government Closer To Lotteries Sale
SYDNEY, NSW (October 22, 2009) - The State Government is one step closer to cashing in on the NSW Lotteries sale.................subscribers

Lucky Player Scores $16.32 Million in $2 Jackpot Lottery
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (October 6, 2009) – Someone in NSW's Hunter region is $16.32 million richer after winning the state's record $2 jackpot lottery prize, which hasn't gone off since January................Subscribers

Tattersal's Confident
PERTH, Western Australia (September 24, 2009) - Tatts Group's confidence that it will emerge the winner of the NSW Lotteries sales process does not appear misplaced once the numbers have been crunched...................Subscribers

Manaccom Corporation Limited Publishes Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2009; Online Lottery Division Finished the Year on a High
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia (September 11, 2009) Business Overview ..............Subscribers

Government Breaks Legislative Drought on the Controversial Sale of NSW Lotteries
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (September 9, 2009) -- The NSW Government has broken the legislative drought on the controversial sale of NSW Lotteries................Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Standoff Over; Opposition Supports NSW Lotteries Sell-Off
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (September 8, 2009) – According to an AAP report the standoff over the privatization of NSW Lotteries has ended, with the state government and the opposition reaching a negotiated agreement over the sell-off.......................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Privatization Update
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (September 4, 2009) -- A political alliance between the Upper House Shooters Party and the state Labor government, which Premier Nathan Rees needs to pass laws, has reportedly broken down...................Subscribers

Retailers to Bid for Lotteries as Sale Talks Stall
Article by: Brian Robins
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (September 3, 2009) --  The State Government and newsagents (retailers) over the sale of NSW Lotteries have broken down and relations have become acrimonious following a decision by the agents to bid for the asset.....................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Privatization Bill Again Delayed
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (September 2, 2009) – It was reported that the bill to privatize the NSW Lotteries business was supposed to be put to parliament yesterday, but the shock resignation of the health minister, coupled with an inability to do a deal with the Opposition or the Shooters Party during parliament's two-month break, doesn't augur well for an early resolution.........................Subscribers

Retailers Concerned at Loss of Lotteries
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (September 1, 2009) -- Large supermarket chains are likely bidders for NSW Lotteries, as the State Government holds firm on limiting to three years the maximum period newsagents can continue selling lottery products after privatization...............Subscribers

Speculation: Who Has Pole Position to Win the NSW Government’s Lotteries Licence
The NSW Lotteries Race Is On
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (September 1, 2009) --News sources report Tatts is, by all appearances, in pole position to win the NSW government’s lotteries licence, but don’t discount Tabcorp as the dark horse in the race....................Subscribers

Manaccom Reports Record Revenue, Profit and Dividend Driven by Online Lottery Division…..
MILTON, Queensland, Aus. (August 25, 2009) -- Leading Australian IT and e-commerce company, Manaccom Corporation Limited (ASX:MNL), today announced a series of record results including:.................Subscribers

Opposition Still Wary of NSW Lotteries Privatization - Update
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (August 19, 2009) -- NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell is adamant his position on the privatization of NSW Lotteries has not changed.................Subscribers

Opposition Tipped to Support Lotteries Sale
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (August 18, 2009) – According to a leading Sydney newspaper the State Government could have a rare win in the next month, with indications from senior Coalition sources that the Opposition may support the sale of NSW Lotteries in the upper house........................Subscribers

NSW Newsagents Reject Lottery Sale Protections
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (August 14, 2009) – According to local media reports lottery retailers (Newsagents) aren't satisfied with measures to protect their interests in the proposed privatization of NSW Lotteries, increasing the prospect the sale will not proceed......................Subscribers

Opposition To Look At Retailer Protection In Lotteries Sale
SYDNEY, Australia (August 12, 2009) – Leading local media sources reported today that plans to sell off NSW Lotteries remain in limbo, with the state opposition saying it wants to see the full detail of new measures announced by the government in an attempt to secure its support.......................Subscribers

Lotteries Deal Puts Heat on Opposition
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (August 12, 2009) – A leading Sydney newspaper reported today that the state Government has won the support of newsagents for the sale of NSW Lotteries (NSWL) after the Government agreed to protect their position to sell tickets.......................Subscribers

Millions in Unclaimed Lotto Prizes
SYDNEY, Australia (August 10, 2009) - A fortune in unclaimed prizes has built up and it is never too late to claim some of the $21.5 million.......................Subscribers

Opposition to Lottery Privatization 'Causing Problems'
SYDNEY, NSW (July 10, 2009) -- NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal has reportedly accused the coalition of creating uncertainty for newsagents by opposing the privatization of NSW Lotteries..........................Subscribers

Televised Delay Cause Lotteries Website to Shut Down
SYDNEY, Australia (July 1, 2009) - Millions of Australians glued themselves to the TV last night, waiting and hoping for a chance to become multi-millionaires......................Subscribers

Lotto Mania Sweeps Australia, Oz Lotto Jackpot May Break $100 Million
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia (June 29, 2009) -- One in three Australian adults are expected to take a punt on the record $90 million Oz 7 Lotto jackpot tomorrow night..................Subscribers

Unions NSW Re-enters Privatization Fight; Sale of State Lotteries Targeted
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 27, 20090 -- On June 25, 330 delegates from 19 unions covering public sector workers met in Sydney to launch Unions NSW’s “Better Services Campaign.” The launch marked the return of the peak body to the battlefield over privatization and public services..................Subscribers

Lotteries Bill in Limbo as Upper House Adjourns
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 25, 2009) -- The Leader of the Government in the upper house, Tony Kelly, has defended walking out of parliament last night, before a key vote on the sale of New South Wales Lotteries (NSWL) could be taken......................Subscribers

Lotto Frenzy Hits Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (June 25, 2009) -- Oz Lotto, the Australian version of the National Lottery, will be rolling over to a staggering $90 million draw which will be made next week.................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Sell-Off Vote Delayed; Opposition Says it Will Not Support Privatization Plan
Walkout Before Vote On a Controversial Bill to Privatize NSW Lotteries
SYDNEY, Australia (June 25, 2009) – A national newspaper reported today that State parliament came to an abrupt halt after the government stormed out before the upper house could vote on a controversial Bill to privatize NSW Lotteries.........................Subscribers

Lotteries Sale is Far From a ‘Done Deal’
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 24, 2009) – A News report today says the New South Wales Premier insists there is still life in plans to sell the state Lotteries, despite an increasingly hostile Upper House.....................Subscribers

NSW Calls For A National Approach To Internet Wagering
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 11, 2009) -- The NSW Government has called for a national approach to the regulation of wagering as part of its response to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Gambling in Australia......................Subscribers

Opposition Warns Current Economic Conditions Could Reduce the Purchase Price of NSW Lotteries
Urges Government to Delay Lotteries Sale or Risk $100m Loss
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 17, 2009) -- The NSW government will push on with its legislation to privatize NSW Lotteries despite the opposition's warning that it should wait 12 months or risk losing $100 million....................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Privatization Plan Faces Hurdle
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 16, 2009) – According to local media reports the State Government's plan to sell off NSW Lotteries faces defeat today as the Opposition and Greens prepared to vote down the legislation when it came before State Parliament....................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Privatization - Update
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 5, 2009) – A leading Sydney newspaper reported this morning that at least 15 Members of Parliament (MP), including the former racing and gaming minister Grant McBride, are opposed to the sale of NSW Lotteries.......................Subscribers

State To Retain Key Parts of Lotteries Operations
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 3, 2009) -- New South Wales Treasurer Eric Roozendaal said Wednesday the state government has introduced legislation that will enable it to retain ownership of key parts of its lotteries business when it is sold to the private sector..............Subscribers

Retailers Want In On Lottery Privatization
SYDNEY, NSW (June 1, 2009) -- A consortium bid involving the Newsagents Association of New South Wales (NSW) and Australian Capital Territory (NANA) has emerged as a potential buyer for the NSW Lotteries business being sold by the State Government................Subscribers

Important Notice From NSW Lotteries - $2 Jackpot Lottery Draw 9257
SYDNEY, Australia (May 5, 2009) - NSW Lotteries previously advised players and agents that the new $2 Jackpot Lottery structure would commence with draw 9257..................Subscribers

Newsagents Seek to Participate in Sale of NSW Lotteries
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Lottery Staff Vote To Go On Strike
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (April 16, 2009) -- NSW Lotteries staff have voted to start a campaign of industrial action over privatization plans, fearing their jobs will be put at risk......................Subscribers

Newsagents Label NSW Lotteries Sale a 'sell-Out'
LISMORE, NSW, (Australia April 16, 2009) – Northern Rivers newsagents are banding together to oppose the sale of the State Government’s NSW Lotteries licence, amid concerns a private operator could......................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries CEO Says “Business As Usual”
HOMEBUSH, Sydney, Australia (April 9, 2009) -- NSW Lotteries Chief Executive Officer Nick Nichles today confirmed that NSW Lotteries would continue to operate its business as usual while its licence and regulatory framework is in transition......................Subscribers

Public Invited To Comment on New Lotteries Framework
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (April 9, 2009) --The NSW Government today released a regulatory issues discussion paper and called for public submissions on the proposed regulatory framework for NSW Lotteries..................Subscribers

Government to Offer Licence for NSW Lotteries
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (April 9, 2009) -- NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal today announced the Government’s intention to offer to the market a long term exclusive licence for the distribution of NSW Lotteries products.................Subscribers

Internet Betting and Lotto Are Holding Up Well in the Financial Crisis - ABS
CANBERRA, Australia (April 3, 2009) -- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) household expenditure data shows a 10.7 per cent drop in spending on gambling for the December quarter, compared with the previous year. However, it appears internet betting and Lotto are holding up well in the financial crisis...............Subscribers

NSW Newsagents Fight Lotteries Sale Plan
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 27, 2009) -- Newsagents say their customers across New South Wales have rallied "in their thousands" to ensure the NSW Lotteries business doesn't fall into the wrong hands....................Subscribers

GTECH May Bid for NSW Lotteries and Vic Gaming Machine Monitoring License - AFR Reports
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 26, 2009) -- GTECH Corporation is considering a bid for the New South Wales state lottery business and also plans to make an offer for the gaming [poker] machine monitoring license in Victoria. Should GTECH enter the fray it would put pressure on both.............Subscribers

Lottery Race
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 16, 2009) – Australian gaming companies Tatts and Tabcorp are reportedly now scrambling to make up lost income in an arena of precious few gaming assets up for grabs. Tabcorp is plotting a bid for a state lottery license in New South Wales, while Rival Tatts has already said it would also be interested in the license................Subscribers

Tabcorp Studying Bid For State Lotteries License, Review Says
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 16, 2009) -- Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. is considering making a bid for the New South Wales state lotteries business (NSWL), possibly thwarting a rival offer from Tatts Group Ltd.....................Subscribers

NUS President Not So 'Scratch Me Happy'
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (February 25, 2009) -- The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reports that the National Union of Students (NUS) says it is outraged that a state gambling agency has been allowed to run a stall during Orientation Week at the University of New South Wales..................Subscribers

NSW Government Starts Work on Selling State Lottery
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (February 10, 2009) – Work is set to begin immediately on the NSW government's proposed sell-off of its waste management, superannuation fund group and NSW Lotteries....................Subscribers