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LOTTERYWEST
(Lotteries Commission Of Western Australia)
Address: P.O. Box 1113, Osborne Park, Western Australia, 6917
Internet: www.lottery.wa.gov.au
E-mail Address: contact@lotterywest.wa.gov.au
Phone: +61 (08) 9340 5200
Fax: +61 (08) 9242 2577
Population: 2 million
Chief Executive Officer:
Chairman:
Jan Stewart
Clyde Bevan
Year Lottery Founded: 1933
Sales FY 1997:
Sales FY 1998:
Sales FY 1999:
Sales FY 2001:
Sales FY 2002:
Sales FY 2003:
Sales FY 2004:
Sales FY 2005:
Sales FY 2006:
Sales FY 2007:
AUD$383.5 million
AUD$403.6 million
AUD$430.97 million
AUD$455.2 million
AUD$454.7 million
AUD$490.9 million
AUD$505 million


AUD$546.4 million
Number of Employees: 165
On-line Vendor: GTech
Instant Ticket Vendor: Oberthur
ITVMs: None
Games Offered: Lotto (Saturday Lotto, OZ Lotto and Powerball), Scratch'n'Win instant lottery tickets, Soccer Pools, Cash 3, and Super 66.
Beneficiaries: The proceeds from Lotterywest games are returned to the Western Australian community. Western Australia's unique distribution of Lotterywest grant funding meets basic needs in the community as well as enhancing the quality of life for all Western Australians. A fixed percentage of net revenue (after prizes are paid to players) is allocated to public hospitals, the arts and sports. The Perth International Arts Festival and the Western Australian Film Industry receive funding each year. Lotterywest also directly distributes proceeds from lottery sales to Western Australian charitable and community groups, through a range of grant funding programs.
Jurisdiction: State of Western Australia

Background Information

The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, trading as Lotterywest, has 567 retailers in its lottery network, of which 480 are online selling the full range of lottery products. Western Australia has one of the largest geographical jurisdictions in the world housing one of the smallest populations.
Lotterywest consistently achieves the highest sales per capital of lottery products in Australia. Lotterywest is unique in that it is the only lottery organisation in Australia to manage its own grant funding programs, administered solely by its Grants and Community Development section.

Lottery News 2008

Lotterywest Advertisement Wins International Award
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (November 7, 2008) -- Lotterywest’s new corporate television advertisement featuring a little boy capturing special moments in jars has taken out a top award at an international lottery conference.............Subscribers

Stars Shine, Records Tumble, at 75 Year Celebration
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (July 11, 2008) -- A ballroom in Perth, Western Australia came alive last night during Lotterywest’s ‘Night of Stars’ celebration of it’s 75th Anniversary year..............Subscribers

Western Australia’s New Lottery System ‘Goes Live
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (June 10, 2008) -- Western Australia’s state lottery, Lotterywest, yesterday successfully activated a new lottery system, including new lottery terminals, thermal ticket printers, players’ screens and ticket checkers throughout its state-wide network of lottery outlets...............Subscribers

First Winner's Windfall Still A Mystery
PERTH, Western Australia (March 31, 2008) -- Lotterywest is trying to solve a 75-year-old mystery - the spending habits of WA's first lottery-ticket winner, schoolgirl Joan Smart..............Subscribers

Lotterywest Celebrates 75 Years of Dreams
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (March 31, 2008) -- Lotterywest has celebrated 75 years since 13 year-old Cottesloe schoolgirl Joan Smart won £1,000 in the first ever lottery run by the Lotteries Commission of Western Australia on 21 March 1933..................Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.1

Lotterywest Announce A New Era for Your Lottery
Changes to Your lottery: Information for Players
PERTH, Western Australia (March 26, 2008) -- In our 75th year Lotterywest will be introducing a new gaming system and new lottery terminals in all our retail outlets.  The technology upgrade will enhance the service provided to you and positions Lotterywest to meet our goals in supporting the WA community for the next decade..................Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.1

Changes to Televised Lotto Draws
PERTH, Western Australia (March 7, 2008) -- From next week there will be changes to the telecasts of some weekly Lotto games................Subscribers

Changes Prepare the Way for New Lottery Era
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (February 29, 2008) -- Preparations are well-advanced for an upgrade to new technology throughout Lotterywest’s State-wide network of lottery outlets...................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.10

New Technology For WA Lottery Outlets
PERTH, West Australia (February 8, 2008) -- From February 11, Lotterywest will install new lottery technology throughout its State-wide network of lottery outlets.  The rollout will be completed in April in time for testing before the switchover in May..............Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.7

Lottery News 2007

Lotterywest Inks $7.3 Milliion ERP Contract; Chooses SAP ERP System
Article By: Liam Tung, ZDNet Australia
AUSTRALIA (November 27, 2007) -- The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, Lotterywest, has selected Fujitsu to implement an SAP ERP system in a US$6.45 million (AU$7.3 million) deal.....................Subscribers

Lotto Players Asked To Share Their Dreams in Survey
PERTH, Western Australia (November 6, 2007) -- In the lead-up to the $30 Million Lotto Megadraw on December 29, Lotterywest is asking Western Australian Lotto players to share their Lotto dreams in an on-line survey launched today...................Subscribers

Lotterywest to Coordinate Gaming and Business Systems
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (October 3, 2007) -- Lotterywest, Western Australia’s state lottery is currently engaged in a large-scale project to replace both its gaming systems and back-office business systems, providing the technical platform needed to support its business for the next ten years...............Read the Full Story at: Vol.41 No.2

Lotterywest Makes Record Contribution After 10% Sales Increase
PERTH, Western Australia (July 11, 2007) -- Lotterywest has announced a record $191 million end of financial year contribution to the Western Australian community, thanks to Western Australian lottery players............................Subscribers

Record Number of Lotto Winners for Financial Year End
PERTH, Western Australia (July 2, 2007) -- Lotterywest has recorded its biggest ever number of Division One Lotto winners for the 2006/07 financial year...............................Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.2

Lotterywest Signs New Gaming System Contract
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (April 2, 2007) -- Lotterywest announced today that a contract has been signed with Intralot Australia to provide a new gaming system and terminals for Lotterywest retailers.  Intralot Australia is a subsidiary of an Athens-based company which is now the second largest supplier of lottery gaming systems in the world.................................Subscribers

Lotterywest Wins ‘Advertiser of the Year’ Award
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (March 26, 2007) -- Lotterywest has been named ‘Advertiser of the Year’, at the 2007 Campaign Brief Awards held last weekend at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre................................Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.1

Super 66 Soon to Jackpot to Bigger Amounts
PERTH, Western Australia (January 17, 2007) -- Lotterywest wishes to announce that Super 66 will soon offer WA Lotto players the chance to play for greater jackpot amounts..............................Subscribers

Lottery News 2006

Happy birthday to Western Australia’s Own Lotto Game!
PERTH, Western Australia (November 98, 2006) -- Western Australia’s own lottery game Cash 3 has turned 8 years old today and Lotterywest is keen to remind its Lotto players of its special prominence here in WA..................................Subscribers

Lotterywest Banks on New ERP System
PERTH, Western Australia (October 3, 2006) – The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia (Lotterywest) is reportedly planning to install a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system over the next year..............................Subscribers

INTRALOT Named Preferred Tenderer For New Lotterywest Gaming System
OSBORNE PARK, Western Australia (August 18, 2006) -- INTRALOT Australia Pty Ltd, a major supplier of lottery gaming systems, has been selected by Lotterywest as the preferred tenderer for the organisation’s new gaming system.........................................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.8

Lotto Available Soon in WA on Mondays and Wednesdays
PERTH, Western Australia (April 10, 2006) -- Lotterywest today announced that it will soon have a new Lotto game to offer to West Australian players........................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.2

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