| Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co. OHG was
created in 1955 under the name of "NordwestLotto in Nordrhein-Westfalen". It
participated in the first draw of Lotto 6/49 on October 9, 1955. Besides
lotteries WestLotto offers sports betting products and instant games.
Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co. OHG (WestLotto) is a member of the
German Lotto Bloc ("Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock") which consists of 16 State
Lotteries, one in each of the states ("Länder") in the Federal Republic of
Germany.
The sales network of WestLotto is confined to the territory of
North Rhine-Westphalia. The distribution network of WestLotto comprises 37
districts with approximately 3,900 points of sale - mainly retailers of
newspapers and tobacco - who sell lottery products on a commission basis.
 Internet Bookmaker bwin Loses German Court
Case
VIENNA, Austria (September 11, 2008) -- Internet
bookmaker bwin.com has lost a regional court case in the aftermath of Germany's
crackdown on online betting, Germany's state lottery said on Thursday, sending
bwin...............Subscribers
New German Inter-State Treaty on Gambling
Strictly Follows Guidelines Given By German Federal Constitutional Court and
European Court of Justice / No “Final Warning” for
Germany
BRUSSELS, Belgium (January 31, 2008) – Today
the European Commission has announced that it has launched infringement
proceedings against Germany concerning the new German Inter-State Treaty on
Gambling. Dr. Winfried Wortmann,
President of European Lotteries and Managing Director of the Westdeutsche
Lotterie comments on this decision as follows...............Subscribers
State Lottery
Faces Fierce Competition From Private Sector
GERMANY (June
15, 2007) -- WestLotto, the German publicly owned lottery operator, saw its
market share reduced by 2 per cent to €1.77bn euros in
2006......................Subscribers
Lotto
Hamburg’s New Internet Portal with in|FOCUS from adesso
DORTMUND, Germany (July 2006) -- The new Internet portal from Lotto
Hamburg went online punctually in May 2006. The basis for the game on
offer at www.lotto-hh.de is the
multi-channel platform in|FOCUS from adesso, which has already been
successfully used by WestLotto for the past 3
years.................................Subscribers TV Broadcaster to Claim Damages from Lottery
Operator
GERMANY (June 20, 2006) -- RTL, the German TV
broadcaster belonging to German media group Bertelsmann, is preparing to fight
a temporary injunction by a German regional court against its advertising spots
for Starbet.............................Subscribers 
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