The history of the formation of gambling in Finland
Gambling has been flourishing in this country since the reign of the Swedish king.. Then, in the XII century, Finns loved to play the lottery. Slot machines were brought to Finland from Germany at the beginning of the last century, and the first and only land-based casino Grand Casino Helsinki appeared in 1991 year. The second casino is planned to be built in Tampere.
Today the main document, regulating the gambling market in Finland, Is the Lottery Act from 1966 of the year. According to him, all games, where you can get money, treated like a lottery.
Finnish monopoly
The Finnish gambling market is divided by three main players:
- Fintoto Oy is engaged in horse racing.
- RAY is in charge of the casino, slot machines and table games (roulette, blackjack, etc.).
- Oy Veikkaus AB controls lotteries and bets.
Another operator - PAF - is located in the Aland Islands, autonomous Swedish-speaking part of Finland.
These organizations do business under the direction of the Finnish government. All profits, gambling, goes to social projects: sport, art, science and education.
IN 2017 year, the Finnish authorities have united the first three gambling operators, forming a larger gambling monopoly.
Although the European Union has repeatedly demanded free trade for all market participants, the state gambling cartel continues to flourish in Finland.
Foreign operators in the gambling market in Finland
According to Finnish law, foreign online casinos are prohibited. But the mechanism, blocking foreign online casinos, never developed. In this way, Finnish players have open access to gambling sites all over the world.
Game rules in the Finnish gambling market
After reforms, entered into force in 2012 year, Finnish authorities adhere to their monopoly structure, based on opinion, that gambling is an "abnormal economic activity".
Also, the Finnish authorities are trying in every possible way to protect the rights of players: impose restrictions on rates, play time and age. All online casino customers must register in a special Population Information System - PIS, after providing information about the place of residence, enter social security number and age.
To play, clients should:
- be older 18 years;
- have a Finnish bank account;
- state your social security number in Finland;
- reside on the mainland.
How to get a gambling license in Finland
The Finnish government is not particularly interested in legalizing international companies. RAY and PAF are the only two organizations, which are allowed by the Finnish authorities to legally run interactive gambling sites.
IN 2010 year the popular game developer Playtech managed to sign a contract, which enabled him to provide his software solutions and gambling products to online casinos operated by RAY.
Since the gambling market in Finland is monopolized and owned by the state, getting a license in this jurisdiction is not so easy. Based on the experience of Playtech, she, to become a gambling operator in Finland, probably, it will be necessary to conduct lengthy negotiations with the authorities and the main pro-government players of the gambling industry.
Eurojackpot lottery («Eurojackpot»)
Member countries: Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Croatia, Czech Republic, Sweden and Estonia.
Online ticket sales: NOT carried out, but a legal form of playing this lottery is possible.
How to buy tickets: be a citizen of one of the countries participating in the lottery, or be on the territory of these countries legally. An alternative way of playing is possible.
Age of participants: in Estonia – from 16 years, in the rest of the participating countries – from 18 years.
Minimum jackpot: 10 000 000 euros.
Current jackpot (clickable banner):
Maximum jackpot: 90 000 000 euros.
Max Jackpot Drawn: 90 000 000 euros.
Probability of winning the jackpot: 1 to 95 344 200.
Probability of winning any prize: 1 to 26.
Winnings tax: paid by the winner according to the laws of that country, where the ticket was purchased.
Drawing: held once a week, on Fridays.
Eurojackpot lottery rules («Eurojackpot»):
two reels fall out 5 and 2 ball respectively. The first reel contains balls, numbered from 1 to 50 inclusive, in the second – from 1 to 10. Balls from the second reel are called "Eurostars". To win the main prize – jackpot – need to guess 5 balls and 2 "Eurostars".
Winnings distribution table Eurojackpot as a percentage of the prize pool (the probability of winning is shown in brackets):
- 7,8% – guessed 1 ball and 2 "Eurostars" (1 to 128);
- 19,1% – guessed 2 ball and 1 "Eurostar" (1 to 42);
- 3,1% – guessed 2 ball and 2 "Eurostars" (1 to 672);
- 4,3% – guessed 3 event (1 to 344);
- 3% – guessed 3 ball and 1 "Eurostar" (1 to 602);
- 0,6% – guessed 3 ball and 2 "Eurostars" (1 to 9 631);
- 0,7% – guessed 4 event (1 to 15 134);
- 0,9% – guessed 4 ball and 1 "Eurostar" (1 to 26 485);
- 1% – guessed 4 ball and 2 "Eurostars" (1 to 423 752);
- 3% – guessed 5 balls (1 to 3 405 150);
- 8,5% – guessed 5 balls and 1 "Eurostar" (1 to 5 959 013);
- 36% – jackpot, guessed 5 balls and 2 "Eurostars" (1 to 95 344 200).
History reference: the Eurojackpot lottery was created largely thanks to and partly in opposition to the EuroMillions lottery. An example of the latter clearly showed, that players from several countries allow more tickets to be sold and guarantee a much larger grand prize, rather than local lotteries of a particular country. Therefore, after a cycle of meetings and agreements, potential participating countries, which took several years, in March 2012 of the year passed the first lottery draw. At this point, the drawing took place only in 7 countries: Germany, Denmark, Italy, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Finland and Estonia. And literally two weeks later, Italy joined the drawing.
Initially, the lottery used, as it is today, 50 main balls, of which dropped out during the draw 5, but the "euro stars" was 8. And for the jackpot the rule was: he could grow no more 12 draws in a row. If none of the players succeeded in guessing the jackpot, then it was distributed among those, who guessed 5 balls and 1 "Eurostar".
In February 2013 of the year Iceland joins the Eurojackpot lottery, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Croatia. And then the limit on the number of jackpot transitions from one draw to another was removed., instead, a limit was introduced on the amount of the jackpot in the amount of 90 million euros. In this case, the jackpot remains at the top mark as desired number of draws exactly as long as, until it is played. All additional funds, collected from ticket sales, are no longer directed to the formation of the jackpot, and to increase the prize pool of the next level, when guessed 5 balls and 1 "Eurostar". The winning fund of this level will grow until (of course, on condition, that the jackpot will not be drawn), until the amount is 90 million euros. In this case, additional funds will be directed to the formation of a fund for those, who will only guess 5 balls. The filling ceiling of this fund – The same 90 million. In this case, the fund for those, who will guess 4 ball and 2 "Eurostars". Etc.
Buying lottery tickets online according to the lunar calendar
Many processes in our life today have spilled over into the online environment, which saves valuable time. For those, who likes to catch luck, an excellent solution is the ability to buy lottery tickets online.
Video: Russian lotto: how to buy a ticket on the website www.stoloto.ru
Online lottery sales have been around for 5-6 years, but many still do not know about it and continue to buy paper tickets for their favorite lotteries. But not all sources are safe. The safest and most trusted site for buying lottery tickets is the Stoloto lottery ticket supermarket.
The site has been operating for over 5 years and every year it becomes more interesting and more convenient in terms of playing lotteries via the Internet. Today the Stoloto lottery supermarket provides an opportunity to place bets and buy tickets in three convenient ways:
All options allow you to conduct purchase transactions from anywhere in the world around the clock, filling in and checking the results.
If you win a small amount in the lottery, it will automatically be credited to your personal account and you can buy more tickets with this money, well, or withdraw them in convenient ways. If the winning amount is really large, for example you won the Jackpot, then this amount can be obtained at the company's office or at representative offices in your region.
Online payment for lottery tickets
After, how did you choose the lottery and place a bet (where to choose numbers) you need to pay for this lottery ticket. Payment is available in many ways, among which: MasterCard and Visa cards, electronic money Yandex.Money, Webmoney, Internet banks Alfa-click and Sberbank-Online.
Also, for convenience, you can immediately replenish your wallet in Stoloto once for a certain amount and then buy tickets with payment from the balance from your personal account.
Pros of playing lottery online
so, Let's see, which the internet system has, can be defined like this:
- Convenience and time saving;
- Large selection of lottery tickets;
- Ability to buy lottery tickets through the smartphone app, being anywhere in the world;
- Allows you to analyze the results of draws, i.e. which numbers appear more often or less often, what numbers are the happiest for you. it is also possible to set your favorite numbers.;
- Automatic notification system in case of winning;
- Stoloto has the opportunity to receive bonuses for participation and inviting friends, and also be among the participants in television filming. if you actively play lotteries through the site, then the Premium Club will become available to you (special member status);
- The ability to donate a lottery ticket via the Internet to your family and friends. To do this, just choose a ticket or place a bet, pay and indicate the person's email or phone number, to whom the ticket will be sent.
Winners of thelotter
| Date | Winner | Winning at thelotter |
|---|---|---|
| 01.07.2020 |
Isabel Z. |
200,42 USD≈ 14 139,07 ₽ |
| 20.06.2020 |
Andrew L. |
181,03 GBP≈ 15 751,63 ₽ |
| 07.06.2020 |
Andrew L. |
160,47 GBP≈ 13 962,68 ₽ |
| 12.04.2020 |
francois c. |
224,00 EUR≈ 17 573,92 ₽ |
| 11.04.2020 |
francois c. |
224,00 EUR≈ 17 573,92 ₽ |
| 21.08.2019 |
DJ D. |
180,00 EUR≈ 14 121,90 ₽ |
| 04.05.2019 |
DJ D. |
110,00 EUR≈ 8 630,05 ₽ |
| 28.04.2019 |
Andrew L. |
86,43 GBP≈ 7 520,37 ₽ |
| 27.01.2019 |
Elba J. |
158,58 USD≈ 11 187,37 ₽ |
| 26.01.2019 |
Elba J. |
158,58 USD≈ 11 187,37 ₽ |
| 17.01.2019 |
Elba J. |
159,48 USD≈ 11 250,87 ₽ |
| 08.12.2018 |
Andrew L. |
281,54 GBP≈ 24 497,12 ₽ |
| 01.12.2018 |
JOHN D. |
134,77 GBP≈ 11 726,49 ₽ |
| 04.07.2018 |
Wolfgang L. |
110,00 EUR≈ 8 630,05 ₽ |
| 04.07.2018 |
Wolfgang L. |
110,00 EUR≈ 8 630,05 ₽ |
| 04.07.2018 |
Hassabi A. |
149,16 USD≈ 10 522,82 ₽ |
| 04.07.2018 |
Hassabi A. |
149,16 USD≈ 10 522,82 ₽ |
| 21.04.2018 |
Uwe R. |
128,00 EUR≈ 10 042,24 ₽ |
| 22.11.2017 |
Wolfgang L. |
90,00 EUR≈ 7 060,95 ₽ |
| 16.08.2017 |
Ramasubramanian S. |
30,51 USD≈ 2 152,39 ₽ |
| 16.08.2017 |
alison K. |
37,98 GBP≈ 3 304,68 ₽ |
| 09.08.2017 |
reggy P. |
36,00 EUR≈ 2 824,38 ₽ |
| 09.08.2017 |
Mark R. |
32,41 GBP≈ 2 820,03 ₽ |
| 09.08.2017 |
alison K. |
32,41 GBP≈ 2 820,03 ₽ |
| 02.08.2017 |
Brad M. |
43,66 USD≈ 3 080,09 ₽ |
| 26.07.2017 |
Dean M. |
44,73 GBP≈ 3 892,01 ₽ |
| 26.07.2017 |
Nicholas C. |
21,47 GBP≈ 1 868,13 ₽ |
| 26.07.2017 |
Ivan C. |
44,73 GBP≈ 3 892,01 ₽ |
| 19.07.2017 |
Kim C. |
52,31 GBP≈ 4 551,55 ₽ |
| 12.07.2017 |
Brendan T. |
27,00 EUR≈ 2 118,29 ₽ |
How to play other foreign lotteries?
Many foreign lottery organizers prohibit people from other countries from participating in the drawing. In this case, lottery dealers will help you.. Service employees buy real tickets and send scans to players.
Lotto Agent is considered one of the best lottery dealers in the Russian Federation. Service young enough, but boasts a collaboration with the popular PowerBall lotteries, EuroJackpot, EuroMillions, MegaMillions и SuperEnalotto.
It's very easy to buy a ticket at AgentLotto:
- select a lottery from the service list
- specify the number of tickets and mark the lucky numbers manually or via autoselect
- specify the type of participation - once, subscription or multithreading
- complete the operation by paying by cards of any bank, electronic money or using the account of a mobile operator
Spain lotteries
Spanish lotteries can be divided into a separate subcategory due to the fact, that at the moment this country is leading in the number of Pan-European games, ie. games, played all over Europe. It brings more to the country 3 billion per year, and the players - the opportunity to try their luck and change their lives forever.
- The Primitive
- The Fat Christmas
- BonoLoto
The Primitive
The lottery ticket consists of two blocks. In the first, you need to select numbers from 1 to 54, in the second - from to 9. The first section allows you to select 5 numbers, the second - only one. This number is called the return number and is key, as, guessing this number, you are guaranteed to get back the cost of the lottery ticket.
There are several categories of winnings. 45% the state receives from earnings on sold tickets, 10% goes to the refund of the cost of tickets, and the rest 45% amount spent on prize categories (22% – this is the jackpot, 33% divided among the rest of the winners).
The Fat Christmas
The drawing scheme does not change from 1812 of the year. A couple of lottery machines are used in the drawing. One of them contains 100 000 balls with serial numbers from 00000 to 99999. The second apparatus contains 1807 balls, marked with cash in euros. In the process of drawing, a couple of balls are drawn.
According to statistics, chance to recoup the cost of the purchased ticket - approximately 10%. Generally, this lottery is really one of the most profitable for players.
BonoLoto
Maximum jackpot in 7 million euros cannot excite you? Take your time! There is more to Spanish BonoLoto, what you should remember
Although, it may not matter for the lottery, the most spectacular jackpot in the world, There's a possibility, that we can share with you several other unique qualities.
Incomplete systems
100% 2 – at 2 guessed:
Rooms: 8 – Tickets: 3
Rooms: 9 – Tickets: 3
Rooms: 10 – Tickets: 3
Rooms: 11 – Tickets: 4
Rooms: 12 – Tickets: 5
Rooms: 13 – Tickets: 6
Rooms: 14 – Tickets: 6
Rooms: 15 – Tickets: 7
Rooms: 16 – Tickets: 8
Rooms: 17 – Tickets: 9
Rooms: 18 – Tickets: 10
Rooms: 19 – Tickets: 11
Rooms: 20 – Tickets: 12
Rooms: 21 – Tickets: 13
Rooms: 22 – Tickets: 13
Rooms: 23 – Tickets: 16
Rooms: 24 – Tickets: 17
Rooms: 25 – Tickets: 18
Rooms: 26 – Tickets: 19
Rooms: 27 – Tickets: 20
Rooms: 28 – Tickets: 22
Rooms: 29 – Tickets: 23
Rooms: 30 – Tickets: 25
Rooms: 31 – Tickets: 26
Rooms: 32 – Tickets: 28
Rooms: 33 – Tickets: 30
Rooms: 34 – Tickets: 31
Rooms: 35 – Tickets: 32
Rooms: 36 – Tickets: 33
Rooms: 37 – Tickets: 35
Rooms: 38 – Tickets: 39
Rooms: 39 – Tickets: 39
Rooms: 40 – Tickets: 40
Rooms: 41 – Tickets: 43
Rooms: 42 – Tickets: 46
Rooms: 43 – Tickets: 49
Rooms: 44 – Tickets: 51
Rooms: 45 – Tickets: 52
100% 3 – at 3 guessed:
Rooms: 8 – Tickets: 4
Rooms: 9 – Tickets: 4
Rooms: 10 – Tickets: 6
Rooms: 11 – Tickets: 8
Rooms: 12 – Tickets: 11
Rooms: 13 – Tickets: 13
Rooms: 14 – Tickets: 15
Rooms: 15 – Tickets: 15
Rooms: 16 – Tickets: 24
Rooms: 17 – Tickets: 27
Rooms: 18 – Tickets: 33
Rooms: 19 – Tickets: 35
Rooms: 20 – Tickets: 45
Rooms: 21 – Tickets: 49
Rooms: 22 – Tickets: 59
Rooms: 23 – Tickets: 65
Rooms: 24 – Tickets: 76
Rooms: 25 – Tickets: 83
Rooms: 26 – Tickets: 94
Rooms: 27 – Tickets: 105
Rooms: 28 – Tickets: 120
Rooms: 29 – Tickets: 132
Rooms: 30 – Tickets: 142
Rooms: 31 – Tickets: 153
Rooms: 32 – Tickets: 165
Rooms: 33 – Tickets: 191
100% 4 – at 4 guessed:
Rooms: 8 – Tickets: 5
Rooms: 9 – Tickets: 6
Rooms: 10 – Tickets: 10
Rooms: 11 – Tickets: 17
Rooms: 12 – Tickets: 24
Rooms: 13 – Tickets: 30
Rooms: 14 – Tickets: 44
Rooms: 15 – Tickets: 57
Rooms: 16 – Tickets: 76
Rooms: 17 – Tickets: 99
Rooms: 18 – Tickets: 126
Rooms: 19 – Tickets: 151
Rooms: 20 – Tickets: 198
100% 5 – at 5 guessed:
Rooms: 8 – Tickets: 6
Rooms: 9 – Tickets: 9
Rooms: 10 – Tickets: 20
Rooms: 11 – Tickets: 34
Rooms: 12 – Tickets: 59
Rooms: 13 – Tickets: 78
Rooms: 14 – Tickets: 138
Rooms: 15 – Tickets: 189
100% 6 – at 6 guessed:
Rooms: 8 – Tickets: 7
Rooms: 9 – Tickets: 16
Rooms: 10 – Tickets: 45
Rooms: 11 – Tickets: 84
Rooms: 12 – Tickets: 176
