Where tickets are printed and why they cannot be faked
The state-owned enterprise Loteria Nationala Moldovei refused to answer NM's questions about, how do they rate the restart of the lottery after the arrival of a private partner, how many lottery tickets were sold after that and who can be called the main “consumer” of the lottery. The GP referred to a trade secret, but promised to present to the public a plan for the development of the lottery in the near future.
The private partner NGM Company was more talkative. There reported, that the lottery involves “people of all ages, social status, nationality, religion, etc. ", adding, that the only limitation is age: the participant must be at least 18 years. The company considers the restart of the lottery successful, explaining the active participation of the population in it with unheard-of gains. “In Moldova, we heard about such winnings only from lottery news in European and other countries. Now the European model has become possible in Moldova too ", - noted in NGM Company, assuring, that the activities of Loteria Nationala Moldovei today are "absolutely transparent".
They also told, what tickets for lottery prints british Scientific Games, which prints such tickets for Italy, Spain and USA. Forge a lottery ticket, as they say in NGM Company, impossible, since the payment of the winnings occurs after verification using software. На старте случались попытки подделать билеты, but they quickly stopped, added to the company.
How many lottery games were sold tickets after restarting the national lottery, the company refused to speak, как и в Loteria Nationala Moldovei. But reported, that the total prize fund of all issued tickets exceeds 300 million lei.
NGM Company also did not answer the question about the terms of ticket distribution, citing confidentiality agreements with stores, by mail, etc..
How the lottery works
All over the world the lottery is arranged like this, that you can win at it, but the lottery organizer is always in the black. As with any gambling game, expected value, or, simply put, "Return" is always in favor of the organizer.
Loteria Nationala currently has four types of lottery tickets: Lotto +, Aur7, "Golden Pyramids" and Realizeaza-ti Visele ("Make your dreams come true"). The first two stand 20 lei, and the second two - 30 lei.
На примере Loto+ расскажем подробно, how the lottery works. The total draw of this draw 5 million tickets, and the total cost is 100 million lei (Considering, that every ticket costs 20 lei). Loto + Prize Pool - 62 million lei. Of 5 million tickets are considered winning 2 million, although 600 thousand. of them only give the right to participate in a TV show, where is the additional draw. Winning back in 740 thousand. conditional tickets - 20 lei, that is, in fact, you simply do not lose money spent on buying a ticket 20 lei.
As a result of 5 million tickets with real winnings - about 690 thousand. (14%), that is those, win more 20 lei. The biggest win is 1 million lei. Таких билетов в тираже — четыре.
For the second draw in the Loto + category. In the first, the circulation and the prize fund were two times less - 2,5 million tickets and 31 million lei.
The second draw is also taking place in the Aur7 category. The circulation of the first was 2,5 million, second - 5 million. Winning tickets 1 945 496, prize fund - 61.9 million lei. There are six main prizes in the drawing - 777 777 lei or the equivalent of this sum in gold bullion. Tickets with winnings 20 lei - 740 thous., more 600 thousand. tickets give the right to participate in the draw in the TV game.
Circulation of the "Golden Pyramid" - 5 million, that is, the total cost of tickets 150 million lei. Prize fund - 94,5 million lei. Winning tickets about 1 751 776 pieces, of which 500 thousand. give the right to participate in the drawing in the TV game. Win still 700 thousand. tickets - 30 lei, that is so much, how much was paid for it upon purchase. The two main lottery prizes - each 2 million lei, and four more - by 1 million lei.
"Make Your Dreams Come True" lottery draw (Make your dreams come true) — 2,5 million. Prize fund - 47.2 million lei. Winning tickets - 1 341 051. Moreover, in 500 thousand. tickets hidden the right to participate in the TV game, and in 330 thousand. - the payoff is 30 lei, that is the par.
How tickets are distributed
One of the owners of outlets, which, including, sell lottery tickets, on condition of anonymity told NM, that tickets are selling well, его фирма получает от этого определенный процент, but the profitability is not very high. “Costs are few - lottery tickets do not spoil, state share, a, means, any problems or fraud are unlikely ", - explained the interlocutor in the distribution of lottery tickets.
He added, that now he cannot pay winnings on the spot, as this requires special software, but plans to resolve this issue in the near future. “If we give out winnings on the spot, then man, who won, eg, 100 lei, can spend them on the lottery again. This will increase sales ", - explained the interlocutor.
All lottery ticket sellers, with whom NM spoke, said, that tickets are in demand. They told, that most often there are tickets with no winnings or with minimal winnings, but one kiosk said, that once they had a win 500 lei, and in another kiosk they told about the win 10 thousand. lei.
How Loteria Nationala fell into private hands
Loteria Nationala lottery tickets can be purchased today at any post office, in press kiosks, in stores, at gas stations and other places. Discover, Is it a winning ticket, you can immediately - by erasing the coating, under which the inscription "no win" or the amount of winnings is hidden.
Loteria Nationala Moldovei relaunched at the end of last year, after the state-owned enterprise Loteria Nationala at the initiative of the Democratic Party (DPM) got a private partner.
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Two years before, recall, PDM leader Vladimir Plahotniuc has declared war on gambling, gambling establishments were closed in the country and a state monopoly on the gambling business was declared. But after a couple of months, the authorities said, that for such a business, private partners are needed. Found them last year. The Austrian company Novomatic AG has become a partner of the state in the field of slot machines, and in the field of bookmaking and lottery - NGM Company, the founder of which is NGM SPC Limited registered in Dubai. It was founded by two Bulgarian companies - National Lottery AD and New Games AD. Both belong to one of the richest people in Bulgaria, Vasil Bozhkov.
