[edit] History
History of lotteries in Kazakhstan
As for Kazakhstan, then lotteries began to be held here already in Soviet times, therefore, the formation and development of lotteries in our republic is closely interconnected with Russia, where lotteries have an ancient history. So, according to information we know, 300 years ago in 1698 year the Russian emperor Peter 1 signed a decree on holding one of the first lotteries in Russia. However, after the October revolution, Vladimir Lenin ordered to stop the rallies, stated: "Lotteries are a means of squeezing money out of the population". Lotteries were revived only after the war. To 1970 of the year only one lottery was held in Russia. It was a classic lottery, where prizes were drawn by ticket numbers. The lottery was called - monetary and it was organized by the ministries of finance of the union republics. However, she was not very popular - there was no advertising, and it was rarely played out. However, when in 1970 year, the Central Committee of the CPSU and the government allowed the Sports Committee to hold the "Sportloto" lottery, a real lottery boom began. In the beginning it was a numerical lottery "6 out of 49", and then "5 out of 36". IN 1976 the first instant lottery "Sprint" appeared, where the result could be recognized immediately. Then, in the mid 80s, followed by the "Sportprognosis" lottery, where the players guessed the results of sports. However, players soon developed a system, where you can almost certainly win, and the lottery was closed. DOSAAF lotteries were also held. The entire organizational project, tickets, the conditions of the lottery were approved by the Ministry of Finance, he also gave permission to hold them. Money, received from the sale of lotteries, distributed among those ministries, under the auspices of which the lottery was held. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in Kazakhstan, permission to hold republican lotteries was given by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, but for local (regional, municipal) lotteries - local executive bodies. Currently, the agency for sports and physical culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the licensor for the right to hold lotteries..
National lottery of the RK
In the post-Soviet space of the CIS, Kazakhstan was the first to open a national (state) lottery for the purpose of financing the off-budget fund "New Capital" and the Pension Fund. The company was established on the basis of the order of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On measures to organize and conduct a national lottery in the Republic of Kazakhstan" from 18.11.1996 g., №3223, Resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On measures to implement the order of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan" dated 18.11.1996 g., Resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the procedure for organizing and holding lotteries (except state) on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 31.10.1996. № 1326 and the Regulations "On the Council for the organization and conduct of the national lottery in the Republic of Kazakhstan", approved. By the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 01.27.97.
After the official opening 8 june 1998 the launch of two series of the instant lottery "Treasures of Kazakhstan", "Nature of Kazakhstan", received over 3 billion tenge for the state budget. IN 2012 r. 1140 sales agents were selling NLK tickets nationwide.
Company's mission: it is healthy entertainment for the general population, all revenues from which go to the budget in the form of "voluntary tax".
How the market of state Kazakhstani lotteries functions
For 9 months the organizer managed to collect 9 billion tenge thanks to the successful Flexsys pilot project, popular among the population. During its implementation, Instant lotteries of Kazakhstan with a fund of more than 400 million. tenge, with a circulation of over two million game coupons. We are talking about instant games "Bakytty 7" and "Altyn". Total sales for them amounted to five hundred thousand tickets, amount of winnings paid 130 million. According to the rules, if the winnings exceed the amount of fifty minimum wages in the Republic of Kazakhstan, then a tax fee of ten percent should be paid for it. Respectively, the state has additional profit from the lottery industry.
According to monitoring data, from 2017 r. the volume of sales of "lucky" coupons is increasing weekly. Moreover, operator approves, that advertising was not used to increase sales. The organizers explain the gaming boom with generous prizes, fixed winnings.
Players can buy tickets from the national company in almost all cities of the republic, including large and small. So that the player does not have to look for coupons, there is a network of 150 points of sale. In addition to the specified instant games, several new:
- Lotto 6/49. Starting super prize 20 million. tenge, draws are held weekly.
- 777. The lottery is held every day, the largest amount is 10 million. tenge.
- KENO. Daily circulation with a prize of up to ten million tenge.
The center for processing and storing information about lotteries is supported by Kazakhtelecom. It contains data about game cards, prize payments, government contributions.
Last year, lotto market volume approached the threshold 12 billion tenge. The national operator has placed three thousand terminals around the country, each suitable for multiple distributors, registered in the system. In this way, terminal can serve approximately 6 thousand users.
Disappearing sites
Find footprints “The goat” not easy: regional offices do not work, phones are silent. The kazloto.com page was opened a week ago with an announcement that, that site, perhaps, put up for sale. After a while, the resource disappeared altogether., instead of him on request “National lottery” a certain kazlotto.com began to appear. A couple of days later he disappeared and.
According to the chairman of the Society for the Protection of Consumer Rights “Guarantee” Zhaslana Aitmagambetova, the site contains the same numbers and addresses of representative offices, as on kazloto.com. He managed to record the addresses and numbers of the representative office on video.
By the organizer “The goat” acted by LLP “Милан.kz”. On the National Lottery website, as seen from the video, a certain LLP is indicated “BN Neon tech”. However, the address of the regional office in Karaganda coincides with the address of the LLP “Милан.kz”. Nadezhda is working with the Society for the Protection of Consumer Rights to sort out this confusion. They wrote statements to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Karaganda region and the prosecutor's office.
Society video screenshot “Guarantee” from the site kazlotto.kz
“We are trying to establish, whether the LLP has relation “Милан.kz” to the National Lottery. A reasonable question arises: why the address of the regional representative is indicated on the website of the National Lottery, which the consumer accessed - Loboda Street, 46. And why is that phone listed, which she called, - commented the chairman of the Society for the Protection of Consumer Rights “Guarantee” Zhaslan Aitmagambetov. - And why doesn't he answer to date”.
Version “The goat”
Informburo managed to contact the chief accountant of the LLP “Милан.kz” Mayru Ibraikhanov. She said, what “The goat” really didn’t pay winnings to some Kazakhstanis. In addition to Nadezhda Chulkova, nine more people are waiting for their money. The reason, according to which the winners were left without prizes, - license revocation from “The goat” and other lottery operators.
Spokeswoman “The goat” is talking, that her leadership was offended by attacks and accusations of dishonesty. She also asks to emphasize, what “Channel One Eurasia” nothing to do with this story, since the program was simply broadcast on its air, which was immediately closed with the entry into force of the new law.
“We were exposed as some kind of scammers. We have been on the market for a long time, and, basically, there is trust in us. This situation did not arise by our will, so it's a shame, that they called us that. It offended us a little, our lawyer is preparing an answer”, - says Mayra Ibraikhanova.
Regarding the Kazlotto.kz website, LLP accountant “Милан.kz” stated, that this resource has nothing to do with LLP. And the coincidence of the addresses of regional offices is explained by the fact, what “Bingo” could be a partner “The goat” in the payment of prizes, and they could have the same payout centers.
The operator is, no lottery
Questions arose to the only lottery operator in the Republic of Kazakhstan even in the process of its selection. According to the expert of the Association of representatives of the lottery and betting business Evgeny Krasnopolsky, the condition for the participants of the competition was that the organizer of the lottery had a license to ensure cryptographic protection of the transmitted and stored information.
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But according to article 28 Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “About permissions and notifications” from 16 May 2014 years, the use of means of cryptographic protection of information and its storage are not included in the list of types of licensed activities. That is, there is no such license.. But the competition was still held, and AO “Lucky Star” have chosen.
Informburo sent an official request to the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a request to explain the logic of choosing a lottery operator. However, the picture did not become clearer after receiving a response from the Ministry.. In fact, it is only a statement of, that the lottery operator is selected.
Photo from the site novosti-bankov.ru
“By the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “About lotteries and lottery activities” there is no procedure for holding a competition to determine the lottery operator, and the competence of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan is provided for determining the lottery operator, - says the response to the request. - The revision of the requirements was adopted at a meeting of the working group on the development of proposals for requirements, presented to the lottery operator. The specified working group was created by the order of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 28 september 2016 year No. 86-r, it included a deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, vice ministers of justice, finance, national economy, representatives of the NNP “motherland” and the National Olympic Committee”.
April fools joke from “The goat”
In March 2017 year Nadezhda Chulkova has not gone, but called the office of the representative “The goat” and asked the question again: where's the money? By that time, a new law had already entered into force and no draws had been held.
“In March, I called the regional representative again, he told me, that they will give me the winnings, when will lottery sales resume. Then he said, what kind of like 1 April will resume. A 1 April and he got lost, - says Nadezhda. - When I checked out the ticket, the regional representative said, that they generally take a very long time and usually pay in installments. This is so accepted by them. The lottery was taken in full, but don't want to give. I'm not the only one”.
Millionaire without money
IN 2015 year in Kazakhstan there was another major scandal, non-payment of lottery winnings. Pensioner Imash Mamatraimov from Almaty instantly became a millionaire, by winning the instant lottery. But I got nothing but emotions. Then Imash Mamatraimov arranged a performance at the office of the National Lottery.
You have Mamatraimov / Freeze video “7 channel”
“I have a million!” He cried joyfully, taking a piece of paper out of the box with the inscription “Scam”.
Instead of winning, the participant of the pageant received a placard with the inscription “And here's a shish for you”. Imash Mamatraimov did not manage to achieve payments. The lottery organizers said, that the pensioner's ticket was damaged, and the examination showed, that he wasn't winning at all.
[edit] Games, ongoing
TV Bingo
Running - 28 November 1999.
The game has been suspended since 10/30/2016.
Circulation - every Sunday
Live – 09.00. on TV "Habar"
Leading - well-known film and television actors - Sergei Pogosyan and Marzhan Kazybaeva (from 2016 years Kaldybek Zhaisanbay and Marzhan Kazybaeva)
Ticket price - 200 tenge
"TV Bingo" belongs to the category of drawn passive games. The player buys a ticket with a pre-printed playing combination and finds out the results only during the drawing.
Participates in the drawing 3 playing fields of the ticket and individual ticket number. The main jackpot is drawn in "TV Bingo", which can accumulate more 100 circulation and dynamic, it drops on average once every 2-3 months.
The largest cash prizes and the most expensive cars are raffled off at TV Bingo. Record Jackpot Has Been Won 9 October 2011 r. on the 39th draw in g. Taraz. The winning amount was 74 624 000 tenge ($505 thousand)
Golden Taga
Running - 5 April 2009.
Closing – 12 January 2014.
Circulation - 2 once a month (on Sundays)
Live – 10:30 on the website kazlotto.com and video service kiwi.kz
Ticket price - 100 tenge
The hosts are a popular duo – Sabyr Baizakov and Dinara Zhakypova
Lottery "Altyn Taga" from the category of draw passive games. A 9-digit numeric combination on the ticket participates in the drawing. A feature of the game is the drawing of gold jewelry in the form of a horseshoe. The game is played in the Kazakh language and is most popular in the southern regions of the republic.
You can find out the results of TV Bingo and Altyn Taga draws in 12.00 on the company's website, as well as in the newspapers "LottoObozrenie" (Monday) and "Express K" (Tuesday), in many regional publications or by visiting a lottery ticket sales point.
[edit] Games and Ranking
During 15 for years the company has organized and conducted different types of games:
- numerical semi-online Lotto lotteries 5/36, Lotto 6/40 and Peak-5 (1998-2006 g.g);
- combined instant-draw lottery "Altyn Adam" (2002-2003 g.g);
- draw game "Megalot" (2004 g.), specially designed by Pennan Consulting (Sweden);
- sports lottery in stadiums (2004 g.)
NLC Games, especially TV Bingo, have long become family fun, bringing families together with common aspirations. National Lottery - Healthy Fun, which excites not unhealthy excitement, and the joyful expectation of good luck.
[edit] Marketing
NLK advertising can be found on the popular TV channels "Khabar" and "Kazakhstan". More 10 years, weekly in the republican newspaper "Express K" company news is printed, Winner stories and draw results. In autumn 2010 r. NLK launched its own print edition - the weekly newspaper "LottoObozreniye".
In order to attract adult Kazakhstanis to the games of instant lotteries in 2011 r. from June to November a photo contest "My furry and feathered joys" was held. A dedicated website was launched. Winning Photos Grace New Instant Lottery Designs. The photo contest was an unprecedented success, and sales of instant lotteries during this period increased by 85,0 million. tenge, or 34%, compared to the same period 2010 r.
The company is trying to introduce new forms of sale. The first 20 lottery terminals, custom-made in Russia (Yoshkar-Ola), were installed in Almaty, in stores, bars and supermarkets.
NLC has experience in hosting a wide variety of games, introduces advanced technologies with high professionalism. NLC representatives took part in many international forums of the world lottery association (WLA) and the European Association of State Lotteries (ESLTA), being a member of these organizations since 1999.
The company is included in the rating of the authoritative specialized lottery publication "La Fleur" (USA). NLK is the only lottery organization in Kazakhstan, where honesty and transparency are guaranteed by the state.
Unlike many private lotteries, NLC not only provides its players with the opportunity to try their luck, but also firmly guarantees the delivery of the promised prize, if luck smiled at the player. Because NLC players have the joy of feeling, unclouded by doubts and worries. For all the years of the company's existence, there has not been a single case, so that the player is not given an honestly won prize.
