Lotteries in the United States

For violation of the legislation on fundraising and lotteries, a 54-year-old man was arrested by police officers of the Department of Crime Detection and Investigation of Grevena, who was found to be illegally conducting a lottery, without a license from the competent authority.

The Bulgarian National Assembly adopted on a second reading the proposals of the leader of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria for amendments to the Gambling Act which bans private lotteries in this country, BNR reported.

Amid major changes to gambling laws in Bulgaria, the most influential figure in the sector, Vasil Bojkov, a billionaire businessman, football boss and former owner of the recently-nationalised National Lottery is facing deportation from the United Arab Emirates after his recent arrest.

The bill establishing a National Gambling Agency, which replaces the State Gambling Commission, has been published for discussion, BNR reported.

As people want to buy New Year's Eve national lottery tickets before they are sold out, long lines are being seen in front of the famous lottery booth in Istanbul's Eminönü district.

Intralot announced on Wednesday the signing of a new contract with the District of Columbia Lottery (DC Lottery) in the US.

Each year in the run-up to the New Year draw, thousands of people flock to the most famous lottery stand in Istanbul, drawn by the promise on display: "Nimet Abla will make you win."

OPAP, Europe's fifth-biggest betting firm by revenues, saw its third-quarter net profit rise 18.5 percent, helped by its growing video lottery business.

Net profit in the July to September period stood at 39 million euros, up from 33 million euros in the same period last year, OPAP said.

The figure was in line with analysts' forecasts.

Greek lottery systems provider Intralot announced on Tuesday the signing of a new contract between Turkish state lottery firm SportToto and Inteltek, Intralot's subsidiary in Turkey in cooperation with Turkcell.

The number of entries from Turkey for the green card lottery, officially known as the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery, increased to 204,729 in 2018 from 137,146 in 2016, data from the United States Department of State shows.