State of Brandenburg Lotto

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LAND BRANDENBURG LOTTO GmbH

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legal form GmbH
founding April 1, 1991
Seat Steinstrasse 104 - 106 Potsdam , Germany
management Anja Bohms and Kerstin Kosanke, management
Number of employees 108
sales EUR 193.3 million (2018)
Branch Gambling
Website www.lotto-brandenburg.de

The Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH (short: LBL or Lotto Brandenburg ) is the lottery company of the State of Brandenburg . 108 people are employed at the company's headquarters in the Babelsberg district of Potsdam . The management is made up of business graduate Anja Bohms and fully qualified lawyer Kerstin Kosanke. The sole shareholder of the LBL is the State of Brandenburg, represented by the Ministry of Finance. The legal basis of the LBL's activities are the State Treaty on Gambling and the Law on Public Lotteries, Drawings and Sports Betting in the State of Brandenburg.

Since November 1992 the company has been a member of the German Lotto and Totoblock (DLTB), the supraregional association of lottery and toto companies in all 16 federal states. Lotto Brandenburg is also an international member of the Association of European Lotteries (EL) and the World Lottery Association (WLA).

In the 2018 financial year, the company generated sales of around EUR 193.3 million.

Basics

“The basis for all actions of the LBL is the socio-politically wanted, legally regulated game of chance. All measures are geared towards channeling the Brandenburg gaming requests onto the offer while consistently observing the law, statutes and agreements of the German lottery companies. "

The requirements for lottery and sports betting resulting from the judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court of March 28, 2006 are also relevant for Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH. It also acts in accordance with the goals of the State Treaty on Gambling and the relevant implementing legislation in the state of Brandenburg and is committed to protecting young people and players, particularly in the implementation of preventive measures.

The LBL works closely with the Competence Center for Player Protection and Prevention of the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz . The measures for the protection of minors and players as well as addiction prevention include: a. the operation of a hotline, training of employees, further development of social concepts and training, as well as exchanging experiences with the experts at the competence center. In addition, the LBL is in contact with regional contacts such as B. the Brandenburg State Office for Addiction Issues e. V.

Corporate structure

As the parent company, the LBL Group is responsible for three wholly-owned subsidiaries. These are the Brandenburgische Spielbanken GmbH & Co. KG (BSB), the Brandenburgische Spielbanken Beteiligungs-GmbH and the Brandenburgische Lotto-Gesellschaft mbh.

LBL employs 108 and BSB KG 95 employees (as of December 31, 2019). The subsidiaries Brandenburgische Spielbanken Beteiligungs-GmbH and Brandenburgische Lotto-Gesellschaft mbh do not have their own staff.

Games

Lotto Brandenburg sells its products in around 674 lottery shops and on the Internet. The range includes:

  • LOTTO 6aus49 - normal or system game
  • Euro jackpot
  • Happiness spiral
  • SUPER 6
  • Game 77
  • KENO
  • plus 5
  • TOTO - 13-result or 6-of-45 selection bet
  • Instant lotteries: scratch cards and letter tickets
  • Lucky rocket - year-end lottery of the lottery companies of the new federal states and Berlin

history

The LBL was established with a articles of association dated April 3, 1991. The first managing director was Klaus Walkenbach. On May 15, 1991 the entry was made in the commercial register at the Potsdam City District Court. 1992 saw the inauguration and move into the new LBL headquarters in Steinstrasse in Potsdam. In the same year the LBL became a member of the DLTB and there was the first million profit in the state of Brandenburg. In 1993 the LBL began its commitment to art. It promoted Brandenburg and later Berlin artists and made it possible for them to exhibit in Potsdam. 1994 marked the beginning of the partnership between the LBL and ex-boxing world champion Henry Maske . The jackpot of Lotto 6aus49 on Saturday was filled with 42 million DM in September 1994. It was the highest DM jackpot in lottery history. The 100% MUSIK sponsorship award was awarded every two years in Potsdam from May 1995 to November 2011. The online lottery system was introduced from February to October 1997. From 1997 to 2001 four lottery sports festivals were organized under the auspices of Henry Maske.

In May 1998 the “Joker's Place” casino opened in Cottbus . From October 10, 1998 to December 2004, Lotto Brandenburg participated in Tele BINGO. In November 1998 Lotto Brandenburg went online with an information portal. From August 15, 2000 to December 29, 2014, Lotto Brandenburg organized the sports betting ODDSET . The extension of the LBL headquarters in Potsdam with a training center and rooms for conferences and events was completed in December 2000. In April 2001 the LBL was given a dual leadership position, Klaus Walkenbach and Horst Mentrup jointly managed the LBL and the Brandenburgische Spielbanken GmbH & Co. KG. In May 2001 the internet lottery game system started. In January 2002 the casino "Joker's Garden" opened in Potsdam.

With the Sports Promotion Act of January 1, 2004, a new partnership began with the State Sports Association of Brandenburg . The honorary position in sport was honored in a special way by awarding winners of sports sympathy. This cooperation replaced the Lotto Sportfest. On November 8, 2004, the daily KENO lottery began. Lotto Brandenburg got a new logo in 2006. In May 2006 the casino opened in Frankfurt (Oder) . In November 2006 the license for the internet lottery game system was withdrawn by the Ministry of the Interior of Brandenburg.

The pan-European lottery Eurojackpot was introduced nationwide on March 23, 2012. The LBL was a member of the Eurojackpot cooperation from the start. Anja Bohms became the new managing director alongside Horst Mentrup on September 15, 2014. The casino in Frankfurt (Oder) ceased operations on March 31, 2015.

From January 1, 2018, Anja Bohms was the sole managing director of the company. Since May 6, 2019 there has been a dual leadership again. Kerstin Kosanke completes the management duo.

Profit distributions

Since 1991 Lotto Brandenburg has won 106 million, of which 105 millionaires (as of April 2020). The highest win in the history of the Brandenburg lottery of around 20.6 million euros went to a couple from the Potsdam-Mittelmark district on August 13, 2011 (LOTTO 6aus49).

25 Brandenburgers took part in the TV program Die Lotto-Show , which was broadcast between 1998 and 2001. One of the Brandenburgers won the top prize of DM 1 million in August 1999, and two others achieved DM 50,000 each.

In the Sunday evening show GlücksSpirale , which was broadcast from 1996 to 2001, a man from Brandenburg won 2.5 million DM. Three times the immediate pension was achieved with 10,000 and 12,000 DM per month for a lifetime. Three more Brandenburgers spun on the millionaires wheel in the GlücksSpirale Show, each DM 1 million. One Brandenburger won the immediate lifelong pension of € 7,500 per month and three others the lifelong pension of € 2,500 per month.

Certifications

"With regard to the security of the gaming business, Lotto Brandenburg is certified according to ISO / IEC 27001, in particular for information security":

  • Certificate of the World Lottery Association (WLA) "WLA Security Control Standard 2012"
  • Certificate from TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH 2013

The company has summarized its focus and activities on “playing with responsibility” in the Responsible Gaming Framework. In May 2013 Lotto Brandenburg received certification according to the Responsible Gaming Standards of the European Lotteries. This was confirmed again in a re-certification audit in May 2019.

Promotion of the common good

The funds used by the players at LBL for games of chance and betting are, in addition to the distribution of winnings, largely returned to the general public through taxes and duties. Lotto Brandenburg generally pays 20 cents of every Euro LOTTO stake as a gaming tax to the State of Brandenburg. According to the Sports Promotion Act, the sports sector receives at least 19 million euros annually.

In 2019, the gaming tax was around EUR 37.4 million and the lottery tax was around EUR 32.9 million.

The promotion of projects and initiatives through the earmarked use of the so-called lottery funds is a pillar of the state treaty model oriented towards the common good, on which the organization of the “lottery” in the Federal Republic is based. On the other hand, Lotto Brandenburg, like other lottery companies, takes the initiative itself and invests in sustainable projects.

Lotto Brandenburg is involved in its own projects. These include the photography art prize and the award of “sports sympathy winners” for volunteer work in club sports. The LBL is supported by artists and cultural workers in Berlin / Brandenburg as well as by the Brandenburg State Sports Association.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual Report Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH 2018
  2. ↑ Member directory of the European Lotteries
  3. ↑ Directory of Members of the World Lottery Association
  4. ↑ Annual Report Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH 2018
  5. ↑ Annual Report Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH 2018
  6. ↑ Playing responsibly
  7. ↑ Annual Report Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH 2018
  8. ↑ Chronicle of LAND BRANDENBURG LOTTO GmbH
  9. ↑ Lotto Brandenburg introduces itself
  10. ↑ 25 years of Lotto Brandenburg, 84 millionaires. Potsdam Latest News , April 13, 2016, accessed June 10, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Lotto security
  12. ^ Certificate from the World Lottery Association
  13. ↑ Certificate from TÜV SÜD
  14. ↑ Responsible Gaming Certificate
  15. ↑ Funded projects