The 16 lottery companies that are united in the German Lotto and Totoblock (DLTB) were able to make at least two people happy on average every week. Overall, stakes of just under 7.3 billion euros were achieved last year. This means a slight decrease of around 1.2 percent compared to 2018.

“We are very satisfied with this result,” says Jürgen Häfner, managing director of the currently leading block company LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz – and emphasizes: “Our stakes have been almost stable for years – with the usual jackpot-related fluctuations.”

And even more: In addition to the many cash wins that the DLTB companies distributed last year, the households of the federal states are also happy: The lottery companies paid over 2.9 billion euros in taxes and levies last year – every day around eight million euros:

“These are funds that the common good in our country would have to do without if the state lottery companies did not exist,” states Jürgen Häfner. It supports many important projects in the areas of welfare, sport and culture as well as monument conservation and environmental protection in all federal states.