“Regulus analysed the draw-based and instant ticket sales performance of twelve European state lottery monopolies, grouped into three categories: those coexisting with a material charity lottery sector; those with a limited charity lottery sector; and those without any national charity lotteries. Our analysis finds that there is no material causal link between the presence of Charity Lotteries and the performance of State Lotteries."
“Furthermore, our analysis finds that a Charity Lottery sector consistently increases the scale of the overall lottery market in those countries which operate one, generating a larger base for contributions for Good Causes. Equally, Charity Lotteries are typically able to generate materially higher levels of net revenue growth than State Lotteries, which expands Good Cause contributions over time and may be a vital cushion in a higher inflation environment.”
Eva Struving – President of ACLEU, commented:
“We are happy to see this new research report confirms our longstanding and firm belief that charity lotteries are complementary to state lotteries and do not pose a threat to their income. We hope this report will help politicians, policymakers and charities to fully appreciate the added value that charity lotteries bring, and to understand some of the dynamics facing the wider lotteries sector."
“We also hope it will be of interest to our colleagues in the state lottery sector and provide some food for thought for all of us on how we can work together to further grow lottery-based charity fundraising to the benefit of charities, communities and countries across Europe.”
The Association of Charity Lotteries in Europe (ACLEU) is an international non-profit organisation, established in 2007 to promote the charity lottery model and to give a voice to charity lotteries and their beneficiaries in the European debate on games of chance and in all matters relating to fundraising through charity lotteries.
