Rome, May 9th, 2006 – During the draws of April 2006, Lotto wagers amounted to 529.0 million euro, compared with 748.3 million euro in the month of March 2006 and with 545.6 million euro in the month of April 2005. In particular, in April 2006 wagers from “core” bets, excluding late numbers, amounted to 459.2 million euro (respectively 463.1 million euro in March 2006 and 516.9 million euro in April 2005), while wagers from bets on “late numbers” amounted to 69.8 million euro (compared with 285.2 million euro in the month of March 2006 and with 28.7 million euro in April 2005).
Winnings in April 2006 totalled 561.1 million euro (290.5 million euro in March 2006 and 278.3 million euro in April 2005). Scratch & Win wagers in the month of April were equal to 272.5 million euro compared with 313.3 million euro in the month of March 2006 and with 105.6 million euro in the month of April 2005.
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