Loterie Nationale – Belgium Lotto

Belgium Lottery – Nationale Loterij

Belgium lottery games can trace their history way back to May 29th 1934 when the Belgian government authorized the organization of the Colonial Lottery with the first draw taking place on October 18th.

The original concept was to provide net profits for the Colonial Treasury and then to the Funds for the Homeland Welfare of Congo.

The Colonial Lottery changed its name to the African Lottery on June 30th 1960.

The current Belgian National Lottery – Lottery Nationale – was created on December 10th 1962. It is run by the Belgian Ministry of Finance and is now a public limited company with the state being the sole shareholder.

In 1976, the Minister of Finance gave the go ahead for the organizing of “number” lotteries in addition to the “ticket” lotteries that were already in existence in Belgium.

Games offered by the Loterie Nationale include Joker, Keno, Pick 3, Win For Life, EuroMillions and the Belgium Lottery flagship game which we are going to look at in detail here – the Belgian Lotto…

Belgium Lotto – Overview

The Belgium Lotto is the main lottery game offered by the Belgium National Lottery (Loterie Nationale) of the state of Belgium.

The very first Belgium Lotto draw took place on February 4th 1978.

The Belgian National Lottery – Loterie Nationale – introduced a second weekly draw for the Lotto on October 6th 1993 when it began draws on Wednesdays each week. .

The Belgian Lotto 6/45 is a traditional draw-style, lotto jackpot game and is the flagship game offered by the Loterie Nationale.

The Belgium Lotto has a jackpot that starts off at a minimum of € 1 MILLION and can grow quickly.

The Belgium Lotto “rollovers” occur in a slightly different way to many lotteries. If no-one wins the Wednesday jackpot draw, the jackpot figure will be added onto the following Wednesdays’ jackpot amount. The same happens with the Saturday draw – if the Saturday Lotto jackpot is not won – the jackpot will be added onto the next Saturday’s jackpot figure.

Draws for the Belgian Lotto take place twice per week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8.10pm CET.

We are very happy that we have reviewed the Belgium Lotto 6/45 and would highly recommend taking a good look at how it works below…

Belgium Lotto – How it Works

The Belgium National Lottery uses what’s called a matrix of 6/45 which means that the Nationale Loterij draw 6 numbers out of a range of numbers from 1 to 45 followed by 1 Bonus Number.

So – when you play the Belgium Lotto you will need to select your 6 numbers out that number range from 1 to 45.

If you match all 6 of the numbers drawn then you will be the winner of a first division prize – the Belgian Lotto jackpot.

The Bonus Number is used to determine the winners on prize winning levels 2, 4, 6 and 8.

In addition to the jackpot itself – there are 7 other ways in which you can win on the Belgium Lotto – which means that are a great number of prizes to be won twice every week for anyone who plays the Loterie Nationale Belge.

A “QuickPick” facility is available when playing the Belgium Lottery very much the same as the “Lucky Dip” option that is used in the UK National Lottery or Europe’s EuroMillions or nearly all USA lottery games – which means that you can ask the lottery retailer or computer to randomly select all your Loterie Nationale numbers for you.

So – playing the Belgian Lotto is simple – just select your own numbers or request them to be randomly generated for you by choosing the “QuickPick” option.

The cost of each entry into the Belgium Lotto is € 1.00.

Belgium Lotto – Who Can Play?

As with the many in-house lottery games around the world – unfortunately only people living in Belgium itself are allowed to play in certain Belgium Lottery games from Loterie Nationale / Nationale Loterij including the Belgian Lotto. You will need to purchase your Belgian Lottery tickets from an authorized retailer based in Belgium.

This ruling does not apply however to the EuroMillions BE which is by far the most widely played Belgium Lottery game and can easily be played online from anywhere around the world.

This is great news of course if you live outside of Belgium and want to play the EuroMillions.be and ensure your entry into the next draw or simply want to have the convenience and ease of being able to buy lottery tickets online.

There is no problem with checking the Belgium Lotto results from whatever country you may be living in due to the services provided by authorised online lottery ticket sales companies such as TheLotter that allow you to check lottery results from wherever in the world you may be.

You will need to be 18 years of age to be eligible to purchase a ticket for any of the Nationale Loterij / Loterie Nationale games including the Belgian Lotto.

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Belgium Lotto Results

The Belgium Lotto is drawn twice every week in Brussels by the Nationale Loterij on both a Wednesday and Saturday at 8.10pm and there are numerous ways you can find out the latest Belgium Lotto results to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

The Belgium Lotto Results will be broadcast on La Une television shortly after the draw at 20.10 on Wednesdays and Saturdays and will be displayed on the official websites of the Loterie National – lotto.be, loterie nationale.be and nationale loterij.be.

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Belgium Lotto – Odds of Winning

The odds of winning on the Belgium Lotto from Loterie Nationale are very competitive when compared to many world lotteries and with 8 different ways in which you can win, this means there’s a lot of prizes to be won on the Belgian Lotto twice each week.

The chances of winning a Belgium Lotto jackpot by matching the 6 main numbers are 1 in 8,145,060 – for these odds you could be one of the Loterie Nationale jackpot winners.

For a prize on the 2nd level – the odds are 1 in 1,357,510 for matching 5 of the main numbers plus the Bonus Number.

Your chances of winning a Lotto BE prize in the 3rd division are 1 in 35,724 for matching 5 of the main numbers and for a 4th division prize the odds are 1 in 14,290 for matching 4 of the main numbers plus the Bonus Number.

For a prize in the 5th division – the odds of you winning are just 1 in 772 for matching only 4 of the main numbers drawn whilst odds of winning in the 6th division come down to 1 in 579 for matching 3 of the main winning numbers plus the Bonus Number.

7th division winning odds are 1 in 48 for matching 3 of the main numbers and the final 8th division has winning odds of 1 in 64 for matching 2 of the main numbers plus the Bonus Number.

The overall odds of you winning any prize on the Belgium Lotto is 1 in 25.4.

Belgium Lotto – Record Jackpots

The biggest Belgium Lotto jackpot ever to have been produced to date has been € 11,183,816 on July 5th 2014 which was won by a single winner from Liege.

The 2nd largest Belgium Lotto jackpot won so far has been the win by 6 lucky ticket holders on January 8th 2011 of € 8.47 MILLION.

The Belgium Super Lotto holds the record for the biggest overall win out of either the Belgium Lotto or Super Lotto games when a huge € 13 MILLION was won by 1 winner on December 31st 2013.

Belgium Lotto – How Prizes are Paid

If you are the lucky winner of a Belgium Lottery jackpot, you ill be paid your winnings in the form of a cash lump sum. All Belgium National Lottery prizes are paid out in cash.

You will have 20 weeks from the date of the draw taking place in which to claim your Belgium Lottery winnings. .

If your Belgian Lotto win is up to € 2,000, you will be able to claim your winnings at any of the Loterie Nationale sale points throughout Belgium who have the permission to pay winnings of up to € 2,000 providing they are carrying sufficient funds.

If you have won between € 2,001 and € 25,000, you will need to claim your lottery winnings at one of the Loterie Nationale regional offices or the main Head Office of the Belgium National Lottery.

Should you have been lucky enough to have won a prize of more than € 25,000 you will need to go to the Headquarters of the Belgium National lLottery in Brussells to claim your winnings.

Of course, if you buy lottery tickets from accredited lottery ticket sales agencies like TheLotter you will have to be concerned with any of these details, as they will look after all these things for you and ensure that you have an enjoyable and easy time when you play lottery online.

Loterie Nationale – Where the Money Goes

The Belgium National Lottery is proud to be a partner of Child Focus, a non-profit agency dedicated to providing quality services to children and their families.

Belgian Lottery proceeds go towards the National Disaster Fund, The Koning Boudewijnstichting as well as providing aid to developing countries, purposes of public interest and other worthwhile charities.

Other organizations to benefit from Loterie funding are the General Directorate for Development Aid, the Belgian Survival Fund supporting emergency situations around the world and worthy business start-ups.

Many associations also receive Loterie Nationale support in the form of sponsorship with the flagship of this sports sponsoring activity being the Belgium Lotto Cycling Team which was formed in 1984.

On its 75th anniversary in 2009, the Loterie Nationale will be providing € 2 Million worth of funding for the construction and renovation of buildings and equipment that benefit associations assisting homeless people.

subsidies were intended primarily for social, humanitarian and charitable work. Over the years these have been expanded and are now supported numerous other activities, such as science or sport. .

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