Background
On 1 June 2017, the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation awarded Tattersall’s Sweeps Pty Ltd Victoria’s Public Lottery Licence for a period of ten years commencing on 1 July 2018. Tattersall’s is a brand of The Lottery Corporation.
The licence gives Tattersall’s the exclusive right to run lotteries in Victoria until 2028.
Public lottery taxation is paid into the Consolidated Fund and then to the Hospitals and Charities Fund and the Mental Health Fund.