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| Oy Veikkaus Ab |
| Address: |
Karhunkierros 4, 01009 Veikkaus Finland
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| Internet: |
http://www.veikkaus.fi |
E-mail Address:
Riitta
Nissi, Communications Manager |
riitta.nissi@veikkaus.fi |
| Phone: |
+358 9 852 61 |
| Fax: |
+358 9 854 0515 |
| Population: |
5 million |
| Managing Director: |
Juha Koponen |
| Year Lottery Founded: |
1940 |
Sales FY 2014:
Sales FY 2015: |
EUR: 1,959,489,000
EUR:
2,095,305,000 |
| Number of Employees: |
350 |
| # Points of Sale: |
3,892 |
| On-line Vendor: |
GTech |
| Instant Ticket Vendor: |
Pollard
Banknote |
| ITVMs: |
N/A |
| Games Offered: |
Lotto, Viking Lotto, Joker, Bingolotto, TV games,
Football Pools, Betting games, Off-track Horse Betting, Instant tickets |
| Beneficiaries: |
Arts, sports, youth work, science |
| Jurisdiction: |
Finland |
The State owns 100% of the shares of Veikkaus. The
Council of State grants the licence to Veikkaus and the Ministry of the
Interior supervises its activities.
It is the largest of the three
organisations licensed to conduct money games in Finland.
| News
Archive |
| March 15, 2021 |
Veikkaus Offers
More Chances to Play Safe – Nearly 30,000 Customers Have Opted for Gaming
Self-Exclusion |
| January 12, 2021 |
Veikkaus’ Slot
Machines to Undergo a Historical Reform – Authentication Helps to Prevent
Gambling Problems and Underage Gambling |
| January 12, 2021 |
Ministry of the
Interior: Proposal for Reforming Finland Lotteries Act Sent Out for
Comments |
| August 31, 2020 |
Veikkaus Proposes to Bring
Forward Compulsory Authentication in Gaming Arcades - Aiming to Make Online
Gaming Loss Limits Cover Even Slot Machines |
| July 15, 2020 |
Veikkaus Reopens Gaming
Machines Across Finland for First Time Since March |
| December 10, 2019 |
Veikkaus Named a New
Ethics Advisory Board |
| December 5, 2019 |
Veikkaus Will Limit
Gaming Machines to a Maximum of Seven Per Location from January |
| November 7, 2019 |
Minister Says Online
Gambling and Launching New Games Could Offset Removal of Veikkaus Slot
Machines |
| October 31, 2019 |
Responsibility for the
Individual in Focus in Veikkaus’ New Strategy –
Compulsory |
| October 23, 2019 |
Veikkaus Comments on
Automatic Gaming Key Figures - Turnover or Gross Margin? |
| October 11, 2019 |
Changes in the
Composition of Veikkaus' Supervisory Board |
| September 5, 2019 |
State-Owned Gambling
Agency to Remove Slot Machines, Cut Marketing |
| September 5, 2019 |
Veikkaus' Board of
Directors Issues - the Company's Operations to be Developed Through New
Measures |
| August 29, 2019 |
Regina Sippel Appointed
Veikkaus’ CFO |
| August 21, 2019 |
Veikkaus’ Executive
Vice President Responds to Kauppalehti Journalist Senja Larsen's
Commentary |
| August 14, 2019 |
Finnish Gambling Monopoly
to Establish Ethics Board Following Ad Controversy |
| August 10, 2019 |
Non-Governmental
Organizations Want Public Health Experts on Board of Finland's Gambling
Monopoly |
| August 6, 2019 |
Veikkaus is Making
Significant Changes to Its Marketing |
| July 5, 2019 |
Veikkaus: Innovating Through
Collaborative Competition |
| May 15, 2019 |
Veikkaus Reports a Good
Start in Q1 2019 Despite the Challenging Market Situation |
| April 10, 2019 |
Veikkaus to Hold an
Innovation Challenge Week to Find Startups and Begin Collaboration – Focus
on eSports |
| February 14, 2019 |
Veikkaus’ Year
2018: Veikkaus Prepared for Major Changes in the Operating
Environment |
| January 21, 2019 |
Lottery and Betting
Agency Veikkaus to Cut 400 Jobs, May Halt Restaurant Gambling |
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