Tatts Group
company
Tatts Group was an Australian gambling company. In 2017 the company merged with Tabcorp Holdings Limited under the Tabcorp brand.
Tatts Group history
The company had three divisions: Lotteries, Wagering and Gaming Solutions.
Lotteries
Tatts Group had a near monopoly on lotteries in Australia. Tatts Lotteries is the Lotteries Operating Unit of Tatts Group and as of September 2013 the company owned or leased:
Tatts Lottery, which operates lotteries in Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory
Golden Casket, which exclusively operates lotteries in Queensland
NSW Lotteries, which operates lotteries in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
SA Lotteries. which exclusively operates lotteries in South Australia
On 1 June 2016 Tatts Group created a national lottery brand called The Lott. The brand encompasses all its jurisdictional lottery brands under this single entity. Corresponding with the change in branding, online lottery purchases were moved from Tatts.com to the new official lotteries website thelott.com.
On 24 May 2022 Tabcorp demerged its lotteries and keno business from its wagering business. The newly formed The Lottery Corporation operates the exclusive lotteries licences previously held by Tabcorp and floated on the ASX on 1 June 2022 with a market value of $10.5 billion.
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