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Loterijverlies bid for state’s Nederlandse Loterij shares was rejected

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Loterijverlies offered to buy the Dutch state’s shares in Nederlandse Loterij in a letter sent in October 2017, according to documents released following a public-records request. In January 2018, the state secretary for finance said a sale was not under consideration and declined to pursue the offer; the documents do not state the bid amount.

The episode concerns potential state ownership changes at Nederlandse Loterij, the parent company of Staatsloterij.

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