Lotería de Medellín became the first lottery in Colombia to obtain certification under the NTC 6767:2024 standard. ICONTEC’s external audit examined its pre-draw and draw procedures between October and early November 2025, and found them compliant with the standard, the lottery said.
The certification concerns the controls applied to the lottery’s pre-draw and draw operations.
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Caixa Econômica Federal published Circular 1.123/2026 on 17 August, establishing version 21 of its federal lottery products manual. The revision changes rules for Dia de Sorte, Loteca and Timemania, updates draw schedules, moves some Saturday draws to Sunday and replaces Circular 1.111; it took effect on publication.
Caixa Econômica Federal said it changed the draw times for several Caixa lottery games on 19 and 24 June, when Brazil plays World Cup matches. Standard bets close at 20:00 on the preceding days; online pool shares can be bought until 30 minutes before draws, with specified earlier cut-offs on 24, 20 and 25 June.
DC Lottery said a vendor configuration issue prevented its DC 3, DC 4 and DC 5 machines from drawing repeat numbers. The issue began on 31 March 2026 during recertification by Smartplay International; the lottery said it would use a backup system for the 22 April drawings while the vendor tested a fix. Ticket holders for affected mid-day and evening drawings from 31 March to 21 April should retain their tickets pending further information.
A parliamentary dossier on draft government decree 388 proposes Lotteria Italia as Italy's only national deferred-draw lottery for 2026, continuing its link to national radio and television broadcasts. The relevant Senate and Chamber committees are due to give opinions by 23 April 2026; the dossier records 2025 state revenue of €19.669 million, up 11% year on year.
Caixa Econômica Federal extended the closing time for bets on the Mega-Sena and nine other lotteries from 19:00 to 20:00, the report said. Digital pool bets can be placed until 20:30, while draws move from 20:00 to 21:00, except for the Federal Lottery, which remains at 20:00.