Virginia’s lottery anonymity law took effect on 1 July, allowing winners of prizes of any value to keep their identities private. The Virginia Lottery will stop publishing winner names online and will seek written consent before publishing names or photographs; it will notify Lottery Rewards and second-chance winners privately.
The change removes public winner disclosures across Virginia Lottery prize categories.
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Lottopar reported that its instant lottery distributed R$340.5m in prizes from January to September 2026, exceeding the total for 2025. It said cumulative prizes since operations began in 2024 surpassed R$610m, while authorised concessionaires must follow financial controls, anti-money-laundering measures and responsible-gambling policies.
Lottopar, the lottery of the state of Paraná, reported that its instant lottery distributed R$340.5m in prizes between January and September 2026, according to figures the entity released. That exceeds the R$208.1m paid out in the whole of 2025.
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a regulation for national deferred-draw lotteries, including online participation, effective 25 July 2026. The rules allow digital tickets bought through authorised gaming accounts and prizes of up to €20 million; ADM will set operational details for each lottery.
Italy's Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) said online instant-lottery prizes won from 1 July 2026, from €10,000.01 to €50,000 gross, will be credited to the account used to place the bet. Winners of prizes above €50,000 must continue to claim them through the existing procedures.
Bavaria's state lottery and casino administration has reopened sales for the seasonal BayernMILLIONEN lottery. Two top prizes of €1m are offered, with ticket numbers limited to 500,000, giving odds of 1:250,000 for a million-euro win; tickets cost €10.50 including a processing fee, and the official sales end is 6 January 2027.
Sales of BayernMILLIONEN tickets began today, according to Bavaria's Staatliche Lotterie- und Spielbankverwaltung. This seasonal lottery offers exactly two top prizes, each worth one million euros. Ticket numbers are capped at 500,000, giving each one odds of 1:250,000 for a million-euro prize.
Lotería de Río Negro and the National University of Río Negro awarded prizes in the second edition of their student competition, which received 44 entries from three university campuses. The works addressed healthy habits, social responsibility, environmental care and prevention of problematic consumption; prizes included tablets and headphones.
Lotería de Río Negro and the Universidad Nacional de Río Negro (UNRN) awarded prizes in the second edition of the student competition "Elegir(te) es ganar", the lottery said. The awards event was held at the Lotería de Río Negro headquarters in Viedma in a hybrid format.