ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WINNING TICKETS PAYMENT OF INSTANT LOTTERY GAMES (SCRATCH)

HELLENIC LOTTERIES S.A., based on the recent ministerial decision D1a / GP. 22439/2021 (Government Gazette 1441/10-4-2021 regarding the reopening of OPAP stores, announces the extension of winning tickets payment of the following expired editions SCRATCH games:

Specifically, all winning tickets, of the above editions that have expired on June 15, 2020 and the last redemption day of their winnings was December 15, 2020, will be paid until May 31, 2021.

HELLENIC LOTTERIES S.A. cashiers at Athens and Thessaloniki will restart their operation on Monday 12/04/2021.

ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE EXTENSION OF WINNING TICKETS PAYMENT OF LAIKO AND ETHNIKO LOTTERY GAMES 

HELLENIC LOTTERIES S.A., based on the recent ministerial decision D1a / GP. 22439/2021 (Government Gazette 1441/10-4-2021) regarding the reopening of OPAP informs you of the way in which profits are to be made:

• All winning tickets, for which a Payment Order has been issued to a Bank, are normally paid by all Piraeus Bank branches (affiliated Bank).
• Regarding the winning tickets, for which no Payment Order has been issued or is below the Bank's issuance limit, the relevant Order will be issued by the OPAP agencies.

• In the case of winning tickets from the following Popular Lottery (“LAIKO”) and National Lottery (“ETHNIKO”):

AND

whose payment period has expired during the temporary closure, the winning tickets will be paid until May 31, 2021.

HELLENIC LOTTERIES S.A. cashiers at Athens and Thessaloniki will restart their operation on Monday 12/04/2021.

ANNOUNCEMENT ΟΝ ΤΗΕ POSTPONEMENT OF THE 45^TH AND 91^ST (SPECIAL) DRAWS AND THE CANCELLATION OF THE 46^TH, 47^TH, 48^TH, AND 49^TH DRAWS OF LAIKO.

HELLENIC LOTTERIES S.A., based on the recent ministerial decision D1a / GP. 76629/2020 (Government Gazette 5255/28.11.2020) due to current conditions regarding COVID-19 and in accordance with the provisions of article 8 of the Special Regulation on the Conduct and Control of LAIKO Lottery Game, announces:

• The postponement of the 45^th and 91^st (Special) Draws and
• The cancellation of the 46^th, 47^th, 48^th and 49^th Draws.

HELLENIC LOTTERIES S.A. will be back with a new announcement with regards to the new draw dates of the 45^th and 91^st (Special) draws.

Winnings Payments during restrictions due to COVID-19

Due to the recent Joined Ministerial Decision D1a / GP. 71342/2020 (Government Gazette 4899/06-11-2020) regarding the temporary closure of operations of OPAP Stores, please find below information regarding payment of winnings during this period.

 • All winning tickets, for which a Payment Order has been issued to a Bank, are normally paid by all Piraeus Bank branches (affiliated Bank).

 • Regarding the winning tickets, for which no Payment Order has been issued or is below the Bank's issuance limit, the relevant Order will be issued after the suspension of the OPAP agencies closure.

• In the case of winning tickets from the following Popular Lottery (“LAIKO”):

whose payment period has expired during the temporary closure, the winning tickets will be paid by a process that will be defined after the opening of OPAP agencies.

HELLENIC LOTTERIES S.A. cashiers at Athens and Thessaloniki will remain closed throughout the duration of the prohibition measures.

ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE NEW TRANSFER OF THE 11TH DRAW & THE CANCELLATION OF THE 16TH & 20TH DRAW OF LAIKO – CHANGE OF THE BROADCAST CHANNEL OF LAIKO DRAWS

HELLENIC LOTTERIES S.A., based on the recent ministerial decision D1a / GP. 29114/2020 (Government Gazette 1780/10-5-2020) regarding the reopening of OPAP stores, and in accordance with the provisions of article 8 of the Special Regulation on the Conduct and Control of LAIKO Lottery Game, announces:

     a. the new transfer of the day of the 11th draw of Laiko, that was scheduled for Tuesday 12/05/2020 at 19:00. The 11th draw will take place on Tuesday 19/05/2020. The winnings of the 11th draw will be paid within six (6) months from the date of the draw, that is, until 19/11/2020.

    b. the cancellation of the 16th and 20th draws of Laiko, that were scheduled for Friday 15/05/2020 and Tuesday 19/05/20 respectively.

Additionally, we inform you that all LAIKO draws, starting from the 11th draw on 19/05/2020, will now be broadcast live to the public exclusively through the OPAP channel on YouTube at 19:00.