Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Issues Related to the National Lottery: Discussion

Ms Carol Boate:

I am very satisfied that it is not the case that games are predetermining how often they are won. Going back to the example of the lotto draw, we still use ball machines for that. It is a physical draw that takes place on live television. Everybody can see the balls that are drawn and the winning combination. Everybody who has purchased a ticket has a copy of it. It is very transparent. We do not use random number generators such as those used in other jurisdictions. Again, we use the ball machines for daily million, EuroMillions plus and other games that are similar but not broadcast on television.