National Lottery Posts Record Turnover of €127m in 2021

Luxembourg's Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte and the National Lottery (Loterie Nationale) have published their annual report for the year 2021.

In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic remained at the centre of the concerns of civil society and continued to significantly mark both the action of the Œuvre and that of the National Lottery. Despite these circumstances, the National Lottery was able to return to growth in 2021. The Œuvre also managed to deploy a high level of activity over the past year.

The National Lottery closed 2021 with a record turnover of €126.9 million, up 14% compared to 2020 (€111 million). Its players won significantly more than in 2020: €72 million were won in 2021, i.e. 19% more than during the previous financial year. The results of the National Lottery appear to confirm the relevance of its strategic vision, which is based on four pillars: the development of a range of games in line with players' expectations; continuous improvement and monitoring of its quality; modernisation (digitalisation) and diversification of its games and services; an acute awareness of its social responsibility, particularly in terms of responsible gaming.

True to its origins, the National Lottery will continue to embody a solidarity model by redistributing all of its profits to projects serving the general interest through the Œuvre.

In 2021, the Œuvre not only supported those who needed urgent help because they suffered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic or the mid-July floods in Luxembourg, but it also set up projects that consolidate it in its organisation, provide it with sustainability and visibility and help it to meet and develop its future commitments.

In 2021, the Œuvre allocated a total of €28,042,538.24 in aid to its beneficiaries, which represents an increase of 29.37% compared to 2020.

This amount breaks down as follows: 

• legal contributions for a total amount of €12,006,961.26 paid to the National Solidarity Fund (Fonds National de Solidarité; €8,004,640.84) and to the Social Welfare Offices (Offices Sociaux; €4,002,320.42) (= 50% of net income);

• recurring aid for a total amount of €5,241,340 (= 21.8% of the net result) allocated to six beneficiary institutions as well as to the relief fund for victims of the Second World War (Fonds de secours des Luxembourgeois victimes de la guerre 1940-1945) and the relief fund for Luxembourgers in Brussels (Fonds de secours pour les Luxembourgeois à Bruxelles);

• one-off aid for a total amount of €10,794,236.98, constituting an increase of €5,476,196.98 (+102.97%) allocated to 217 projects (+87 compared to 2020) submitted spontaneously by the various players in the voluntary sector;

• following calls for projects or initiatives launched by the Œuvre such as the calls for projects "ACTiON Jeunes – bien vivre la pandémie" (a youth project related to the COVID-19 pandemic), "Re-stART – Bourse d'encouragement pour artistes sinistré.e.s suite aux inondations" (an incentive grant for artists affected by the floods of July 2021) and the "CLICHÉs – Sociétés en migration" (societies in migration) platform;

• following recurring initiatives of the Œuvre in the field of culture and budgeted in advance such as the "stART-up" fund, the "prix culture et création" (culture and creation prize) fund and training for artists and creatives within the House of Training.

The Œuvre's full annual report for 2021 is available (in French) online at: https://www.oeuvre.lu/rapport-annuel-2021/