The lottery that received the highest volume of bets was Lotofácil: 2,509,222,368 bets in total. The lottery with the highest revenue was Mega-Sena, and the one that collected the least was the Loteca.
Lotofácil was the lottery that paid the most main prizes. There were 707 awards of 15 hits. In 2021, Mega-Sena collected R$ 6.7 bln (US$ 1.23 bln) with 1,488,559,480 bets.
São Paulo leads
The luckiest Mega-Sena state in 2021 was São Paulo, with nine main prizes, followed by the electronic betting channel, with six main prizes. Then came Rio de Janeiro, with three awards, in addition to Bahia and Paraná, with two awards each.
The lotteries that paid the most main prizes in 2021 were Lotofácil (707 prizes), Loteca (133 prizes) and Quina (61 prizes).
Bigger collections
The lotteries with the highest revenue in 2021 were the Mega-Sena, with a total of R$ 6.7 bln (US$ 1.23 bln); Lotofácil, with R$ 6.27 (US$ 1.15 bln); and Quina, which raised R$3,38 (US$ 623m).
Lotteries with the lowest revenue in 2021: Loteca: R$ 74,4m (US$ 13.7m); Super Seven: R$ 140 m (US$ 25.9m); and Dia de Sorte: R$ 244m (US$ 44.9m).
Henrique Costa, president of HGC Sports, a sports management holding company, believes that the increase in the volume of lottery bets reflects the moment of worsening in economic indicators.
"Unemployment rates are still very high, and people are looking for alternatives to make possible a gain, not only in terms of their independence, but also to earn money," explains Henrique Costa.
Source: Extra
