The new EL Sports, the Sports arm of European Lotteries and Toto Association (EL), is the organization of state regulated sports betting lotteries. ELS currently holds 20 sports lotteries from 19 countries and is growing.
Its members support directly and indirectly the development of grassroot sports. Without the huge financial support coming from the regulated lotteries, amateur and youth sports would face a difficult future.
By playing through your National Lottery and Sports Betting Organization in your country of residence, you directly support the fund for good causes (Sports, Culture, Education, Social Environment etc) in your jurisdiction.
Find the link to your National Sports Betting Organization in the member section.
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EL Sports' (ELS) predecessor, The European Football Pool (EFP), the association of state lotteries and gaming companies originally had the task of participating in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and was thus a long-standing partner of UEFA, providing substantial financial contributions for the competition. The new ELS has now grown into a member service body for the regulated sports betting business, working primeraly hand in hand with the European State Lottery and Toto Association (EL), but also with the World Lottery Association (WLA). EL Sports ELS Managing Committee |
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Risto Nieminen, Finland |
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Ioannis Spanoudakis, Greece |
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Dietmar Hoscher , Austria |
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Secretary General |
Thomas Büchler-De la Cruz, Switzerland |
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ELS Bylaws |
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Union of European Football Associations The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the governing body of football in Europe. The core mission of UEFA is to safeguard the development of European football at every level of the game and to promote the principles of unity and solidarity. The main club competitions are the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The UEFA Intertoto Cup was played from 1995 until its end in summer 2008 and was then integrated into the new UEFA Europa League in 2009. |
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World Lottery Association (WLA) The World Lottery Association (WLA) is the trade association of the worldwide lottery and sports betting industry. Formed in 1999 when the International State Lottery Association (AILE) merged with the International Association of Toto and Lotto Organizations (Intertoto), the WLA promotes the role of regulated gaming in society, sets worldwide standards for lottery management, security and integrity, and provides value-added services to members. Currently 143 gaming operators from 74 countries are members of the WLA and 56 gaming industry suppliers from all over the world are associate members. Member organizations must be authorized to conduct gaming operations in their respective jurisdictions and must abide by a strict Code of Conduct. Sales of games of chance and/or skill must account for the majority of the organization's total annual gross revenues, and the majority of the organization's net revenues must be dedicated to the public good. |
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International Sports Press Association (AIPS) The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) is the world-wide association of National Sports Journalists' Associations. It was established in Paris in 1924, as L'Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive. The principal objectives of AIPS are, amongst others, to bring together the National Associations of professional sports journalists and to promote closer links between its member associations and the sports organizations. Furthermore, AIPS aims to coordinate and protect the ethical and professional interests of its members and its member associations, as well as to collaborate with organizations that have as their objective the promotion of sport on a world-wide basis and to encourage them to facilitate the work of professional sport media. In its quarterly magazine, AIPS collects and circulates information to and among its members and conveys to other organizations its views and decisions, covering all sports and regions of the world. |
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