There is no denying the fact that many lotteries around the world have endured a difficult year.

Brazil’s lottery network was closed for extended periods during 2020 but enjoyed such a strong bounce back that sales for the year came in ahead of lockdown-free 2019.

The lottery has had to adapt and whole-heartedly embrace the internet with its Loterias Online Portal and the CAIXA Lotteries App, which have helped it to maintain strong sales growth into 2021.

Sales of draw-based games increased by 10.2 per cent during the first half of the year, while sales of sports betting games were 10.8 per cent higher. That is a commendable achievement in unprecedented times.