€1.2m in prizes won daily on Lotto

OVER half the population, 2.2 million people, played National Lottery games last year registering sales of €815.1 million, the second highest level ever.

Of that, “€263.5m was raised for good causes in 2009, bringing the overall level of funds raised since the launch of the National Lottery to over €3.4 billion,” the annual report states.

Lucky players walked away with shared winnings of €438.3m, an average of €1.2m won every day of the year.