€124m in unclaimed Lotto prizes since 2014, C&AG report finds

The 2021 report on the finances of the public services by Comptroller and Auditor General Seamus McCarthy, published on Friday, reveals that €17.7m on average per year is returned to the lottery in unclaimed prizes.

Ireland’s lottery regulator has admitted to a need for “greater transparency” from the National Lottery after it was revealed that it had accumulated €124m in unclaimed prizes since 2014.

The 2021 report on the finances of the public services by Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) Seamus McCarthy, published on Friday, reveals that €17.7m on average per year is returned to the lottery in unclaimed prizes.