NSW Lotteries was a corporation owned by the Government of New South Wales

Government of New South Wales

The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...

 in Australia

Australia

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 it is currently leased to Tattersalls for 40 years. It runs games of chance through a network of agents, most of which are newsagencies

Newsagent

A newsagent's shop , newsagency or newsstand is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest. In Britain and Australia, these businesses are termed newsagents...

. It falls under the government portfolio of Gaming and Racing and is governed by the Public Lotteries Act 1996.

NSW Lotteries runs some of its lotteries itself and syndicates a number of others run by interstate lottery organisations. The lotteries offered are:

• Lotto
  • There are three Lotto draws weekly, occurring on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Although the three are marketed identically by NSW Lotteries, the Saturday Lotto draw is a national lottery run by Tatts Group Limited and syndicated by NSW Lotteries. It is known elsewhere in Australia as Tattslotto or Gold Lotto. The Monday & Wednesday Lotto draws are run by NSW Lotteries and are available across Australia except Queensland. Although the draws are played identically, all requiring players to select six numbers from a possible 45, Saturday Lotto/Tattslotto is more expensive to enter due to its larger prize pool.
• Lotto Strike
• Lucky Lotteries
  • The 'Lucky Lotteries' brand is used to market the $2 Jackpot Lottery and the $5 Jackpot Lottery, which are separate although similar games.
• Oz Lotto (run by Tattersalls
  Tattersalls
  Tattersalls is the main auctioneer of race horses in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1766 by Richard Tattersall , who had been stud groom to the second Duke of Kingston. The first premises occupied were near Hyde Park Corner, in what was then the outskirts of London...
  
   and syndicated by NSW Lotteries)
• Powerball (run by Tattersalls
  Tattersalls
  Tattersalls is the main auctioneer of race horses in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1766 by Richard Tattersall , who had been stud groom to the second Duke of Kingston. The first premises occupied were near Hyde Park Corner, in what was then the outskirts of London...
  
   and syndicated by NSW Lotteries)
• 6 from 38 Pools (run by South Australian Lotteries
  South Australian Lotteries
  South Australian Lotteries is a lottery company that operates in the Australian state of South Australia. It is owned by the South Australian Government. SA Lotteries syndicates national games and has its own games...
  
   as 'The Pools'; syndicated as '6 from 38 Pools' by NSW Lotteries)

NSW Lotteries also sells various scratchcard

Scratchcard

A scratchcard is a small card, often made of thin paper-based card for competitions and plastic to conceal PINs, where one or more areas contain concealed information which can...

 games, under the brand 'Instant Scratchies'.

NSW Lotteries was sold in 2010 to Tatts Group Limited.