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DLB presents one pound gold coins to its staff, who complete twenty years service

30-August-2019

DLB presented one pound gold coins to its staff at the auditorium on 28.08.2019 , who complete the service of twenty years under its roof, in appreciation of their commendable service.

Those gold coins were presented to them as a compliment to their service of twenty or more under the flag of DLB, which is at the apex of lottery industry for more than 36 years.

At this event the services of 30 employees were appreciated.

Mr. Sena Suriyapperuma, Chairman and Mr. H.R.Wimalasiri, Working Director of DLB participated in the event together with the management of the institution. Further Mr. H.C.D.L. Silva, Director of the Department of Treasury Operations under the Ministry of Finance and Mr. M.P.Parakrama Bandara, Director of Mahapola Trust Fund have also participated in the event representing the Board of Directors.

Historic Rs. 629.8 Million Grand Jackpot Winner Celebrated in Sri Lanka

10-April-2026

In Sri Lanka’s history of development lotteries, marking its name in golden letters, the Kapruka lottery succeeded in producing a lucky winner of the country’s largest-ever grand jackpot prize worth Rs. 629,855,919.60 on 19.02.2026.

The event included the presentation of the c...

10-April-2026

Largest Lottery Prize in Sri Lanka Awarded: Rs. 629 Million Kapruka Jackpot

On February 19, 2026, Kapruka Lottery made history in Sri Lanka by producing the largest-ever lottery jackpot winner, awarding a massive prize of Rs. 629,855,919.60.

At this event, the cheque for this grand prize was presented to the winner. In addition, cheques were awarded to other majo...

07-April-2026

DLB Presents Cheques to 48 Lottery Winners – April 07th 2026

The Development Lotteries Board (DLB) awarded cheques to 48 lucky winners on 07th April 2026 at a special ceremony held under the patronage of Mr. Anura Jayaratne, General Manager of the Development Lotteries Board, with the participation of the management team.

Cheques were presented to ...

Our forerunners, who bring you a bright future

05-December-2019

Life cannot be confined in a certain borderline, there should be space to explore the meaning of life.Even though the majority tends to make selections based on the facts such as gender, education, anyone can make a turn in his life, which opens such person more successful ways than in the public...

05-December-2019

When someone overhears the word ‘Development Lottery’ the first impression he gets is that the lottery brings luck only to those who buy lottery tickets. But even today there are a large number of individuals who have made their path for success joining hands with Development Lottery....

22-August-2019

Were you one of those three hundred thousand students, who pursued the goal with the help of Mahapola scholarship?

Are you aware of the financial provider, who makes every effort to lend hand to the students of the country extending Mahapola Scholarship, which once brought you under its shelter?

Most probably you may have no idea.

It is the human nature that we normally forget easily the giant...