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DLB Presents Cheques to 30 Lottery Winners – 16th January 2026

20-January-2026

The Development Lotteries Board (DLB) awarded cheques to 30 lucky winners on 16^th January 2025 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 the winners of several major jackpots, including the Lagna Wasanawa Super Jackpot worth Rs. 6,321,169.20/-, the Lagna Wasanawa Super Jackpot worth Rs. 3,573,176.80/- respectively. In addition, cheques were presented to two lucky winners of the Super Dhana Sampatha lottery, each receiving Rs. 2.5 million. Furthermore, 17 winners received Rs. 2 million each, while 09 others received Rs. 1 million each.

In total, the Development Lotteries Board distributed Rs. 57,894,346/- in prize money among 30 winners from across the island.

The Development Lotteries Board achieves its highest-ever profit in 2023!

29-March-2024

The Development Lotteries Board achieves its highest-ever profit in 2023! Makes record-breaking contributions of Rs.3.6 billion to the President’s Fund and Rs.5.1 billion to the government.
The Development Lotteries Board has contributed its highest-ever profit of Rs.3.6 b...

29-May-2023

Awarding of cheques to the lottery winners from Gampaha, Kurunegala, Puttalam and Kegalle districts and presenting of certificates and motivation cheques to the dealers who sold the winning lottery tickets.

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08-February-2023

Development Lotteries Board reports a profit of three billion rupees, for the first time in it's history..!

The cheque for the above amount was presented to Mr. Saman Ekanayake, Honorable Secretary to the President, at the Presidential Secretariat Office for crediting to the Presidential Fund.

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