https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A monthly scratch card competition run by a German lottery company may be forced to pay out almost half a million euros after an employee mistake. The employee is apparently 'devastated', but will not be punished. https://www.thelocal.de/20190321/nearly-300-extra-winners-and-450000-bill-after-bochum-lottery-employee-error Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:53:47 +0100 nearly-300-extra-winners-and-450000-bill-after-bochum-lottery-employee-error A Catholic priest in Germany, lured by a get-rich-quick Internet scam, has admitted to embezzling a small fortune from his parish, a diocese spokeswoman said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181119/german-priest-confesses-at-sunday-mass-to-stealing-church-funds-for-lottery Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:05:39 +0100 german-priest-confesses-at-sunday-mass-to-stealing-church-funds-for-lottery The odds of winning this Euro jackpot are one in 95 million. https://www.thelocal.de/20180707/two-germans-turn-instant-millionaires-after-splitting-90m-euro-lotto-prize Sat, 07 Jul 2018 15:31:25 +0200 two-germans-turn-instant-millionaires-after-splitting-90m-euro-lotto-prize Three lucky Germans will take home a six-figure prize after an extremely rare lottery draw. The lucky numbers on Wednesday night were 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 37. https://www.thelocal.de/20140731/german-lotto-pulls-a-straight-winners-money Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:45:00 +0200 german-lotto-pulls-a-straight-winners-money The statistical probability was one in 59 million, but a German man from the Rhine Main area beat the odds and won the €46 million Euro Lottery jackpot – the largest amount ever won by an individual in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20130414/49137 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:46:00 +0200 49137 A mystery German bagged a record-breaking jackpot of €27.5 million - despite only having 6 out of 7 numbers - after a 13-week rollover on the Euro Jackpot lottery. Yet a majority of Germans don't believe money can buy happiness. https://www.thelocal.de/20120812/44309 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:09:00 +0200 44309 A court in Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, on Thursday confirmed a ruling banning people on the dole from betting on sporting events. https://www.thelocal.de/20110505/34831 Thu, 05 May 2011 17:33:00 +0200 34831 Thousands of hopeful Lotto players are rushing out to buy tickets for the Wednesday evening drawing of the fourth-biggest jackpot in Germany’s history. https://www.thelocal.de/20090923/22115 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:46:00 +0200 22115 After last week's lottery drawing failed to produce a winner, Lotto players on Saturday will vie for the third largest German jackpot of all time – some €35 million. https://www.thelocal.de/20090131/17117 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:39:00 +0100 17117 Desperate times call for desperate measures. As Germany looks set to rack up massive new debt this year, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück has been spotted casting a hopeful eye at his lottery ticket. https://www.thelocal.de/20090130/17105 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:40:00 +0100 17105 Germany's Lotto announced on Friday that it has seen rapidly declining sales as the weak economy forces average Germans to abstain from playing the lottery. https://www.thelocal.de/20081205/15941 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:39:00 +0100 15941