Mifal HaPais

Mifal HaPais
Mifal HaPais logo
RegionIsrael
First draw1951
Regulated byMinistry of Finance (Israel)
Highest jackpot80,000,000
Odds of winning jackpot
  • 1 in 8,136,744 (Lotto)

Mifal HaPais (Hebrew: מפעל הפיס) is Israel's government-owned lottery company. It comprises the state's near monopoly on legal gambling together with the Israel Sports Betting Board (ISBB) (Hebrew: המועצה להסדר ההימורים בספורט). The name translates to The Institute of Lottery[1]

In 2012, Mifal HaPais's annual revenue was estimated at 5,000,000,000 a year.[2]

  1. ^ פַּיִס in Hebrew Wiktionary
  2. ^ Arlosoroff, Meirav (May 27, 2012). "The Number's Up Treasury Leaves Nothing to Chance, Takes Control of Lottery". HaAretz.