Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa justifies the promulgation with the fact that the revenues from the new Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa game are intended for "eminently social objectives" that "should also be channelled to the treatment and prevention of addictive behaviors.”

The new Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa game was approved by the Government at the Council of Ministers meeting on September 28th.

In the presentation, the Secretary of State for the Presidency, André Moz Caldas, sought to rule out the existence of possible harmful consequences in terms of social behaviour and also rejected the thesis that this new game is aimed at younger people.

“We are presenting a game that does not have an instant prize and is therefore different from the type of games that have recently been associated with addictive behaviour. What the Government approved is not necessarily aimed at younger populations”, he argued.

The Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon will be operated "on an exclusive basis throughout the national territory", despite it being "a game decided at European level, within the framework of the 20th anniversary of the euromillions", highlighted the member of the executive.

Instead of a fixed prize paid which is paid in full, whoever wins the new lottery will receive a monthly instalment paid over several years. The first prize, for example, will entitle you to 20 thousand euros per month for 30 years.

The first draw is expected to take place on November 6th, with two draws per week: on Mondays and Thursdays in Portugal and eight other European countries, the same ones where EuroMillions is played.

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