ZEAL Network SE

Name

ZEAL Network SE

Legal name

ZEAL Network SE

Website

https://zealnetwork.de

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Lottery Brokerage

NAICS

Gambling Industries (7132), Other Gambling Industries (71329)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Lottery & iLottery Platforms (Web/App) (MPAEAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lottery Operators (Government & Private Licensed) (MPAEAFAA), Game Aggregation, Content Distribution & RGS (Remote Game Servers) (MPAEAKAG), Lottery Data, Analytics & Responsible Gaming Tools (MPAEAFAJ)

Keywords

• Online lottery brokerage
• State lottery products
• Lottery e-commerce platforms
• Instant gaming content
• Charity lottery operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Lottery Brokerage Commissions: ZEAL brokers lottery products via lotto24.de and tipp24.de, earning commissions from lottery operators without assuming organizer risk. Products include LOTTO 6aus49, Spiel 77, Super 6, Eurojackpot, GlücksSpirale, Keno, lottery clubs, instant lotteries, and Deutsche Fernsehlotterie.
2. Games Segment: Digital gaming products including virtual slot machine games offered on LOTTO24 and Tipp24 portals since 2023, expanding product portfolio to reach new target groups.
3. Charity Lotteries: Proprietary charity lotteries including freiheit+ and Traumhausverlosung (Dream House Draw), generating revenue while supporting social causes. The company acts as organizer for these products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ZEAL Network SE is a publicly listed online lottery broker that sells state lottery products (LOTTO 6aus49, Eurojackpot, Spiel 77, Super 6, GlücksSpirale, Keno, game clubs, instant lotteries, Deutsche Fernsehlotterie) and its own charity lotteries through the LOTTO24 and Tipp24 portals, earning brokerage commissions without assuming organizer risk. The company also operates a B2B gaming content distribution arm (ZEAL Instant Games) supplying virtual slot machine games to third-party operators, and runs proprietary social lotteries (freiheit+, Traumhausverlosung, Traumautoverlosung) plus a venture investment vehicle (ZEAL Ventures).

Product overview

ZEAL Network SE operates as an e-commerce group offering online lottery brokerage and related services through multiple brands and segments. The company brokers state lottery products (LOTTO 6aus49, Spiel 77, Super 6, Eurojackpot, GlücksSpirale, Keno, game clubs, instant lotteries, Deutsche Fernsehlotterie, and freiheit+) via two consumer-facing portals — LOTTO24 and Tipp24 — acting as an intermediary that earns commissions without assuming organiser risk. The 'Games' segment (LOTTO24 Games / ZEAL Instant Games) provides digital instant games and virtual slot machine games to both consumers on the LOTTO24/Tipp24 portals and to third-party B2B operators. The company also operates social lotteries including Traumhausverlosung and Traumautoverlosung, alongside the ZEAL Ventures investment arm. The group is organised into four segments: Lotteries, Games, ONCE (Spain), and ZEAL Ventures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LOTTO24: Online lottery broker offering LOTTO 6aus49, Spiel 77, Super 6, Eurojackpot, GlücksSpirale, Spielgemeinschaften, Keno, Deutsche Fernsehlotterie and freiheit+
• Tipp24
• ZEAL Ventures
• freiheit+
• Traumhausverlosung
• ZEAL Instant Games
• ZEAL Iberia

Products and services

• LOTTO24 Online lottery brokerage portal (lotto24.de) through which ZEAL markets state lottery products (LOTTO 6aus49, Spiel 77, Super 6, Eurojackpot, GlücksSpirale, Keno, game clubs, instant lotteries, and Deutsche Fernsehlotterie) and receives commissions from lottery operators without assuming organiser risk. Targeted at German adult consumers participating in regulated state lotteries online.
• Tipp24 Secondary online lottery brokerage brand under ZEAL's multi-brand strategy operating via the tipp24.de domain, offering the same portfolio of state lottery products as LOTTO24 to reach additional German consumer segments.
• ZEAL Instant Games B2B igaming division of ZEAL that supplies a portfolio of online instant games and virtual slot machine games (including titles such as The Bookmaker, Crime Scene, and Vegas Blaze) to third-party gambling operators such as bet-at-home, Tipico Group, and Wunderino in regulated markets.
• freiheit+ Charity lottery offered together with BildungsChancen gGmbH to support educational projects in Germany; available on LOTTO24, Tipp24, and its dedicated website freiheitplus.de. ZEAL acts as organizer for this product.
• Traumhausverlosung (Dream House Draw) Charity lottery launched in late July 2024 that finances social projects of several charity partners; available on LOTTO24, Tipp24, and its dedicated website traumhausverlosung.de. ZEAL acts as organizer for this product.
• Traumautoverlosung (Dream Car Raffle) Social/charity lottery launched in 2026 featuring dream car prizes, expanding ZEAL's charity lottery portfolio on the regulated German market; available via LOTTO24, Tipp24, and dedicated channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• 44% market share in online lottery brokerage in Germany
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WunderinocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 26 February 2026ZEAL delivers premium slots for Wunderino in a new collaboration that kicked off in February 2026, expanding the B2B gaming distribution network.
• bet-at-homecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 November 2025Zeal Instant Games secured a content partnership with bet-at-home, integrating its portfolio of games including The Bookmaker, Crime Scene and Vegas Blaze onto bet-at-home's Germany-facing platform. This represents ZEAL's B2B igaming division's continued focus on operator partnerships over the past 12 months as it expands its presence in the regulated German gambling market.
• Tipico GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTipico Group has taken Zeal Instant Games' portfolio for their gaming platform, demonstrating the company's ability to secure partnerships with major operators in the German market.
• Mindway AIcoreTechnology or IntegrationZEAL partnered with Mindway AI in 2022 to improve player protection, integrating their technology into the gaming platform for responsible gambling measures.
• ONCEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established in 2013 with Spain's national organization for the blind for online lottery operation in Spain, part of the ONCE segment of ZEAL's business.
• DKMSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with DKMS blood cancer charity as part of social responsibility initiatives.
• Viva con AguaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Viva con Agua water charity as part of social responsibility initiatives and community projects.
• BildungsChancen gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the freiheit+ charity lottery, promoting educational projects in Germany through lottery proceeds.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NeoGames: NeoGames provides iLottery solutions, games, and technology platforms to state and licensed operators worldwide. It is a direct peer in the digital lottery platform/infrastructure segment that competes for the same supplier-of-regulated-online-lottery opportunity that ZEAL addresses via LOTTO24 and its B2B content.
• Jackpot.com: Jackpot.com operates a regulated online lottery courier/messenger service enabling consumers to purchase official state lottery tickets digitally in the US and Europe. It is a direct peer of ZEAL given shared digital-lottery-brokerage model and regulated-market focus.
• TheLotter: TheLotter is a long-established international online lottery ticket-purchasing service, brokering entries to official lottery draws worldwide. It overlaps with ZEAL's core brokerage activity and shares the multi-jurisdiction, regulated-lottery focus.
• Lottoland: Lottoland is one of the largest online lottery messenger/broker platforms globally, offering bets on international lottery draws. It is directly comparable to ZEAL's LOTTO24/Tipp24 in business model (acting as intermediary between consumers and lottery products via digital channels) and overlapping end-customer profile of online lottery participants.

Regional players

• Lotto Hessen (Lotterie-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH Hessen): Lotto Hessen is one of the German state lottery operators that supplies ZEAL's brokerage portals with state lottery products. Comparable as the upstream product supplier in ZEAL's value chain and an alternative direct online channel for German lottery consumers.

Broad incumbents

• Playtech: Playtech is a leading B2B gambling software and content supplier powering operators with casino, sports, and lottery products. Comparable to ZEAL's ZEAL Instant Games B2B division as a broader B2B iGaming platform/content incumbent operating in regulated European markets.
• International Game Technology (IGT): IGT is one of the largest global lottery and gaming technology companies, supplying lottery operators with systems, instant tickets, and digital platforms. It is a broad incumbent to ZEAL across lottery operations, digital platforms, and gaming content.
• Allwyn (formerly Sazka Group): Allwyn is a major multi-jurisdiction lottery operator running national lotteries (including the UK National Lottery) and investing heavily in digital platforms. It is comparable to ZEAL as a large-scale, regulated European lottery operator with growing online channels that could compete with or partner alongside ZEAL.
• Pollard Banknote: Pollard Banknote is a long-standing lottery industry supplier offering instant tickets, retail services, and digital lottery solutions to lotteries globally. Comparable to ZEAL's Lotteries and ZEAL Ventures segments as a broader incumbent in the regulated lottery ecosystem.
• Light & Wonder (Scientific Games): Light & Wonder (formerly Scientific Games) is a major global provider of lottery systems, instant-game products, and iGaming content. It overlaps with ZEAL's lottery brokerage and ZEAL Instant Games content distribution as a broad incumbent across the lottery and gaming value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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