Lotto Bremen

Lotto Bremen is the state lottery company in the German federal state of Bremen. It is a member of the German Lotto and Totoblock and is officially called “Bremer Toto und Lotto GmbH”. It is one of a total of 16 lottery companies in Germany, each responsible for its own federal state. Many employees work daily for Lotto Bremen, ensuring transparent, secure and customer‑friendly operation of the state games and maintaining contact with lottery outlets in Bremen and Bremerhaven. Lotto Bremen’s portfolio includes the well‑known standard product Lotto 6aus49 with the add‑on lotteries Spiel 77 and Super 6, the annuity lottery Glücksspirale, the numbers lottery KENO with the add‑on lottery plus5, etc.

How high are Lotto Bremen’s processing fees?

Please note that you must always submit your entries directly to your state lottery company (i.e., Lotto Bremen if your primary or permanent residence is in the state of Bremen). Playing online is usually cheaper — we recommend submitting your entries online, because:

Why pay more for the same service?

See for yourself — below we link to our detailed comparisons that include all online providers: the Lotto 6aus49 price comparison — lotto price comparison, for the European lottery Eurojackpot — Eurojackpot price comparison, for the daily lottery KENO — the corresponding Keno price comparison, and for the popular annuity lottery — the Glücksspirale price comparison, which are updated regularly. Please note that all information is without guarantee of completeness and accuracy; in case of doubt, please verify independently.

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Cut-off times at retail outlets

The Lotto 6aus49 draws of the German Lotto and Totoblock take place on Wednesday at 18:25 and on Saturday at 19:25. Typically, this results in retail cut‑off times on Wednesdays around 17:30–18:00 and on Saturdays around 18:30–19:00. These times vary between federal states because the state lottery administrations set the cut‑off times largely independently. For the online sales point of Lotto Bremen, the following cut‑off times apply — for Wednesday Lotto: 18:00 and for Saturday Lotto: 19:00.

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Prize collection and payout in Bremen

Until recently, lottery players in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen had to assert their prize claims within 13 weeks of the draw date (or from the date of last participation for multi‑week tickets) by presenting a valid receipt; otherwise, the prize expired. This short period had been uniform for all German state lottery companies. Changes in legislation led to the most recent change in the terms in January 2016, effective for draws from Monday, 04.01.2016. Now §19 states: “Statutory limitation rules apply to the assertion and limitation of claims.” As a rule, players now have up to 3 years (possibly until the end of the respective calendar year) to assert their claims — a significant improvement over the previous 13‑week period. In retail outlets in Bremen and Bremerhaven, only prizes up to €1,000 are paid out. For higher amounts (practical tip — even for a few hundred euros, a small neighborhood shop may not have enough cash on hand; it’s advisable to ask in advance), a written prize claim must be submitted (available at every lottery outlet). Alternatively, you can visit the headquarters of Bremer Toto und Lotto GmbH in person:

Payout can also be made by standard bank transfer. It’s therefore much more convenient to submit your ticket online. Your receipt cannot be lost and the prize is automatically transferred to your bank account. In addition, as seen in the comparison tables, you can benefit from lower processing fees!

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Lotto Bremen customer card

The LOTTO customer card from Lotto Bremen is your personal card that lets you use the full range of LOTTO services in the Hanseatic City of Bremen conveniently and securely. This card is particularly beneficial for ODDSET, TOTO and KENO, where personal identification is required in all outlets in Bremen for reasons of problem‑gambling prevention and youth protection. The free LOTTO customer card is issued without a photo, but after age verification it can be taken with you immediately. With it, these criteria are met and you can participate as usual in all state‑offered lotteries and bets from Lotto HB in Bremen.

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Glücksspirale annual ticket

In recent years, Lotto Bremen also offered the annuity lottery Glücksspirale as an “annual ticket”. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. Originally, two key differences compared to standard play applied here: 1) the longer term of 52 weeks, and 2) only a cheaper variant — a so‑called “one‑fifth ticket” (reduced stake of €1 instead of the regular €5, with a maximum monthly annuity of €1,500; plus processing fee). The online processing fee for an annual ticket was uniformly €0.10, for a total price of €52.10. It should also be noted that Glücksspirale offers better odds compared to the add‑on lotteries Spiel77 and Super6.
Answers to common questions about the annual ticket:
Can I play the add‑on lotteries Spiel77 and/or Super6?
Unfortunately not as an annual ticket. This varies between federal states.
Can I play a full Glücksspirale ticket?
Not directly — but you can buy 5 identical one‑fifth tickets.
Why is there “twice the chance of the top prize” each week?
Glücksspirale results are announced on Saturdays shortly before the Tagesschau at around 19:57 on ARD. There is only one draw per week. However, since two 7‑digit winning numbers are drawn in the top prize class (the monthly annuity), you effectively have two chances.
Is the Glücksspirale annual ticket only available in Bremen?
No, many other state lottery companies have long offered Glücksspirale as annual tickets. Please click to the lottery company of your state of residence for details.

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State of Bremen – lottery history

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the capital of the State of Bremen. The municipal territory includes the city of Bremen itself and the northern city of Bremerhaven — a two‑city state. With around 568,000 inhabitants (as of 2017, source: Federal Statistical Office, destatis.de), Bremen is the eleventh‑largest city in Germany. The area of this smallest German federal state is only about 419.41 km².

For the first time, lotto in Germany was drawn on 11 January 1953 in Berlin — back then as the numbers lottery 5 out of 90. Lotto Bremen joined the German LOTTO Block later; the Block was established in June 1955 by the following five federal states: Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg, North Rhine‑Westphalia and Schleswig‑Holstein. Since the agreement of a Lotto Block contract, each state can now conduct the numbers lottery independently. The draw of the winning numbers took place every Saturday and was hosted in rotation by the LOTTO Block partners, each for five weeks. Hamburg made the start on 9 October 1955: at 16:00 the lotto balls were drawn for the first time in a large drum, then still made of wood and glass. The orphan girl Elvira became the very first “lotto fairy” — and the first number drawn was the “13”! Evaluating the played tickets used to be hard work: in 1955 hundreds of evaluators worked through the night under strict supervision, checking all tickets with a stencil. Today, modern data centers complete this task within just a few minutes. As a rule of thumb for publishing prize payouts: on the next working day — usually Monday for Saturday Lotto and Thursday for Wednesday Lotto — typically between 9:00 and 12:00 (the higher the jackpot, the later the payouts are published).

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