Although the instant scratch card game continues to be successful, sales slowed in 2025 compared to 2024.
A total of £13.7m. of sales were raised last year in Guernsey, a decline of 2.3% on the previous year.
‘The States’ Trading Supervisory Board’s mandate is the oversight of the administration and promotion of the Channel Islands Lottery,’ said Deputy Bruno Kay Mouat as chairman of the Channel Islands lottery Guernsey sub-committee.
‘Its vision for the CILG is to ensure all CILG games continue to be a positive experience for participants, providing the best return to the charity sector and other good causes, while carrying out operations in a responsible manner.’
The Christmas instant and draw game was launched across the islands in October 2025, with final sales figures up on 2024 by 5% across the Channel Islands.
Syndicate sales proved extremely popular in both islands and was a key factor in the increase of sales.
Total Channel Island sales revenue reached £24m., a decrease of 2.1% on 2024.
The Christmas Draw Game achieved total sales of £1.54m. in 2025 across the Channel Islands.
Guernsey achieved sales of £759,000 for the traditional Christmas draw game which was a slight decline of 1.5% compared with last year, 4.9% in comparison to 2023 and 5.5% in 2022.
Guernsey won the first prize for
the Christmas Lottery between 2017 and 2023, which had led to less excitement for it in Jersey.
But with Jersey winning the first prize in both 2024 and 2025, this appeared to create more interest in the Christmas game in Jersey as sales increased by 4.5% year on year.
In 2025, the main distribution agent, Guernsey Post, rolled out a new digital winning ticket validation system across the reseller network in Guernsey and Jersey. This system improved efficiencies and management of the CI Lottery instant game portfolio.
‘Since 2013, £17m. has been raised in Guernsey, which has gone towards local charities, funding Beau Sejour’s operating deficit, or to good causes that benefit the island’s community, such as the Island Games,’ said lottery manager Jon Taylor.
‘£55,000 was raised through the Christmas Lottery revenues in 2025, a decrease of £64k on 2024, all of which was transferred to the Social Investment Fund.’
The annual net proceeds of the instant win games were £1,263,000, from which the sum of £700,000 was transferred to the Beau Sejour Leisure Centre and the balance of £563,000 was transferred to SIF, compared to £1,013,000 in 2024.
Over a period of 12 years, a total of £16m. has been raised for charity, Beau Sejour and good causes.
Beau Sejour receives a significant amount, which is used to fund the centre’s operating deficit, and this was capped in 2021 at £700,000.
Prizes which are not claimed are forfeited after a given time, usually 12 months after the final issue of tickets for each game/draw.
The total value of prizes unclaimed in the Bailiwick of Guernsey amounted to £82k in 2025, compared to £305,000 in 2024.
The forfeited prizes contribute to the proceeds available for good causes.
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