The Nationale Postcode Loterij (National Postcode Lottery) is the biggest charity lottery in the

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. It was founded in 1989 by

Novamedia Novamedia was started in 1983 by Boudewijn Poelmann and his wife Annemiek Hoogenboom. In 1989, Poelmann joined forces with Simon Jelsma, Frank Leeman en Herman de Jong to establish the Dutch National Postcode Lottery. In 2002, Novamedia took over ...

, a marketing agency that sets up and runs charity lotteries. Forty percent of the proceeds of this lottery are donated amongst 81 charities, which, in 2010 amounted to over 270 million euros. Prize winners are the lot owners whose

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, a code that forms part of the winners' residential address, has been drawn. Hence even if not participating one may still find out that one would have won had one played. Anticipations of post-decisional regret influence decisions to play the Postcode lottery. Until 2012 it was not even allowed to use the postal code for commercial purposes. In that year these rules were just abolished by the government.

''Ambassadors''

Several notable individuals endorse the lottery, and have been appointed ''ambassadors'', including: *

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, whose

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is a recipient of proceeds from Nationale Postcode Loterij *

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Proceeds donated to charities

Figures are in millions of euros: *2000 - 159.0 *2001 - 177.1 *2002 - 203.3 *2003 - 217.4 *2004 - 225.2 *2005 - 212.5 *2006 - 216.7 *2007 - 226.0 *2008 - 244.4 *2009 - 256.5 *2011 - 270.5

Charities

Charities receiving proceeds include: * Amnesty International * AMREF Flying Doctors *

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* Artsen Zonder Grenzen *

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* BiD Network * BRAC * Carbon War Room *

* Cordaid Memisa * Cordaid Mensen in Nood * Dance4Life *

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* De12Landschappen * Defence for Children-ECPAT * De Provinciale Milieufederaties * De Vrolijkheid * Dierenbescherming * Dokters van de Wereld *

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* Fairfood International *

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* Free Voice *

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* Goois Natuurreservaat *

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* ICCO *

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* IUCN Nederlands Comité * IVN natuur- en milieueducatie * Landelijke Vereniging van Wereldwinkels * Landschapsbeheer Nederland * Leprastichting * Liliane Fonds *

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* MYBODY *

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* Nederlandse Rode Kruis * Nelson Mandela Kinderfonds *

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* Postcode Lottery Green Challenge * Prins Claus Fonds *

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* Simavi * Skanfonds *

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* SOS Kinder-dorpen * Stichting AAP * Stichting Buurtlink * Stichting DOEN *

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* Stichting Natuur en Milieu * Stichting Vluchteling * Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten UAF * STOP AIDS NOW! *

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* Vereniging Nederlands ultuurlandschap * VluchtelingenWerk Nederland *

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* Waddenvereniging * War Child * Wereld Natuur Fonds *

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''Ambassadors''

Proceeds donated to charities

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