Det Danske Klasselotteri is a state-owned lottery in Denmark.
[1] The first lottery draw took place on 25 February 1754 at Charlottenborg Palace on Kongens Nytorv.
[2] Eggert Balthazar-Christensen (1885) was appointed as managing director of the lottery in 1936.
[1] In 2006, Det Danske Klasselotteri generated total revenues of DKK 650 million.
Each lottery is divided into monthly renewals and draws (classes).