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Lottery workshop at the beautiful Palazzo Loredan in Venice
By Johanne Slettvoll Kristiansen Last week, our team of European lottery scholars met in Venice to continue our work on a book on the cultural history of European lotteries. What could be better than to discuss the lottery in a city renowned as a capital of gambling! We were graciously hosted by the Istituto Veneto…
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‘Bellman’s lottery’: An Italian novelty in Sweden
By Johanne Slettvoll Kristiansen The Royal Swedish Number Lotto (‘Kungliga Nummerlotteriet’) left its mark on life in the Swedish capital of Stockholm for a period of nearly 70 years. Its first drawing took place in February 1773, and they continued every third week in the form of meticulously staged state ceremonies, conducted with great pomp…
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Hoping for the great prize: European lotteries from the 18th century to our time
Dear readers! In our very first blog post, we are thrilled to introduce our research project entitled The Invention of the Lottery Fantasy. The project is funded by The Research Council of Norway and examines the cultural, political, and financial impact of what we call the lottery fantasy: the idea of sudden, life-changing wealth through the great…