National Lotteries Board

{{Infobox company

| name = National Lotteries Board

| logo = National Lotteries Board logo.png

| type = Government-owned corporation

| industry = Gambling

| founded = {{Start date and age|1954}}

| founder = Edward A. Nugawela

| hq_location = No 32, Deshamanya N W J Mudalige Mawatha, Colombo 01.

| area_served = Sri Lanka

| key_people = Jagath P Wijeweera (Chairman){{Cite web|title=Development Lotteries Board|url=https://www.dlb.lk/news_detail/235/en#:~:text=University%20of%20Colombo.-,Mr.,2020.|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Development Lotteries Board|language=en}}

| products = Lottery

| revenue = {{Decrease}} Rs 6.5 billion (2018){{Cite web|date=2018-09-14|title=Development Lotteries Board records Rs 1.2 b PAT - 1H, 2018|url=http://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2018/09/16/business/development-lotteries-board-records-rs-12-b-pat-1h-2018|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Sunday Observer|language=en}}

| net_income = {{Increase}} Rs 1.2 billion (2018){{Cite web|title=Development Lotteries Board records Rs. 1200 million profit in 1 ST half of 2018|url=https://www.lankanewsweb.net/business2/32456-development-lotteries-board-records-rs-1200-million-profit-in-1-st-half-of-2018|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.lankanewsweb.net|language=English}}

| owner = Ministry of Finance

| parent =

| website = {{URL|https://www.nlb.lk/}}

}}National Lotteries Board also known NLB (formerly known as Hospital Lottery) is a Sri Lankan government owned national lottery company. Founded in 1955, under Finance Act No.4 of 1955, originally organized under the Minister of Health and was originally headed by Major Edward A. Nugawela. (1947–1958). The National Lotteries Board resisted under Finance Act no.11 of 1963.{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} National Lotteries Board, Sri Lanka|url=https://www.nlb.lk/about/history/history/history|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Home|language=en}} NLB number total agency network approximated 3,000.{{Cite web|date=2018-07-13|title=National Lotteries Board revenue, prize money declared down by 18% in 2017|url=http://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/national-lotteries-board-revenue-prize-money-declared-down-by-18-in-2017/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Adaderana Biz English {{!}} Sri Lanka Business News|language=en-US}} In 2017 National Lotteries Board fully operated by Ministry of Finance.{{Cite web|title=National Lotteries Board, Development Lotteries Board brought under Finance Ministry|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/08/19/local/125615/national-lotteries-board-development-lotteries-board-brought-under-finance|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Daily News|language=en}} NLB, earn Rs. 17.5 billion in 2015.{{Cite web|title=New act for National Lotteries Board {{!}} Daily FT|url=http://www.ft.lk/business/new-act-for-national-lotteries-board/34-598181|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.ft.lk|language=English}} Sri Lanka government one of main revenue but since 2018 revenue decreased. Revenue decreased by 18% in 2018.