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Fri 03 Mar 2007EuroMillions game boosts Lottery's coffersThe National Lottery achieved record sales of €679 million last year, boosted by a doubling in the sales of its EuroMillions game. EuroMillions sales reached €145.3 million, up from €59.1 million in 2005 and now account for 21.4 per cent of revenue. Ciarán Brennanreports.However, sales in its key group of Lotto games continued to slip, totalling €361.9 million compared with €377.2 million the previous year.