Meet Lottery King Santiago Martin: Biggest Donor of Electoral Bond

Electoral bond Donor

With contributions of up to Rs 1,368 crore, Future Gaming, a significant lottery distributor with headquarters in Coimbatore, has emerged as the largest individual donor to political parties through the electoral bond route.

Future Gaming And Hotel Services

The business was founded in 1991 and is registered under the name Future Gaming And Hotel Services Pvt. Santiago Martin, dubbed the Lottery King of India, founded it.

About Company

Across 13 states where lotteries are legal—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, and West Bengal—the company claims to employ over 1,000 people. Future is the exclusive distributor of the well-known Dear Lottery in Sikkim and Nagaland.

Development of empire

It has been quite the journey to the top for him. He allegedly started out as a laborer in Yangon, Myanmar, then returned to India in 1988. Around this period, he founded Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd., a lottery company in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Nicknames

Having entered the business at the tender age of 13, he is now recognized as the Lottery King of India. Due to the lottery mania that swept the area at the time, he quickly gained the nickname Lottery Martin and his company became well-known.

Martin's ventures

After winning the lotto, Martin expanded his business. After that, Martin ventured into a variety of other industries, including real estate, building materials, agribusiness, software and technology, visual media entertainment, textiles, hotels, health care, education, and online gaming and casinos. He also established companies in Bhutan, Nepal, and Myanmar.

President Santiago Martin

In addition, he serves as President of the All India Federation of Lottery Trade and Allied Industries, a group dedicated to promoting and legitimizing the lottery industry in India.