The surplus from The Swedish Postcode Lottery is distributed for charitable purposes through the 56 beneficiary organisations. This money comes from the sale of postal code subscription tickets, scratch cards and bingo games online. Nearly one million Swedish residents take part in The Postcode Lottery, which annually generates over one billion Swedish crowns to the non-profit sector. Since its inception in Sweden, more than 10,3 billion Swedish crowns have been distributed to charitable causes.