Lottery betting operator Lottoland is seeking to disrupt the German market by applying to become the country’s first privately run lottery operator.

This week, Lottoland announced that it had filed applications in “several” German states to operate a ‘major lottery’ product – so dubbed because it offers high jackpots – that would resemble popular local lottery product Lotto6aus49 or the Euro jackpot multi-state lottery.

Lottoland spokesperson Dr. Rolf Stypmann said the company’s experience in Italy, the UK and Austria had demonstrated that “organizationally, private companies are able to handle lotteries at the level of state lotteries.” Stypmann said his company was “excited to see the outcome of this application and hope at the very least to be informed about the requirements for such a license.”

The Gibraltar-licensed Lottoland already offers bet-on-lottery services in Germany and the country is one of Lottoland’s core markets. Lottoland has paid over €44m in prizes to German customers since Christmas 2015, including a record €22m prize to a winner from Berlin.