On January 7, 2019, Lottoland Holdings Limited sent a letter to the Board of Zeal Network SE. In the letter, Lottoland Holdings stated that it would like to inform the Company of its strong opposition to the Company's proposed takeover of Lotto24 AG. Lottoland Holdings expressed its view that the transaction makes no strategic or economic sense and it would result in a massive loss of billings and a substantially lower margin (potentially even a negative margin) for the combined new group.

Lottoland Holdings also stated that it does not feel that the transaction has the best interest of all shareholders in mind. Lottoland Holdings added that it is convinced that more value destruction would come if shareholders do not stop the transaction now.