Camelot runs (or operates) the National Lottery. Under a licence granted to it by the National Lottery Commission, running until 27 January 2009, Camelot sells the tickets, conducts the draws, handles players’ queries and raises money for the good causes.
It is responsible for managing the retailers who have lottery terminals in their shops.
Its site lists the draw results.
Camelot also does not distribute lottery money.

Several bodies handle applications for lottery funds and make grants. These distributors provide funds for the Good Causes in the fields of the arts, charities and sport, among others.
The lottery's good causes have a combined website providing further information and guidance about how to apply for lottery funds.

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) sets the framework for the other bodies by defining their roles, and taking responsibility for drafting the legislation governing the National Lottery.
The DCMS also has policy responsibility for other forms of gambling.

Branson Reportedly Hopes For Third Time Lucky On Lottery Bid
Camelot Sets New Deadline For Lottery Bids
LONDON, UK (November 9, 2009) -- Bruised by his two unsuccessful bids in the past to run the National Lottery, it was reported Sir Richard Branson will reportedly make an attempt to acquire a stake in the current lottery operator, Camelot, this week, as the deadline looms for the sale of up to an 80 per cent stake in the company..................Subscribers

In-Store Excitement Builds With Imminent Launch Of Must-Be-Won EuroMillions ‘Millionaire Raffle’ Game
Increased sales and returns to the Good Causes, more retailer commission – and a guaranteed UK millionaire each and every week!
WATFORD, UK (November 5, 2009) -- With tickets going on sale in a matter of days, National Lottery retailers throughout the UK are gearing up for the first EuroMillions draw .....................Subscribers

Camelot Publishes 2008/9 Annual Report
Camelot records best sales performance in a decade and completes largest lottery upgrade in the world as it builds an even better and brighter National Lottery – and delivers even more money for the Good Causes
WATFORD, UK (October 14, 2009) -- National Lottery operator Camelot Group plc today publishes its Annual Report for 2008/9 – a year in which the company achieved its best sales performance in 10 years, delivered even more money for the Good Causes and successfully completed the largest lottery upgrade of its kind in the world in preparation for the start of the third National Lottery Licence........................Subscribers

TV Show BingoLotto Hosted by Ulrika Jonsson Collapses for a Second Time
LONDON, UK (October 11, 2009) - Lottery TV game BingoLotto has entered administration, following its relaunch last month...................Subscribers

Local Winners Help Celebrate Lotto's 15th Birthday
UNITED KINGDOM (October 10, 2009) – According to local media reports some of Cheshire’s biggest jackpot winners gathered last week in Tatton Park for a uniquely themed three course ‘bank-quet’, featuring recipes to bring good fortune and prosperity, to help celebrate the 15th Anniversary of The National Lottery. ....................Subscribers

Grab Your Own ‘Pot Of Gold’ With The National Lottery
Latest Exciting Game Set To Further Boost Sales, Returns To The Good Causes – And Retailer Commission
WATFORD, UK (September 17, 2009) -- National Lottery operator Camelot is launching a brand new TV advert and promotional campaign to support the launch of its new Pot of Gold Scratchcard game. The £2 game offers an exciting opportunity for players to collect lucky symbols to win prizes from £2 up to a fantastic £50,000........................Subscribers

Advertising Standards Authority Upholds Complaint for Lottery Advert Which Encouraged Gamblers To Play More
LONDON, UK (September 2, 2009) - The National Lottery was criticized by the Advertising Standards Authority for encouraging excessive gambling' by emailing online players to get them to play more.......................Subscribers

Lottery Is Twice As Nice
New Draw Gives Players An Extra Chance Of Becoming Millionaires
UNITED KINGDOM (September 2, 2009) -- Lottery players will have an extra chance to become millionaires with a new draw.................Subscribers

National Lottery Winners Volunteer As Part of New Initiative
WATFORD, UK (August 18, 2009) -- National Lottery operator Camelot has successfully piloted a new volunteering programme, exclusively for lottery millionaires.....................Subscribers

Leicester's Silkjet Scoops £1.9m Lottery Contract
LONDON, UK (August 18, 2009) – A manufacturing firm has won a £1.9m contract to make plastic shop stands for the National Lottery.Silkjet Plastics, in Lewisher Road, Leicester, becomes the second Leicestershire business to scoop the lotto jackpot after Checkland Kindleysides, of Cossington, secured the deal to design the stands....................Subscribers

National Lottery Launches Viral Video Competition
LONDON, UK (August 5, 2009) --  - The National Lottery is asking the public to create viral ads to explain what lottery funding means to them and has started the ball rolling with its own "How not to make a viral" video.................Subscribers

National Lottery's Latest Scratchcard, Rabbit Rich
LIVERPOOL, UK (July 14, 2009) -- Stunning model Debbie O'Toole appeared in the city centre today. The 23-year-old unveiled the National Lottery's latest scratchcard, Rabbit Riches...............Subscribers

Decision Soon on National Lottery
JERSEY (June 6, 2009) – According to news services islanders could soon be playing the UK National Lottery......................Subscribers

Campaign For A Scotland-Only National Lottery Steps Up A Gear
SCOTLAND (May 31,2009) – According to local media reports a campaign for a Scotland-only National Lottery stepped up yesterday amid fears the rising cost of the 2012 Olympics is reducing the share of charity funding north of the Border...................Subscribers

“I should be so lucky, lucky lucky lucky…”
WATFORD, UK (May 21, 2009) -- The National Lottery website is launching an exciting line-up of ‘Luck’ themed Interactive Instant Win Games, as part of its plans to offer players more innovation and choice in its range of interactive games....................Subscribers

Glasgow-Based 3x1 Chosen by National Lottery
EDINBURGH, Scotland (May 15, 2009) -- The PR account for The UK National Lottery in Scotland has changed hands, with Glasgow-based 3x1 Public Relations being taken on to handle it........................Subscribers

Call For Scotland To Have Own Lottery
UNITED KINGDOM (May 17, 2009) – According to a leading UK newspaper the nationalist government is supporting a parliamentary move this week by SNP backbencher Christine Grahame for Scotland to be given the power to run its own national lottery........................Subscribers

Regulator Commissions New Study Into Underage Lottery Play
LONDON, U.K. (May 14, 2009) - The National Lottery Commission has commissioned leading research organisation Ipsos MORI to carry out a major study into underage play of the National Lottery.....................Subscribers

Lottomatica Interest in Camelot Depends on Price
MILAN, Italy (April 28, 2009) -- Italy's gaming company Lottomatica SpA is only interested in buying stakes in UK lottery operator Camelot if the price is "very attractive", Lottomatica Chairman Lorenzo Pellicioli said..................Subscribers

BBC Moves Lottery Shows Out to the Regions
UNITED KINGDOM (April 22, 2009) -- The National Lottery shows are to be moved by the BBC to the regions, in an attempt by the BBC to transfer more programming outside London as part of its plan to boost the creative industries around the country..................Subscribers

To Float Or Not To Float: Camelot Weighs Up Stock Market Options
De La Rue Confirms Plan To Sell Camelot Stake
LONDON, UK (April 20, 2009) – De La Rue, the banknote printer, confirmed today that it was considering the sale of its 20 per cent stake in Camelot, the UK National Lottery operator..................Subscribers

Winning Ticket In National Lottery Sale Will Cost £250m
LONDON, UK (April 20, 2009) – Further to our article yesterday, a leading news source today reports insiders have dismissed as unrealistic talk that the lottery franchise could be worth as much as £350 million.....................Subscribers

Four of Camelot’s Five Shareholders Are Reportedly Now Looking to Sell Their Stakes in the National Lottery Operator
LONDON, UK April 18, 2009) – According to a leading UK newspaper foreign or private equity-led takeover of Camelot looked inevitable last night after it emerged that four of its five shareholders are plotting to sell their stakes in the National Lottery operator...............Subscribers

BBC National Lottery Shows Move To The Nations
UNITED KINGDOM (April 16, 2009) -- Mark Linsey, BBC Controller of Entertainment Commissioning, has announced that production of the BBC National Lottery show formats will shift to Scotland and Northern Ireland......................Subscribers

Player Challenges Wording of Scratch Card Game Ruling
WORCESTERSHIRE, UK (April 15, 2009) – According to local media reports a player is challenging the National Lottery over the interpretation of the rules written on the back of its scratch cards.......................Subscribers

‘We Know Where You Live’ New Lotto TV Show
LONDON, UK (February 25, 2009) -- Dale Winton has signed up to host a new National Lottery show for the BBC....................Subscribers

UK National Lottery Operator Denies SQL Injection; Says Privacy of Players Has Not Been Put at Risk
ROMANIA (February 27, 2009) -- Following the disclosure of an alleged SQL injection vulnerability on the website of the National Lottery in the UK, Camelot Group plc, the company responsible for operating it, claims that no sensitive information regarding its registered users has been compromised..................Subscribers

National Lottery Machines Crash; Computer Glitch Hits Lottery Ticket Sales
LONDON, UK (December 28, 2008) – According to local media reports the National Lottery descended into chaos yesterday after a major computer crash left thousands of players around the country unable to buy tickets..............Subscribers

Camelot Underlines Responsible Play Commitments With New Game Design Tool
LONDON, UK (December 2, 2008) -- National Lottery operator Camelot Group plc today released its Corporate Responsibility Review for 2007/08, in a year which saw the company meet and exceed challenging performance standards, including................Subscribers

National Lottery Halfway To Olympic Target
LONDON, UK (November 28, 2008) -- The National Lottery has raised £375 million for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics - halfway towards its target of £750 million, it has been announced today..................Subscribers

Shop-workers' Union Urge Camelot to Keep Lottery in Woolworths
LONDON, UL (November 28th 2008) -- Shopworkers' union, Usdaw, is trying to reverse Camelot's decision to stop selling National Lottery tickets in Woolworths stores..................Subscribers

Woolworths Stopped From Selling Lottery Tickets
LONDON, UK (November 27 2008) -- Woolworths has lost the right to sell national lottery tickets following its collapse into administration last night...............Subscribers

Government Announce That It Will Retain Stakes Based System of Lottery Taxation
LONDON, UK (November 25, 2008) -- Changes to the national lottery taxation system that could have helped the lottery to raise an extra £400 million for good causes over the next decade have been ruled out by chancellor Alistair Darling...............Subscribers

Lottery Ticket Sales Soar By 7.6%
WATFORD, United Kingdom (October 21, 2008) – Camelot Group plc today announced that it has succeeded in growing National Lottery ticket sales by more than £181m in the Half Year to 27 September 2008.................Subscribers

National Lottery Likely Within a Year!
GUERNSEY, Channel Islands (September 18, 2008) – The UK National Lottery could be in Guernsey by September next year................Subscribers

Camelot Rolls Out New, State-Of-The-Art Terminal
LONDON, UK (July 30, 2008) -- National Lottery operator Camelot Group plc has begun the UK-wide rollout of the next-generation lottery terminal – and is already receiving very positive feedback on the new state-of-the-art equipment....................Subscribers

Hospices Could Win Big On Lotteries
LANCASHIRE, UK (July 24, 2008) -- A bid to get lottery laws changed so that hospices can raise more money has received a boost.....................Subscribers

DCMS to Consult on Charity Lottery Limits
UNITED KINGDOM (July 23, 2008) -- Charities and local community groups that run lotteries are being urged to participate in two consultations, in order to determine both the amount of money that can be raised and the amount that can be given away as the top prize...............Subscribers

TLC Wins Law Change to Allow Super Draw
BIRMINGHAM, UK (July 22 2008) -- Charity lottery TLC has successfully lobbied for an amendment to legislation that prevented it from linking with other charity lotteries to create a national Super Draw...............Subscribers

Swimming Star Gets Golden Treatment
UNITED KINGDOM (July 17, 2008) -- Swimming legend Karen Pickering struck gold again yesterday when her hands and feet were cast for a commemorative golden plaque. It was commissioned at Crown Pools in Ipswich by the National Lottery................Subscribers

Charities Given Society Lottery Jackpot Boost
LONDON, UK (July 16, 2008) -- Plans to double jackpot and proceeds limits for charity lotteries were announced by Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe today................Subscribers

National Lottery Scratchcard Ad Banned
UNITED KINGDOM (July 8, 2008) -- An ad for National Lottery scratchcards unfairly denigrated bingo clubs by implying they were a dying industry, a watchdog has ruled.....................Subscribers

Camelot Launches Scratch Card to Support for 2012
LONDON, UK (June 24, 2008) -- Camelot is launching new a National Lottery Scratchcard to raise funds for the London 2012 Olympics. A series of cards featuring Britain's six most popular Olympic champions will go on sale in July.................Subscribers

Retailers Play Pivotal Role in Lottery Sales
LONDON, UK (June 2, 2008) – Retailers played a pivotal role in boosting National Lottery ticket sales by almost.....................Subscribers

New Scratchcard Launched to Boost Funds for Olympics
CHESTER, UK (May 27 2008) -- Presenter Holly Willoughby and some of Britain's best medal hopes launched a new lottery scratchcard to raise money for the London 2012 Games..............Subscribers

Camelot Investors Consider Stake Sale
LONDON (May 19, 2008) - Cadbury and Thales, two of the five shareholders in the National Lottery operator Camelot, plan to divest their stakes in the group............Subscribers

Consultation on National Lottery Scratchcards
LONDON, UK (May 15, 2008) -- The National Lottery Commission has today published a consultation about the use of different gambling themes on National Lottery cratchcards........................Subscribers

“Grab A Piece of Adventure” With The National Lottery
Camelot Launches New Indiana Jones™ Scratchcard Campaign
UNITED KINGDOM (May 7, 2008) -- National Lottery operator Camelot is launching a new TV and cinema advertising campaign to support its exciting new Indiana Jones Scratchcard game. The launch coincides with the much-anticipated launch of the new Indiana Jones film – Indiana Jones™ and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – which hits cinema screens throughout the UK later this month................Subscribers

BBC Lottery Quiz Show Embroiled In New ‘Fake’ Row
LONDON, UK (April 27, 2008) -- The BBC was at the centre of another TV fakery row last night over its flagship Saturday night National Lottery quiz show...................Subscribers

Retailers Do Well in National Lottery's Operation Child Under-Age Audit
UNITED KINGDOM (April 8, 2008) -- Retailers are continuing to show high levels of vigilance towards preventing under-age playing of the UK National Lottery, reports Camelot......................Subscribers

Camelot Shortlists Four for £20m Account
LONDON, UK (March 25, 2008) -- UK National Lottery operator Camelot has short-listed Fallon, McCann Erickson, Beattie McGuinness Bungay and incumbent Abbott Mead Vickers.BBDO for its £20 million lotto account.......................Subscribers

Best of Both Worlds For Lottery
JERSEY, Channel Islands (March 24, 2008) -- The Channel Islands could have the best of both worlds in any move to be included in the UK National Lottery..................Subscribers

First Lady of Marketing to Chair Aston Business School
UNITED KINGDOM (February 27, 2008) -- Dianne Thompson CBE, Chief Executive of Camelot Group Plc, operator of The UK National Lottery, has recently taken on an additional role as Chairwoman of the Advisory Board at Aston Business School in Birmingham..............Subscribers

Camelot Launches TV Ad For New Bingo Scratchcard
LONDON, UK (February 29, 2008) -- National Lottery operator Camelot is set to launch a new television advertising campaign to promote its new Flamin’ Hot Bingo Scratchcard game...............Subscribers

Camelot is Trialling Its New Satellite Communications Network with Retailers in the Slough Area
UNITED KINGDOM (February 22, 2008) -- The satellite network, which will replace the operator's current ISDN system, will speed up transaction times and increase the number of tickets the system can deal with at peak times. The pilot comes a year ahead of the start of the third licence to run the National Lottery......................Subscribers

Gambling Industry Faces Addiction Tax
LONDON, UK (February 3, 2008) -- A gambling explosion has led Scottish politicians to demand an "addict tax" on casinos - with the cash raised being used to help treat compulsive gamblers and warn of the dangers of betting..............Subscribers

Calls to Reform the National Lottery
UNITED KINGDOM (February 8, 2008) -- Conservatives have promised to introduce a National Lottery Independence Bill which would free the Lottery from ministerial interference and ensure that money raised went to grassroots sports..............Subscribers

National Lottery Talks Have Begun
GUERNSEY (February 6, 2008) -- Guernsey Post would like to be the provider of UK National Lottery tickets in the island................Subscribers

National Lottery Live From Glasgow
LONDON, UK (February 2, 2008) -- The National Lottery on Saturday nights will be moved to Scotland according to a report in today's newspaper. A pilot show called ‘This Time Tomorrow’ is being made at BBC Scotland next month................Subscribers

Another Reason To Celebrate Friday – As The World’s Biggest Multinational Lottery Comes to BBC One
Mega-jackpot EuroMillions lottery draw to be screened on the BBC for the first time
WATFORD (January 30, 2008) -- From 8 February 2008 there will be millions more reasons to celebrate Friday nights, as The National Lottery’s mega-jackpot EuroMillions draw – the world’s biggest multinational lottery game1 – is screened on the BBC for the first time................Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.6

Lottery Commissioner Awarded C.B.E. in Queen's New Year Honours List
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, London, UK (December 29, 2007) -- The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire........Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.1

EU Clears Lottery Funds For British Film-Making
BRUSSELS, Belgium (December 11, 2007) - Britain's film industry won clearance from the European Commission (EC) on Tuesday to receive more than 22 million pounds a year in funding from the country's National Lottery....................Subscribers

Camelot Bolsters Marketing Team
LONDON, UK (December 10, 2007) -- National Lottery Licence holder Camelot Group has made a number of new appointments to its marketing team ahead of the start of its new 10 year licence in February 2009..................Subscribers

National Lottery Turns 13 Today
UNITED KINGDOM (November 17, 2007) -- The UK National Lottery will celebrate its "unlucky" 13th birthday today.................Subscribers

Three Million Players Register to Play the National Lottery Interactively
WATFORD, UK (November 15, 2007) -- The National Lottery interactive success story has reached a major milestone with the announcement that more than 3 million players have now registered to play on the internet, interactive TV and mobile phones.............Subscribers

National Lottery Operator Sees Overall Sales And Profits Dip in 2007
LONDON, UK (November 5, 2007) – National Lottery Operator Camelot saw its overall sales and profits dip slightly in its latest year..................Subscribers

Camelot To Up Commission On National Lottery Scratchcards
LONDON, UK (October 9, 2007) -- Commission paid on National Lottery scratchcard games is to increase from 5% to 6% as of February 2009..............Subscribers

British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007 - 'Surprise' Over Gambling Figures
LONDON, UK (September 19, 2007) -- A report released by the Gambling Commission today reveals that problem gambling has not increased over the last eight years, despite widespread speculation to the contrary. The British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007 provides data on gambling participation by the British public............................Subscribers

Football Pools Fighting Back
UNITED KINGDOM (September 16, 2007) -- The national lottery, when it began in 1994, almost killed off the UK football pools. Back then, more than ten million people, about a third of the adult population, played the pools.........................Subscribers

Gambling Commission Takes on New Responsibilities and Powers Under New Gambling Act
LONDON, United Kingdom (August 31, 2007) -- Big changes are in store for Britain’s £91 billion* gambling industry, when on Saturday 1 September the Gambling Commission takes on new responsibilities and powers under the Gambling Act 2005.............Subscribers

Charity Lotteries to Become More Costly in September
UNITED KINGDOM (August 23, 2007) -- Charities which raise money through lotteries may have to apply for a gaming licence once new rules come into force on September 1.............Subscribers

Kelly Brook Makes A Splash For The National Lottery
UNITED KINGDOM (August 6, 2007) -- Kelly Brook turned water babe in a unique photo-shoot with the British Synchronised Swimming team to launch Sync or Swim which is exclusively available to play online at national-lottery.co.uk. Sync or Swim is the latest designated lottery game to support The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.7

Is The UK A Square-Eyed Nation?
LONDON, United Kingdom (July 30, 2007) -- To celebrate the launch of a new digital TV channel, National Lottery Xtra, The National Lottery has undertaken a state-of-the-nation report on TV ownership.........Subscribers

Voller Energy Joins with National Lottery Love UK
UNITED KINGDOM (July 30, 2007) -- Voller Energy, fuel cell supplier to the marine industry, has joined with the UK National Lottery to offer a day’s sailing onboard their new Beneteau Oceanis 411 Emerald........Subscribers

Big Lottery Appoints Agency to Handle Marketing Communications
LONDON, UK (July 17, 2007) -- The Big Lottery Fund, which is responsible for distributing half the money raised for good causes by the UK National Lottery, has appointed Tribal to handle its marketing communications......Subscribers

Meet Mr. & Mrs. Lotto – Find Out What’s Their Line
WATFORD, United Kingdom (June 18, 2007) -- The National Lottery is this week celebrating the creation of the 10,000th Lotto jackpot winner by unveiling, for the first time ever, the definitive list of the UK’s top 40 luckiest professions – while, in another lottery first, modern technology can now reveal what the typical Lotto jackpot winner looks like......Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.13

National Lottery Interactive Sees 28% Rise in Players
LONDON, UK (June 1, 2007) -- The National Lottery’s interactive channels have hit the jackpot – with a 28% increase in registered users in the first five months of 2007, consolidating Camelot’s position as the operator of the most successful interactive lottery in the world.......Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.12

Camelot Announces Results for Financial Year Ended 31 March 2007
WATFORD, UK (June 11, 2007) -- National Lottery ticket sales for the year to 31 March 2007 were £4,911.4 million compared to £5,012.8m for the same period last year.......Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.12

National Lottery's Love UK Campaign
LONDON, United Kingdom (June3, 2007) -- Actress Suranne Jones is supporting Love UK, a new campaign celebrating the money raised by National Lottery players for Good Causes...........Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.11

Channel Islands Could Join UK National Lottery
CHANNEL ISLANDS (March 23, 2007) -- The organizers’ of the Channel Islands Lottery are reportedly preparing to join the UK National Lottery. .........Subscribers

Bids-In Day for Third Licence of the UK National Lottery
LONDON, United Kingdom (February 8, 2007) -- Potential bidders for the next Licence to run the National Lottery will submit bids to the National Lottery Commission (NLC) tomorrow (Friday 9 February). The day marks a significant stage in the two year competition process to find the next operator of the National Lottery...........Subscribers

Gig Tickets at Lottery Terminals; Camelot Strikes Deal with Ticketmaster
LONDON, United Kingdom (February 1, 2007) - Britain's National Lottery operator Camelot said on Thursday it had struck a deal with Ticketmaster to sell tickets through its lottery terminals and to offer event-related prizes for games........Subscribers

Camelot Looks Set For Third Time Lucky As Key Rivals Drop Out of the Bidding Process
LONDON, United Kingdom (January 26, 2007) -- The competition to run the UK National Lottery this time around appears unlikely to generate the same kind of high drama as it did with Richard Branson during 2000........Subscribers

UK Government: Consultation Launched On Gaming in Clubs And Pubs
LONDON, United Kingdom (January 25, 2007) -- Comprehensive new proposals to control the provision of gaming in clubs and premises licensed to sell alcohol are outlined today by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.........Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.6

National Lottery Interactive Reaches Two Million Registered Users Milestone
LONDON, United Kingdom (January 17, 2007) -- The National Lottery’s interactive success story has reached a major milestone – with the announcement that more than 2 million lottery players have now registered to play lottery games on the internet, interactive TV and mobile phone services.........Subscribers

Calls For Tax On Lottery Tickets To Meet Cost Of Olympics
LONDON, United Kingdom (January 12, 2007) -- The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) wants the Treasury to forgo its twelve (12) per cent tax on the National Lottery and redirect it to meet the increased costs of the Olympics...........Subscribers

Time To Apply For Gambling Licences
LONDON, United Kingdom (January 5, 2007) -- A new regime for Britain's gambling operators starts this month (January), as the Gambling Commission opens its doors for licence applications. Anyone who wants to run a gambling business from next September must apply for a licence......Subscribers

Martin McColl and Camelot Celebrate A Winning Partnership More Good News For Good Causes As Over £500 million Raised
LONDON, United Kingdom (December 21, 2006) -- Leading convenience chain Martin McColl is celebrating breaking through the £2 billion mark for National Lottery sales – and they are not the only ones; so too are the recipients of the £500 million that those sales have generated for National Lottery good causes...............................Subscribers

New Scratchcard for Olympics; Lucky Dog Lends A Paw To London 2012
LONDON, United Kingdom (December 13, 2006) - Lucky Dog®, a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed new Scratchcard from The National Lottery®, is being launched this week to raise further funds for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.................................Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.11

What Is It Like To Be One Of The National Lottery’s 2,000 Millionaires?
UNITED KINGDOM (December 10, 2006) -- The National Lottery® today celebrated the creation of its landmark 2,000th millionaire with the largest ever gathering of big jackpot winners.............................Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.11

Lottery Site Upgraded To Handle Sales Surges
Site Processes Record Number Of Online Ticket Sales
LONDON, United Kingdom (November 30, 2006) -- The UK National Lottery web site has handled record rates of lottery ticket sales following the expansion of its systems architecture and installation of virtualisation technology...................................Subscribers

How Much Do People Need To Feel Rich? In The UK, It’s Over £25 Million
LONDON, United Kingdom (November 3, 2006) -- The National Lottery reveals European attitudes to wealth and status symbols Almost a quarter of people in the UK (24%) claim they would need £25 million or more to feel exceptionally wealthy...............................Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.9

Channel Islands Christmas Draw look Sets to Stay for the Near Future, at Least
GUERNSEY, Channel Islands (November 14, 2006) – According to local media reports there are no plans to bring the UK National Lottery to Guernsey at the moment, despite Jersey calls for it to be extended to the islands........................Subscribers

National Lottery Daily Play Draw Makes BBC Website Debut
LONDON, United Kingdom (October 11, 2006) -- Daily Play, the game you can play today for the chance to win £30k, is set to become the first National Lottery draw to be available as a webcast on the BBC website...........................Subsribers

The UK is A Luckier Place Than Previously Thought; Three Times More Lottery Millionaires Created Than The Public Estimates
LONDON, United Kingdom (October 13, 2006) -- New figures released recently reveal that only 13 per cent of adults correctly guessed the number of millionaires The National Lottery® has created – and with three times more lottery winners worth £1 million or more than people believe.........................Subscribers

Camelot Cuts Security Cost With Firewall Consolidation
UNITED KINGDOM (October 3, 2006) -- National Lottery operator Camelot has reportedly cut its network security costs by up to 25% by consolidating its firewalls onto a single rack ­system......................Subscribers

Weather Lottery Achieves Online Transaction Approval
UNITED KINGDOM (October 2, 2006) -- The  Weather Lottery Plc is pleased to announce that it has been  approved  by  a  UK High Street Bank for all Credit Card  and  Debit  Card transactions.  The Weather Lottery has primarily been a paper based  application Lottery with recurring standing orders (96%) being its main stream of revenue.............................Subscribers

Sprout Designs National Lottery Game Show Titles Sequence
UNITED KINGDOM (September 26, 2006) -- Sprout Design, the design department of post-production facility Evolutions, has produced the complete identity for BBC One’s new primetime National Lottery game show.........................Subscribers

Indian Company Seeking Potential Partners for Lottery Bid Consortium
UNITED KINGDOM (September 25, 2006) – Indian company Sugal & Damani is reportedly in talks with utility companies to join its bid for Britain's National Lottery licence...........................Subscribers

Its Back to Basics for Football Pools Operator
LIVERPOOL, UK (September 19, 2006) -- Football pools and gaming company Sportech announced yesterday that income fell from GBP180.8 million to GBP172.8 million but pre-tax profits rose from GBP5.7 million to GBP6.1 million, mainly on the GBP12.5 million sale of loss making phone betting operation Bet Direct and the termination of its interactive TV gaming venture................................Subscribers

New Face of the National Lottery Named
UNITED KINGDOM (September 7, 2006) -- An ex-Entertainment Today anchor has been unveiled as the new face of the National Lottery Draw. She will present the Lotto, Dream Number and Thunderball draws...........Subscribers

New Laws Spell Death Knell for Phone-in Prize Shows
TV Programmes Which Invite Viewers To Call Premium-Rate Numbers May Have To Be Run As Lotteries
LONDON, United Kingdom (August 29, 2006) -- Interactive quiz channels such as ITV-Play could reportedly be shut down over fears that callers are running up crippling telephone bills.........................Subscribers

UK Pools Operator Eyes Overseas Operations for Expansion
Ladbrokes Looks to Italy to Expand as U.K. Betting Growth Slows
UNITED KINGDOM (August 24, 2006) -- Ladbrokes Plc, the world's biggest publicly traded gambling company by sales, said it will invest €100 million euros (US$128 million) in Italian gaming as growth weakens at the company's U.K. betting division, its main unit.........................Subscribers

Sugal & Damani Group Intend to Bid for UK National Lottery License
NEW DELHI, India (August 14, 2006) -- Chairman of the group Mr. Sugalchand Jain today announced that Sugal & Damani intend to.................Subscribers

Camelot Rival Launches Attack On Lottery Process
LONDON, United Kingdom (August 13, 2006) – Sir Richard Branson has launched a scathing attack on the selection process to run the UK National Lottery after revealing.....................Subscribers

Is The UK A Lucky Place To Live?
LONDON, United Kingdom (August 4, 2006) -- The National Lottery® today publishes a major report into the nation’s attitude towards luck, which reveals....................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.7

European Court Ruling Could See Lottery Retailers Face Bigger Tax Bill
LONDON, United Kingdom (July 14, 2006) -- Gaming and lottery operators with outsourced operations could face an additional tax bill following a ruling by Europe's top court.......................Subscribers

The National Lottery Launches First Draw In Support Of London 2012
UNITED KINGDOM (July 5, 2006) -- The first National Lottery draw to raise funds for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will launch....................Subscribers

Lottery Players Asked to Name the UK’s Modern Day Pirates
UNITED KINGDOM (July 2, 2006) -- Speed cameras and estate agents have been named as the biggest modern day pirates, according to research from national-lottery.co.uk to discover who the public thought was doing the most looting nationally...........................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.1

The Latest National Lottery News Coming To A Screen Near You
UNITED KINGDOM (June 16, 2006) -- National Lottery retailers will soon find that keeping their players up to date on the latest games and jackpot information is as easy as switching on the TV....................................Subscribers

Private Equity Firm Considers Bidding for UK Lottery Licence
LONDON, United Kingdom (June 25, 2006) – A private equity firm is reportedly considering putting a consortium together to bid for the UK National Lottery licence......................................Subscribers

Camelot to Create New Games and Use Interactive Services to Help Its Bid for Next UK Lottery Licence
UNITED KINGDOM (May 18, 2006) -- National Lottery operator Camelot is reportedly putting technology and interactive services at the heart of its bid to win the contract for the next lottery licence..............................Subscribers

New Charity Lottery Told to Make Changes
LONDON, United Kingdom (May 21, 2006) -- Chariot, the company behind the recently launched rival to the National Lottery ........................Subscribers

Protesters Storm National Lottery Set, Disrupt Lotto Draw
LONDON, United Kingdom (May 21, 2006) – A protest group, calling themselves ‘Fathers 4 Justice’ invaded the live broadcast of the UK National Lottery draw last night...............................Subscribers

Minister Names Board of Olympic Lottery Funding Body
LONDON, UK (May 16, 2006) -- Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell today announced the line-up of members for the Board of the Olympic Lottery Distributor (OLD), taking its membership to five including the Chair...............................Subscribers

National Lottery Interactive Play Increasing in Both Numbers and Revenues
LONDON, United Kingdom (May 16, 2006) -- The National Lottery has posted a bumper set of sales figures for the past 12 months with interactive play increasing in both numbers and revenues................................Subscribers

Gambling in Scotland Hits Record Levels, Sports Betting Leads the Way
GLASGOW, Scotland (May 14, 2006) -- Gambling in Scotland has hit record levels, with the average adult now spending almost £1,900 a year on games of chance - three times as much as four years ago..............................Subscribers

Charity Begins at Home, or at Monday -- "Nice Work if You Can Get it"
LONDON, United Kingdom (May 11, 2006) – Chariot (UK) PLC, the new charities lottery company, is reported to have said ticket sales of its Monday lottery game were.............................Subscribers

National Bingo to Revamp Logo
LONDON, United Kingdom (May 9, 2006) -- The National Bingo Game Association is to reportedly call for new players in an identity revamp that will form the basis of a new ad and promotional campaign later this year............................Subscribers

Latest Dedicated Scratchcard in Support of the London Olympic Games
LONDON, United Kingdom (May 9, 2006) – The race towards the 2012 Olympic Games continues this month with the release of a new National Lottery scratchcard..........................Subscribers

UK Lottery Bidders Under Starters Orders, Contest Stipulates Network Overhaul
LONDON, United Kingdom (April 30, 2006) -- Now that the National Lottery Commission (NLC) has fired the starting gun for the next UK National Lottery licence opportunity, the local media reports that Lottomatica, Italy’s national lottery operator, is reportedly............................Subscribers

National Lottery Commission Reveals Detailed Terms of Third Licence Opportunity
LONDON, United Kingdom (April 28, 2006) -- Bidders for the next National Lottery licence will see the detailed terms of the competition for the first time today..........................Subscribers

Ministers Defeated Over Lottery
LONDON, United Kingdom (April 24, 2006) -- Peers have reportedly defeated the government in a vote to limit ministers' powers over the spending of UK National Lottery funds...........................Subscribers

Colt Wins with Monday
LONDON, United Kingdom (April 21, 2006) -- Chariot the company behind a new national lottery, has joined forces with COLT to bring its online game monday to life..............................Subscribers

Charities Back New National Lottery Rival
LONDON, United Kingdom (April 20, 2006) -- A rival to the UK National Lottery that promises to allow players to choose which cause will get 30p in every £1 ticket will be launched next week with..........................Subscribers

Public Views Sought for Next Lottery Licence
LONDON, United Kingdom (April 10, 2006) -- With more than 70% of adults playing the National Lottery on a regular basis and over £18 billion raised for good causes, the Lottery has never played such an important role in our communities............................Subscribers

Lotto Sales Success, Camelot CEO Responds to UK Newspaper Article
LONDON, United Kingdom (April 5, 2006) -- Your (Mirror) report Lotto Bid Ruled Out (April 3) refers to "falling lottery sales" when, in fact, the National Lottery is............................Subscribers

Branson May Pull Out Over Alleged Lottery Bid Rules Delay
LONDON, United Kingdom (April 5, 2006) -- Sir Richard Branson has reportedly set a deadline for the unveiling of the rules for bidders to run the UK National Lottery..................................Subscribers

Lottery Bid Ruled Out
LONDON, United Kingdom (April 3, 2006) -- Sir Richard Branson has reportedly rejected a third bid by the 'Peoples Lottery' to run the UK National Lottery..................................Subscribers

Accountancy and Tax Advisers Join Lottery Competition Team
LONDON, United Kingdom (March 24, 2006) -- The National Lottery Commission has appointed Mazars as accountancy and tax advisers for the third licence competition. The licence to operate the National Lottery will be awarded in May 2007 with the third licence starting............................Subscribers

Charity Launches Work-Based Lottery
UNITED KINGDOM (February 24, 2006) -- One of Britain's biggest charity lotteries has launched a ground-breaking 'play as you earn' scheme to Midland companies.........................Subscribers

Minister Names Head of New Olympic Lottery Distributor
LONDON, United Kingdom (February 24, 2006) -- Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell has appointed Janet Paraskeva......................Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.9

Channel Islands Wait on National Lottery Decision
GUERNSEY, Channel Islands (February 9, 2006) -- The extension of the National Lottery to Guernsey is reportedly still at least two years away............................Subscribers

Broadcaster Secures New Deal with Lottery Operator
LONDON, United Kingdom (February 6, 2006) -- The National Lottery draw will continue to be aired on the BBC after the broadcaster secured a new deal with lottery operator Camelot. ..............................Subscribers

Skate to Riches and Support London 2012 with Win Gold Scratchcard
New lottery Game Launched to Support London 2012
LONDON, United Kingdom (February 2, 2006) -- With the Olympic Winter Games opening in Turin next month, National Lottery players have the chance to skate to gold .................................Subscribers

Lottery Website Problems Could Drive Down Ticket Sales
UNITED KINGDOM (January 31, 2006) – Over the weekend many UK lottery fans reportedly found themselves unable to purchase tickets online ahead of .........................Subscribers