New UK National Lottery operator wants to cut ticket prices in half

Comment #7

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:58:50 GMT

[We will] reverse the slide towards scratchcards and instant win games, giving due consideration to the wider societal impact these can have, Mills and Chairman Elect Justin King said.

Is that an evasive way of saying they know scratch offs are too addictive to problem gamblers? Or that scratch offs are prime targets of c-store theft and retailer fraud? There are many downsides to scratch offs for sure, but every US state lottery financial report I've read has shown they make up the bulk of l... [ More ]

Comment #6

Stat$talker — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 20:43:38 GMT

Too Lil, tooo Late..!! Only tryn to appeaze playaz cauze they lost their licence..Shoulda done THAT looong b4..!!

Maybe MUSL is taking note..ALL THOSE CORRUPT PROFITZ YOU TAKE IN..!!

DO THE RIGHT THANG..REDUCE THOSE HIGH TICKET COSTS, or Return the startin Jackpotz to $40 Million..

Comment #5

Clarkejoseph49 — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 23:04:11 GMT

Almost forgot...

5) Expanding EuroMillions to countries that play EuroJackpot and expanding EuroJackpot to countries that play EuroMillions (With the EuroJackpot being made twice a week on Monday and Thursday to avoid competing with EuroMillions

Comment #4

Ranett — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:40:14 GMT

Hopefully someday Illinois will dump Camelot too.

Comment #3

Stat$talker — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:48:27 GMT

Hopefully the MUSL is taking note,.. and plan to follow suit, at least with reducing prices of each lottery ticket..$2.00 and in some cases $3.00 is tooo much to spend on a rigged system..especially since they reneged on the promise to Playerz to keep starting Jackpots at $40 Million, stating it was their reason for the price hike..

I'd rather Donate to Ukraine's Crisis to REMAIN FREE..

-Stat$talker

Comment #2

gatorsrok — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:20:53 GMT

Good thing they aren't trying this in Florida. The draw game popularity has been on the decline here for a while and the scratch off tickets constitute a majority of the overall revenue. The draw games are not really exciting and the odds of winning a life changing prize are nearly impossible. But the UK market may be different than here.

Comment #1

Clarkejoseph49 — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 16:50:46 GMT

Here's what I would like these new operators to do for The National Lottery when they get the license.

1) Bring the Lotto UK ticket cost down to a pound, get rid of the Jackpot cap and Rollover limits for Lotto UK, allow players to play a minimum of two lines on a Lotto UK ticket (One line for free and another line costing 1), and lowering the numbers from 59 to 53

2) Bring all those ideas I sent to Camelot during the lockdown to life. (Lotto Extra 2.0, EuroMillions Plus, Lotto Plus, Thu... [ More ]

New UK National Lottery operator wants to cut ticket prices in half

Lottery Post — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 16:23:03 GMT

Company will pull back on scratch-offs to focus on draw games

By Kate Northrop

Allwyn Entertainment, which was selected to replace Camelot as the UK National Lottery's new operator after nearly three decades , revealed intentions to halve ticket prices and reduce the emphasis on scratch-off games.

After Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd. lost the bid to have its license renewed as the National Lottery's operator, replacement Allwyn Entertainment already hinted at plans to slash the cost of... [ More ]