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£5M U.K. National Lottery winner claims jackpotReply
In the UK, lottery players have the right to anonymity, according to The National Lottery Commission which is responsible for licensing and regulating the UK National Lottery. Players have the right to maintain their anonymity unless they sign to request publicity. Camelot, (licensed operator of the UK National Lottery), is required to ensure that prizewinners details are kept secure within Camelot, and are only disclosed to authorised staff.
Sep 17, 2009, 2:09 am - myturn - Lottery News

Euro Millions Lottery Sparks Buying Frenzy With $224 Million Top PrizeReply
" ...........................Make sure the uk national lottery website is up. www.national-lottery.co.uk often when the uk site is down Prime ticket may not work........................" I was wondering if Prime ticket service is somehow affiliated with the Biritish lottery agnecy. Because I know the www.national-lottery.co.uk offer online tickets for UK residence only, and if I am not mistaken this is a goverment or the official lottery agency. The point is that how trusted is the Prime ti
Feb 3, 2006, 11:32 am - wass2000 - Lottery News

UK National Lottery Celebrates 10 YearsNews Story
Celebrations to mark 10 years of the National Lottery have taken place across the UK on Saturday.More than 150 lottery-funded venues in cities including Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast have hosted dvents or opened their doors for free.The main dvents were held at London's Tate Modern art gallery, which was set up with 53m from the lottery.The celebrations included a Lotto birthday draw in the evening, with six people sharing the 10m prize money.The BBC's arts correspondent Torin Douglas said even
Nov 8, 2004, 7:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Growing number of states move to shield lottery winnersReply
The UK National Lottery, which is the most successful lottery in the world, has demonstrated that giving winners the right to anonymity, doesn't affect lottery sales.
Apr 15, 2019, 12:30 am - dannyct - Lottery News

BBC to lose exclusive rights to show UK National Lottery drawsNews Story
The BBC is to lose exclusive television rights to the UK National Lottery because Camelot believes its games would be better promoted on rivals such as ITV and Channel Five.The lottery operator, which is believed to be negotiating with several commercial broadcasters, wants to overhaul television coverage in 2006 when the BBC's existing contract to show the draw comes up for renewal.The company would now prefer an arrangement whereby the draws of its seven games are shown across different channe
Nov 15, 2004, 9:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

Player wins UK Lottery jackpot buying ticket onlineNews Story
Camelot, the company that operates the UK National Lottery, is trumpeting its first online lotto millionaire.The winner has opted for only partial publicity, meaning all that can be revealed is where they come from - Edinburgh.What has been revealed is that the winning sum totalled 5,935,128 (US $10.8 million). The numbers from the March 20 drawing were 13, 21, 37, 42, 46 and 48.Camelot describes it as the UK's largest ever online gaming win. This is fantastic news for the winner and a great d
Mar 30, 2004, 5:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK National Lottery website down before drawingNews Story
Frustrated players unable to buy tickets for the 5 million draw By Kate Northrop A power outage in Watford, a small town 15 miles northwest of London, caused the UK National Lottery website and smartphone app to crash and continue to remain out of action just four hours before the big drawing of 5 million (US$6.2 million) on Wednesday. The Camelot Group, the operator of the UK National Lottery, houses its headquarters in Watford. Although the power outage was reported at 6:57 am and
May 7, 2020, 1:46 pm - Todd - Lottery News

U.K. Lottery operator wants to create global super-lotteryNews Story
Camelot will launch the first ever global lottery draw if it wins the right to run Britain's game for another 10 years with players from all over the world generating jackpots of up to half a billion pounds (nearly one billion dollars). The international lotto would dwarf the existing Euro Millions weekly game, in which nine countries have joined together to achieve astonishing top prizes of 125 million. The new game would span the globe with some 50 countries already voicing interest i
Feb 9, 2007, 7:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

UK Lottery 'Millionaire Map' obtainedNews Story
By Todd Northrop In the category of 'better late than never', UK National Lottery operator Camelot has forwarded a copy of the Millionaire Map to Lottery Post for review. Happily, this reporter can verify that the numbers of millionaires reported by the lottery in their previous statements accurately mirrors the information displayed on the Millionaire Map, although the public may be skeptical of the ability to locate 'lucky stores' based on the rough geography depicted in the map. A UK
Sep 13, 2011, 7:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

New UK Lottery operator Allwyn sets sights on Irish National LotteryNews Story
Allwyn Entertainment plans to bid for majority stake in Ireland Lottery By Kate Northrop Allwyn Entertainment, the new operator of the UK National Lottery, is planning to place a bid for a majority stake in the Irish National Lottery and expand its hold as Europe's largest lottery group. Now the biggest lottery operator in Europe, Allwyn is setting its sights on the Ireland National Lottery and is expected to enter the race to buy a majority stake. In March, Allwyn completed its
May 3, 2023, 10:49 am - Todd - Lottery News