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UK National Lottery plans iTV and mobile servicesNews Story
UK National Lottery operator Camelot revealed today that it plans to launch the lottery on interactive TV this spring, followed by a mobile service later in the year. The news comes at the same time as the group announced its first ever Lotto Online Jackpot winner, which it said is believed to be the UK's biggest online gaming win to date.The lucky winner scooped the 5.9m jackpot for the Lotto draw on Saturday 20 March after buying a ticket online.Richard Hurd-Wood, Camelot's Diector of Interac
Mar 30, 2004, 4:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Amazon held talks on bid to takeover the UK National LotteryNews Story
Amazon held talks about bidding to run the United Kingdom National Lottery, The Mail on Sunday revealed. The discussions fizzled out, but the US tech giant's interest raises the prospect of it entering Britain's gambling market at some stage. Amazon, owned by the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, has more than 300 million active customer accounts. It may have seen the Lottery as a chance to take the competition online and widen its reach. City sources told The Mail that only prelimin
Mar 16, 2020, 10:59 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

With Northstar terminated, what will the Illinois Lottery do now?News Story
So what's next for the Illinois Lottery? That's the big question looming in the wake of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's politically-expedient move late last week to fire Northstar Lottery Group. Quinn made history late in 2010 when he inked a 10-year contract with Northstar to become the first-ever private manager of any state lottery in the nation. Two other states now have private lottery managers Indiana and New Jersey. Quinn's move last week to terminate Northstar may prove too little too la
Aug 23, 2014, 10:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Syndicate Misses Out on Lottery FortuneNews Story
A school cleaner apologized to other members of his Lottery syndicate Friday after failing to put on a winning line that could have scooped them a share of an 8.5 million (US$16.2 million) jackpot.The group of 15 staff at New College, in Telford, Shropshire, could have won more than 100,000 (US$190,720) each after their numbers came up in Saturdays draw.But syndicate member Andrew Edwards said he did not fill in the 14th of the 15 lines on the ticket because not enough money had been paid into
Nov 30, 2004, 7:35 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK National Lottery has new rivalNews Story
A rival national draw that promises to make competitors millionaires and to take the lottery out of donating money to charity was today dismissed as a threat by Lotto operator Camelot.The new game, Chariotlottery, is due to launch in October and will allow players to choose which good causes benefit from an estimated weekly fund of 600,000.It has already won backing from City businessman who believe that the game could tap into supposed disillusionment with National Lottery grants awarded to mi
Aug 3, 2004, 8:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery director offers reassurances on outsourcingNews Story
Indiana won't turn its lottery over to a private company if bidders don't meet the state's high standards, the executive director of the Hoosier Lottery said Friday. The state has been seeking bids on a 10-year contract to run the Hoosier Lottery. Executive Director Karl Browning released a statement Friday, a day after a spokeswoman for Camelot Global Services, which runs the national lottery in Great Britain, told The Indianapolis Star it dropped out because the state's process encourages b
Sep 8, 2012, 8:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

Details of new Illinois Lottery manager deal kept secretNews Story
As the Illinois Lottery edges closer to finalizing a massive deal with a new private manager, the state and the firm have chosen to keep many of the details secret despite past pledges of transparency. The deal includes a tiered incentive system in which the new firm, Camelot Illinois, would be paid bonuses for exceeding various profit levels, documents show. But the proposed dollar amounts are not included. That was among the few bits of information in the heavily redacted records the sta
Oct 4, 2017, 9:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Camelot beats off rivals to win UK Lottery for next 12 yearsReply
Why did Camelot win contract in UK Lotto? Because they persuaded regulators it was more likely to meet the funding demands of the London Olympics and other good causes. When does the contract begin for Camelot? It's a 10-year license, starting from 2009. What other rivals did Camelot beat to win the contract? Sugal Damani, Jack Whittaker Lottery enterprizes LTD, and a group of Nigerian goat herders.
Aug 14, 2007, 2:30 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery private manager still on job after firingNews Story
Finding a new lottery manager proves tricky for state government When Illinois lawmakers voted in 2009 to hire a private company to run the state's $2 billion-a-year lottery, they had high hopes of making more money that could be funneled into education and construction projects. Then the company missed sales goals, and two governors tried to fire Northstar Lottery Group. But Northstar remains on the job more than two years later, and the firm is now able to collect millions of dollars mor
Mar 28, 2017, 4:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News