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Ohio Lottery rolls out new initiativesReply
Ohio should look to the old world for inspiration. UK National Lottery - A year in numbers: From total ticket sales of 6,925.3 million in the year ending 31 March 2017: 1,628.0 million was raised for National Lottery projects 3,943.2 million was paid to players in prizes 831.0 million went to the Government in Lottery Duty 299.6 million was earned by retailers in commission So, every time you play, the UK wins!
Feb 14, 2018, 9:02 am - dannyct - Lottery News

Allwyn to become new operator of Illinois Lottery after acquisition of Camelot LS GroupNews Story
New UK lottery operator's reach extends to the US By Kate Northrop European company Allwyn Entertainment will become the Illinois Lottery's new operator after they announced their acquisition of Camelot LS Group in December. The Illinois Lottery will have a new operator following the loss of Camelot's license as the operator of the UK National Lottery and Allwyn's acquisition of said company. Currently, the Camelot Lottery Solutions Group (Camelot LS Group), operates the Illinois
Jan 3, 2023, 11:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK man celebrates £58 million EuroMillions jackpot winReply
Yes, the UK National Lottery sends emails to online subscribers, if they win a prize. However, the email does not state the amount won. It states; You've won a prize playing one of our games on Saturday March 23 Sign into your account to find out more. National Lottery Customer Care Team.
Apr 23, 2020, 8:13 pm - dannyct - Lottery News

UK couple tell of £53 million EuroMillions winReply
One of the most important decisions for new winners to make is whether to opt to go public or remain anonymous. If a winner decides to talk publicly about their win, Camelot s PR team will organise a press conference and handle all media interest on their behalf, removing the anxiety that can accompany talking about a big win. If they have requested to remain anonymous, Camelot takes its obligations and duty of care to protect winners privacy very seriously. Unless a winner agrees to tak
Apr 5, 2015, 6:33 am - myturn - Lottery News

Lottery windfalls can buy anything except anonymityReply
Winners offered a choice By contrast, the licensed operator of the UK National Lottery, Camelot, offers winners the choice of anonymity. And six U.S. states also allow lottery winners to keep their identities private: Delaware, Maryland, Kansas, North Dakota, Ohio and South Carolina. Why can't all state lotteries learn from the states listed?
Mar 12, 2015, 6:00 pm - myturn - Lottery News

UK Lottery announces 'Millionaire Map'... but doesn't reveal the mapReply
The UK National Lottery or its operator Camelot did not respond to Lottery Post's request to see the map. Seems Muckety Mucks will be Muckety Mucks whether inside the government or otherwise with their big heads getting in the way of good judgement. Gotta wonder what lame-brain decided to tell the public they had a map like that, that would arouse everybody's interest, if they weren't going to show it. Schmucks.
Sep 12, 2011, 3:22 pm - rdgrnr - Lottery News

Missouri Senate to discuss privatizing state lotteryReply
That's what I thought at first too, because the media always wrote about selling the lottery , but in fact they're not selling the lottery outright. In fact, it probably would be against the law to do so. They are selling a contract for running (operating) the lottery. The government puts the contract out for bid, and evaluates all the companies to see who does the best job while returning the best profit. That's the process Illinois completed, and they awarded a ten-year contract to three co
Mar 3, 2011, 5:45 pm - Todd - Lottery News

UK Lottery operator plans $500 million global lottery gameNews Story
'American states' are in talks to participate in the Christmastime mega-draw Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery, is poised to launch a worldwide draw with a record jackpot of about 250m (US $500 million), now that it apparently won a new 10-year license this week. The company was named on Tuesday as the preferred bidder for a license to run from 2009, after fending off a bid from Sugal Damani, an Indian rival. It is the third victory for Camelot, which has run the l
Aug 9, 2007, 2:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery winner has just 4 days left to claim $16 millionNews Story
A UK Lotto multi-millionaire has just four days left to claim 9.4 million (US$16 million).UK National Lottery Operator Camelot yesterday appealed to the unknown jackpot winner to come forward to join the 125 new lotto millionaires created this year.The winning ticket, bought in July, bears the numbers 3, 12, 17, 36, 44 and 49.But if it is not presented to Camelot by 5:30 pm on January 2, the prize and interest of 211,000 (US$363,100) will be passed on to the Lottery's good causes fund.It i
Dec 29, 2005, 8:24 am - Todd - Lottery News

Group finds winning lottery ticket a month after the drawingNews Story
A lottery pool of shop workers who play the UK Lotto spoke today of their delight at discovering that an unchecked lottery ticket left in their office was worth 5 million (US$9.4 million).The winning ticket was found in a plastic cup a full month after the lucky workers numbers came up in the Christmas Eve Lotto Superdraw, matching numbers 15, 19, 24, 36, 37 and 49.The 12 members of the pool, who worked at Pennys clothes shop and Penmark Cards, in Allestree, Derbyshire, could not conceal their
Jan 26, 2005, 10:47 am - Todd - Lottery News