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The National Lottery Community Fund, legally named the Big Lottery Fund, [1] is a non-departmental public body responsible for distributing funds raised by the National Lottery for "good causes". It is the largest community funder in the UK and its purpose is to award funding that strengthens society and improves lives across the UK.
The National Lottery Act 2006 (c 23) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It implemented those decisions contained in the National Lottery Licensing and Regulation and National Lottery Funding Decision Documents published on 3 July 2003, and in the Review Decision Document published on 26 November 2004, which required legislation.
This section amended sections 22, 25, 25B, 38, 41, 43B and 44 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993. Sections 1(5) to (7) were repealed on 1 December 2006 [3] by section 21 of, and Schedule 3 to, the National Lottery Act 2006.
Lotteries in the United States did not always have sterling reputations. One early lottery in particular, the National Lottery, which was passed by Congress for the beautification of Washington, D.C., and was administered by the municipal government, was the subject of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision – Cohens v. Virginia. [7]
Of all money spent on National Lottery games, around 53% goes to the prize fund and 25% to "good causes" [1] as set out by Parliament (though some of this is considered by some to be a form of "stealth tax" [2] levied to support the National Lottery Community Fund, a fund constituted to support public spending).
With more than $1 billion on the line for Saturday's Michigan Lottery Powerball jackpot, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding Michiganders to know the rules when it comes to forming ...
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Funding requests for projects over £5 million will be considered as part of two time-limited national competitions to be held in 2020–21 and 2022–23. [4] Its funding routes include the Digital Skills for Heritage Fund, a £3.5m fund for grants to support digital volunteering in the heritage sector, launched in November 2021. [8]