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  2. National Lottery (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom. It is regulated by the Gambling Commission, and is operated by Allwyn Entertainment, who took over from Camelot Group (who had been running the National Lottery since its inception) on 1 February 2024.

  3. History of gambling in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Horseracing and the British 1919–1939 (Manchester UP, 2002). Munting, Roger. "Social opposition to gambling in Britain: an historical overview." International Journal of the History of Sport 10.3 (1993): 295–312. Munting, Roger. An economic and social history of gambling in Britain and the USA (Manchester UP, 1996). Reith, Gerda.

  4. Centuries of good and evil: The lottery turns 456 years old

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    Jackpot: $2.5 million. That’s roughly how much, in today’s dollars, the winner of England’s first-recorded state lottery won on Jan. 11, 1569.

  5. Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough

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    The National Lottery Draws Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough , also known as The National Lottery: Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough for series 2, was a BBC National Lottery game show broadcast on BBC One from 3 April 2004 to 25 June 2005.

  6. The National Lottery Draws - Wikipedia

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    The National Lottery Live (1994–97, 2013–16) The National Lottery Draw(s) (1997–2013) The National Lottery Stars (1999–2001) The National Lottery Results: Voices of: Alan Dedicoat (1995–) Charles Nove (Stand-in, 1995–2016) Country of origin: United Kingdom: Original language: English: Production; Production locations: BBC Television ...

  7. 1 vs. 100 (British game show) - Wikipedia

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    The National Lottery Draws 1 vs. 100 is a BBC National Lottery game show based on the original Dutch version called Eén tegen 100 . It aired on BBC One from 30 September 2006 to 23 May 2009, with Dermot O'Leary hosting the first two series and Ben Shephard hosting the last two series.

  8. Millennium Commission - Wikipedia

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    Set up in 1993 by the National Lottery etc. Act 1993, the Commission was an independent non-departmental public body. [citation needed] Commissioners were appointed by the Queen on the advice of the prime minister; the chair of the commission was, for most of its life, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, and for most of its life a second government minister was also a ...

  9. Longitude Prize - Wikipedia

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    Such a test will allow the conservation of antibiotics for future generations and help solve the global problem of antimicrobial resistance. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The prize was announced by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , David Cameron in 2013, [ 4 ] and a shortlist of six challenges to be put to a public vote was announced at the BBC 's ...