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[3] 12% goes to the UK government as lottery duty, 4% to retailers as commission, and a total of 5% to the operator, [1] with 4% to cover operating costs and 1% as profit. [4] Since 22 April 2021, players must be 18 years of age to purchase lottery tickets and scratchcards (online and in-store). [5] Previously, the minimum age was 16. [6]
The Camelot Group companies, of which Camelot UK Lotteries Limited is the UK National Lottery operating subsidiary, are owned by the holding company Premier Lotteries Investments UK Limited. The group's ultimate parent was the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, a Canadian investment fund until 2023 when Allwyn AG purchased Camelot. [3] [4]
A jackpot of €190 million (£170.2 million) was won by a single ticket holder in the UK bearing the winning numbers - 7,10,15,44,49 and the lucky numbers 3,12. The highest jackpot ever won in the UK, and second highest jackpot to date, was £195,707,000 (€230,300,000), on 19 July 2022. The winning numbers were 6,23,27,40,21 and the lucky ...
A ‘Will You be Next’ ad campaign has launched as the new operator takes over.
In 2009 an employee of Camelot — the company that operates the UK National Lottery — conspired with a member of the public, Edward Putman, of Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, to claim a jackpot prize using a bogus ticket. The employee, who worked in Camelot's fraud department, found a way to forge lottery tickets bearing winning numbers.
The fine follows errors, which affected tens of thousands of players, on Camelot’s mobile app. National Lottery operator Camelot fined £3.15m for three app failures Skip to main content
Since April 2018, a new show called The National Lottery Lotto Results has aired on ITV on Wednesday and Saturday nights during commercial breaks. Presented by Stephen Mulhern, the show features that night's winning Lotto numbers, and spotlights a National Lottery-funded location. The actual Lotto draw itself is not broadcast, and remains online.
The lottery – launched in 1994 – is set to be run by Allwyn from 2024 following a tendering process by the Gambling Commission. Camelot set to lose National Lottery licence after 30 years Skip ...