In March, the Gambling Commission announced Allwyn Entertainment Ltd as the Preferred Applicant for the fourth National Lottery licence, which runs for 10 years from February 2024. Allwyn, Europe’s biggest lottery operator, was delighted. Camelot, which has been the Lottery operator since it was launched in 1994, wasn’t.
And then the lawyers got involved.
Worryingly, some people have been saying that good causes could lose out to the tune of £1bn due to the legal action. That’s... more