Sale of Camelot
July 9, 2010 by admin
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Ever since the National Lottery was formed in 1994 it has been operated by the Camelot Group Plc who has successfully bid for the license three times beating off stiff competition from big names such as Richard Branson. However the group made up of well known shareholders such as Cadbury Holdings, De Las Rue Holdings Plc, Fujitsu Services and Royal Mail Enterprises Ltd yesterday announced that the sale of Camelot to the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has been approved by the UK National Lottery Commission.
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Mega Millions jackpot winner from New York
June 23, 2010 by admin
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The Tuesday night Mega Millions Lottery draw had a $26 million jackpot to be won, and won it was. A Mega Millions jackpot winner from New York scooped the multi-million dollar jackpot to themselves after matching all five main lottery numbers plus the Mega Ball.
Lottery cash to help young and old people
June 22, 2010 by admin
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Some of the most vulnerable people in Northern Ireland are to benefit from a £40 million cash injection from the Big Lottery Fund. Two national groups will use the lottery cash to help young and old people in Northern Ireland. One group will use their lottery grant to support vulnerable young people and the other will help isolated older members of the community.
$105 million Lotto Max jackpot
June 21, 2010 by admin
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On Friday the Canadian Lotto Max jackpot went unclaimed for a third week in-a-row but unlike the EuroMillions Lottery or US Powerball Lottery, the Canadian Lotto Max draw jackpot doesn’t simply climb and climb until it finds a winner. This means that there’s a $105 million Lotto Max jackpot to play for in this weeks draw.
Enormous EuroMillions haul for UK players
June 15, 2010 by admin
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The past six months has seen an enormous EuroMillions haul for UK players with over £300 million being claimed by UK EuroMillions ticket holders since the beginning of the year. The winners of the latest British lottery haul matched all five main lottery numbers and the two lucky stars on Friday to win £12,408,000.