Sale of Camelot

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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Time is running out for the winning lottery ticket holder

Time is quickly running out for the person who owns a winning lottery ticket for the National Lottery draw made on the 23rd of September last year. Time is running out for the winning lottery ticket holder, who has until the 22nd of this month to claim their £3,681,197 jackpot. After this time the huge lottery windfall will be donated to the Good Causes funds.

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Another small National Lottery jackpot

The National Lotteryoperator, Camelot has been running a lottery in the UK for over 15 years but as the years have gone by and more players buy tickets the rollover jackpots get fewer and fewer, and in turn the jackpot stay small. During last night’s draw there was another small National Lottery jackpot won as both the Irish Lottery and US Powerball Lottery jackpots rolled over.

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National Lottery Good Causes funds boosted by cash from dormant bank accounts

Money from dormant bank accounts and savings accounts is to be seized by the UK Government and distributed via the various National Lottery Good Causes funds. The Good Causes funds are usually supplied with money from the National Lottery’s various games and draws and are used to support local and national projects around Britain but now the National Lottery Good Causes funds are to be boosted by cash from dormant bank accounts.

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National Lottery prize goes to the good causes funds

If a National Lottery prize goes unclaimed for 180 days after the draw it was won in the National Lottery prize goes to the good causes funds, which is exactly what happened on Thursday. One National Lottery ticket holder has missed their opportunity to win over £100,000 after the time available to claim a National Lottery prize had expired.

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