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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National Lottery funds to repair Truro Cathedral
December 8, 2009 by admin
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The Heritage Lottery Fund is to use National Lottery funds to repair Truro Cathedral, as the Cornish cathedral currently has much unsafe stonework and without assistance from the Lottery Heritage Fund could have fallen into a state disrepair. But thankfully the Diocese of Truro can now undertake the much-needed repairs thanks to a £400,000 grant from the National Lottery.
Saturdays lottery jackpots
November 28, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery News, Lottery Results
How would a big lottery jackpot win suit you just before Christmas? With the EuroMillions and Mega Millions lottery boasting over $68 million in jackpots last night we thought that it might be worth taking a look at what Saturdays lottery jackpots have to offer as we head into December.
New UK Lotto millionaire
November 19, 2009 by admin
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Over the last few weeks there have been many lives of UK lottery players which have been changed forever. We have seen dozens of new UK lottery millionaires made in recent weeks and last night was no exception. Last night’s National Lottery Lotto draw had a jackpot of £2,076,538 which was won by one lucky ticket holder, making yet another new UK Lotto millionaire.
Four new UK National Lottery millionaires
November 1, 2009 by admin
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Last night’s National Lottery draw made not one, but four new UK National Lottery millionaires. Four tickets for last night’s Lotto draw matched all six main numbers winning £3,204,588 each, unlike the last double-rollover jackpot which was shared between 13 ticket holders.