This quarter’s good causes contributions from the National Lottery have topped any other quarter from 2024.
The latest report from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed that for the period April-June (Q1 2025 for tax purposes), the National Lottery has given a total of £485m to good causes under the leadership of Allwyn.
This translates to a 1.2% increase or £5.8m more than January-March (Q4 of the 2024 financial year), and an increase of 3.7% or £17.3m more than Q1 2024.
All in all, this year’s quarter is the best performing compared to the previous four. Combined, all five have generated £2.3bn for good causes.
The UKGC attributed this quarter’s improvement in National Lottery performance to a 3.1% increase in sales (up £64m) compared to Q4, driven by EuroMillions sales of £93.6m (17.2%).
Total sales are up 6.8% (£134m) compared to Q1 2024, while EuroMillions sales have increased by £141.7m YoY.
Given that Allwyn assumed stewardship of the lottery in Q4 2024, the above is evidence of the operator’s success so far, and shows that it is on track to achieve its target of £60m-a-week to good causes by the end of its licence.
However, one year and five months in, the firm’s tenure has not gone without some scrutiny from the UKGC, which has confirmed it is engaging in enforcement action against the firm.
Allwyn is currently working to upgrade the National Lottery, shutting down terminals over the weekend (2-4 August) to do so. However, the UKGC states that these upgrades should have begun earlier under the contractual obligations of Allwyn’s licence.
A recent report by the Commission read: “Allwyn did not deliver full functionality as it was contractually required to do and, as a consequence, an enforcement investigation, in line with the 4th National Lottery Licence Regulatory Handbook, was initiated by the Commission and is ongoing.”