Branson in a pickle over lottery bid
For the third time in almost 20 years, Sir Richard Branson has failed to wrest control of the National Lottery from Camelot after he...
FDJ announces ‘Universal Registration Document’ release
France’s leading gaming and national lottery operator, La Française des Jeux (FDJ), has announced the release of its 2019 Universal Registration Document (URD) following...
SBC Digital Summit: The future will be brighter post-COVID
The industry and the world are in the midst of dealing with exceptional and unforeseen circumstances as a consequence of the ongoing COVID-19 global...
Betting shops to reopen as Italy restarts lottery sales
Following the suspension of retail lottery sales in the country implemented earlier this month due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, Italy has...
National Lottery launches £600m direct impact fund for UK charities
National Lottery operator Camelot Group has announced that it will further support UK charities operating through lockdown hardships by rolling out a £600m impact...
Andalusian lotteries estimates losses in the millions
Estimated losses between $3.2m and $4.3m per week have been plaguing the 700 Andalucian lottery administrators in Spain as a result of the ongoing...
Oddset becomes Associate Member of GLMS
GLMS, the Global Lottery Monitoring System, has welcomed Germany's Oddset Sportwetten, which becomes the association's fourth Associate Member.
The state-owned Oddset Sportwetten provides sport betting across...
€16m in unclaimed Irish prize money to fight COVID
The Irish Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, has confirmed that €16n of National Lottery historic expired unclaimed prize money...
UK Heritage Fund sets aside £50m COVID warchest
The UK National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced a £50m fund to support the heritage sector as organisations struggle to manage the effects of...
UK retailers pass mystery-shopper test – again
Ninety-one per cent of UK National Lottery retailers correctly requested ID as proof of age on the first visit in 2019, reports operator Camelot.
Congratulating...