Tag: National Lottery

The National Lottery changes operator for first time in 30 Years

Stuart Mitchell

1 February 2024 marked the start of the Fourth National Lottery Licence and the handover to Allwyn as the operator of The National Lottery. This is the first time that responsibility for operating The National Lottery has changed hands in its 30-year history. During this time, it has made a huge difference to life in the UK – not just for the millions of prize-winners, but in generating over £48 billion that has been invested in almost 700,000 community, sport, arts and heritage projects. This has all been made possible…

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National Lottery sales grow to second highest in National Lottery’s history to reach £8.19bn in 2022/23

Stuart Mitchell

Camelot UK Lotteries Limited has announced that total National Lottery sales for the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) increased by £99.6 million to £8,190.3 million – the second highest annual sales total since The National Lottery’s launch. As a result of this strong performance, returns to Good Causes from ticket sales alone hit an all-time high of £1,807.0 million in 2022/23, £6.2 million higher than in the previous year. Over the same period, The National Lottery awarded £4,694.0 million in prize money to players –…

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National Lottery in ‘best-ever shape’ after record sales and returns to Good Causes

Stuart Mitchell

Camelot UK Lotteries Limited has announced record National Lottery sales of £4,063.9 million for the first six months of the 2022/23 financial year (1 April to 24 September 2022), breaking the £4 billion mark for the first time in the company’s 28-year operation of The National Lottery and outperforming last year’s total by £102.5 million (+2.6%). The record performance resulted in the best-ever first-half returns to Good Causes of £956.5 million – up £72 million (+8.1%) on last year – taking the total generated for Good Causes since The National…

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£14 million of National Lottery funding goes to tackle climate change across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund has announced more than £14 million in grants going to communities across the UK to tackle climate change. These grants are the first to be announced as part of the National Lottery-funded Climate Action Fund, a ten-year £100 million fund that will reduce the carbon footprint of communities and support community led movements that can demonstrate what is possible when people take the lead in tackling climate change. Funding from The National Lottery Community Fund will support these projects to work together, share learning and…

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National Lottery £2.1million gives community projects a welcome boost

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund has announced £2,138,400 for 34 charities and community groups across Northern Ireland, to support local people in these uncertain times. For a full list of grants, please see table attached below. Projects funded include those helping people with health conditions, supporting children and young people and allowing organisations to safely provide vital services within the current guidance and restrictions. Addiction NI is using a £499,420 grant to deliver their ‘Recovery Together’ project in Fermanagh, Omagh and Belfast to reduce substance abuse among people over the…

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