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UK National Lottery operator Camelot Group (Camelot) is set to gain a new head of corporate communications as PR Veteran Matt Risdale joins the firm’s leadership ranks. Last week, Risdale confirmed to UK media news sources that he was joining Camelot, taking on the official title of Head of Strategic Communications, Risdale will take lead of both Camelot business and …

UK national lottery operator Camelot, has detailed that its continued focus on optimising its digital channels has paid dividends as corporate revenues hit an all-time high of £7.6 billion. The group revenue increase comes despite a slight ticket sales decrease in its draw-based games which recorded revenues of £4.6 billion for the 2014/15 financial period. Camelot governance stated that it …

Publishing its 2015 half year financial results (period ending 26 September), UK National Lottery operator Camelot UK Ltd, announced record prize payouts of £2 billion in prize money. The operator succeeded in growing total ticket sales to £3.6 billion, an increase of £145 million on the corresponding period last year. Total sales in the first six months of 2015, were …

Camelot will introduce a 59 ball draw to the UK National Lottery from 8 October. The ten ball draw increase, will result in the chances of UK players hitting the lottery jackpot decreasing from 1 in 14 million to 1 in 45 million. Furthermore the draw changes will see  the chances of matching on three or more balls to win a …

National Lottery operator Camelot today announced that exciting changes are being made to its Lotto game in October. The enhancements will create more millionaires than ever before; will introduce a new Millionaire Raffle; will offer bigger rolling jackpots; will give players a free go for matching two numbers; and mean that the chances of winning at least £1 million will …

European Lotteries (EL) the regulatory body for EU member state lotteries has confirmed the appointment of Hansjörg Höltkemeier as its new president. Hansjörg Höltkemeier had been elected through a direct vote by the members as President of the association. Höltkemeier has been a member of the Managing Board of the Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin (Germany) since 2005 and a member of EL …

Camelot licensed operator of the UK National Lottery, reported a 6% increase of £76.8 million in profits (2013: £72.2 milllion), despite recording a fall in ticket sales and charitable contributions. Camelot attributed its improved profits to a fall in operational expenses, despite a partial offset by a reduction in net income. The UK lottery operator had recorded a decrease in …