Tag Archives: Camelot UK

Ahead of the transfer of National Lottery licence duties on 1 February 2024, Allwyn and Camelot have formulated a joint plan to assist retailers with upcoming changes. The duo is aiming to help retailers to electronically transfer Retailer Agreements from Camelot to Allwyn once the transition of licence duties between the two is complete on 1 February 2024. All Retailer …

Allwyn International has showcased its new business profile after incorporating Camelot UK to its European gaming and lottery subsidiaries portfolio.  Publishing its Q1 2023 unaudited accounts, an enlarged Allwyn generated consolidated revenues of €1.64bn, an 80% surge on 2022 comparative results of €914m. As reported, Q1 trading saw Allwyn execute the acquisitions of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited and Camelot Lottery …

Camelot UK has reported total National Lottery sales of £8.2bn for the financial year 2022/23, marking the second-highest annual sales total in its corporate history.  The sales result reflected an increase of £96m, as prize money awarded to customers reached £4.69bn, creating 382 new millionaires and replicating the second-highest results achieved by Camelot UK. Lottery duty and retailer commissions saw …

As a transformational year for the company gets underway, Allwyn has initiated a review of its media planning and buying account, according to Campaign. The multinational European lottery group has reportedly retained Dentsu-owned media agency iPropsect as its partner for the review, which is being handled by intermediary Ebiquity. Allwyn is apparently conducting the creative review with an aim to …

Allwyn has secured a major step in its international expansion, having completed its acquisition of Camelot UK from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTTPB). As a result, Camelot has now become a wholly owned subsidiary of the pan-European lottery operator, as its other holding, Allwyn UK, prepares to assume management in 2024. Allwyn UK is set to become National …

Allwyn UK remains on track to take control of the stewardship of the National Lottery in 2024, having been granted approval by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to acquire Camelot UK Last November, Allwyn agreed to terms with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) to acquire Camelot UK, a transaction needed to “help facilitate the smooth transition of the National …

Kerry Parkin has become the latest member of Allwyn’s senior management team, joining the firm as Global Communications Director. She takes her position at the company, a pan-European lottery operator, at a time of major international growth, as Allwyn prepares to assume management of the UK National Lottery. Having been officially designated the next National Lottery licence holder by the …

Allwyn Entertainment will take over the running of the National Lottery in 2023, having agreed terms to acquire Camelot UK outright.   A deal was reached with the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) for Camelot UK to be sold to Allwyn, who will take control of the Fourth National Lottery contract a year prior to its entitlement. Financial terms were not …

Allwyn UK will be allowed to begin the transition process to become the new operating company of the National Lottery. Yesterday afternoon, parent company Allwyn Entertainment AG announced that Camelot Group had withdrawn its appeal of enabling rights granted by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to Allwyn UK. The appeal formed part of Camelot UK and IGT Plc’s High Court …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has had its ‘enabling agreement’ reversed by the Court of Appeal – a decision that will severely impact the transfer of National Lottery duties and technical arrangements to Allwyn UK On 29 June, the High Court of England and Wales granted an enabling agreement to the Commission, which allowed the regulator to transfer National Lottery …