The U.K. Gambling Commission confirmed last week that Allwyn Entertainment has formally been awarded the contract to operate Britain’s National Lottery as of February 2024, replacing 30-year operator Camelot.
The announcement followed Camelot’s abandonment of its legal challenge to Allwyn being granted the license.
Camelot, which has run the National Lottery since 1994, dropped its legal challenge to the license award after UK.’s High Court lifted the suspension of the license transfer to Allwyn. Camelot dropped its appeal of that action.
Allwyn dropped its counterclaim against Camelot for damages due to the delay of the £6.4 billion contract.
Camelot is proceeding with its main legal claim challenging the decision to award the lottery license to Allwyn. A trial is set for February 2023. Camelot will ask for an estimated £500 million in damages.
Allwyn also runs lotteries in Austria, the Czech Republic and Greece.
