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Camelot, operator of The National Lottery, has today announced the launch of the first-ever mobile payment option for The National Lottery, offering players a great ‘quick pay and play’ experience. Paying for National Lottery games using just a smartphone or tablet will be available through Barclays Pingit from next month. With six out of every ten visits to The National Lottery …

Camelot UK, operator of the UK National Lottery, has partnered with marketing optimisation specialists Maxymiser to improve customer experience, user journey and the marketing data insights on Camelot UK’s digital inventory. Operated by Camelot, the National Lottery website is one of the top 10 e-commerce sites in the UK, with over 7 million registered players. “As the National Lottery website …

Camelot the UK national lottery provider has announced ticket sales of £7.27 billion in 2014/15 financial year, recording an increase in ticket sales of 546 million on the preceding year. Camelot governance highlighted that the surge in ticket sales had been driven by consumers using Camelot’s digital inventory to purchase tickets and additional lottery products. Uptake of its digital lottery …

Rank Group has announced the appointment of Martin Pugh as Managing Director of Mecca Bingo, the UK operator’s bingo business division. The former Camelot UK Managing Director, will be tasked with leading Rank Group’s new bingo strategy across its 93 retail clubs, as well as looking for new opportunities to open three new Mecca Bingo locations. Rank Group have restructured …

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 …

Camelot operators of the UK National Lottery, have announced the release of a new online lottery platform, which will be supported with the launch of a newly redesigned National Lottery website. The migration to a new online lottery platform, had seen Camelot shut down its online lottery services over the weekend. Camelot had re-launched its online website last night, with …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has found Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd (Camelot) in breach of its licence to operate the National Lottery and has imposed a financial penalty of £100,000, following the initial miscalculation and subsequent communication and publication of an incorrect National Lottery Lotto jackpot prize amount in October 2013. After a full investigation, and taking account of representations …