Tag Archives: National Lottery

Allwyn UK has teamed up with Aldi to offer The National Lottery at all self-checkouts across its UK stores. The partnership is detailed as a key upgrade to the National Lottery’s retail system. Aldi stores will be among the first to launch the new draw games purchases via self-checkout touchscreens monitors. Recognised as the UK’s fastest-growing supermarket, Aldi stores have …

Allwyn UK has begun trialling the sale of National Lottery scratchcards via a ‘hi-tech dispenser’ at an ASDA store in Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester). The scratchcard dispenser has been developed by technology partner Scientific Games to allow Allwyn to test the capabilities of the forthcoming SCiQ® retail system in live environments. As part of its testing of new retail innovations, Allwyn aims …

Allwyn International has entered into a ‘definitive agreement’ to acquire a 51% stake in Novibet, a strategic investment aimed at expanding its iGaming presence and capabilities across multiple markets in Europe and South America. Announced this morning (30 December), Allwyn has proposed a €217m cash consideration, combined with €110m in future performance earnouts put to the investors of Logflex MT …

Allwyn International maintains “organic growth” within its legacy markets, as corporate accounts adjust to transformative developments in the UK and North American markets. Publishing a preliminary (unaudited) trading update, the global lotteries group reported Q3 revenues of €2.14bn, up 7% on the 2023 comparative figure of €2bn. Growth was driven by strong performances in Austria, where gross gaming revenue (GGR) …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published Wave-2 datasets from the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSGB) for 2024. The GSGB includes a new survey format and research methodology conducted by NatCen for the Gambling Commission to measure gambling prevalence and to collect updated data on “playing habits, attitudes, and harms experienced across the adult population of Great Britain.” Following …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published its official statistics for “Young People and Gambling 2024.” This release marks the fourth dataset providing insights into “young people’s exposure to and involvement in gambling”, as well as the “impact gambling can have on them”. The latest datasets follow statistics for 2023, 2022, and 2020 (2021 was voided due to the COVID-19 …

Deputy CEO of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), Sarah Gardner, expressed hopes that the lottery sector will continue to work alongside the regulator to address the rising demands of player protection.  In her speech addressing UK lotteries at the recent Hospice Lotteries Association Conference, Gardner commemorated the combined contribution of the industry to UK societies.  GSGB Her words referenced the …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published wave-1 datasets of Year-2 (2024) of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) providing statistics on gambling participation. The redesigned survey forms part of the Gambling Commission’s new operating structure monitoring UK gambling prevalence and activities under a new methodology and approach to data collection. As previously noted, the Commission supports a new …

Allwyn International has underscored its competence in executing strategic directives to continue the transformation of its global lottery operations and offerings. Posting its Q2 2024 unaudited results, the lottery conglomerate accumulated revenues of €2.15bn, up 5% on 2023 comparatives of €2bn. Group accounts continue to stabilise with Allwyn UK beginning its operation of the National Lottery licence from 1 February …

Czech billionaire Karel Komárek – owner of Allwyn – is looking to cut all existing ties with Russian gas giant Gazprom.  Allwyn took over the reins as the National Lottery Operator in February this year after being officially granted the £6.5bn licence by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) in 2022.  According to The Guardian, Allwyn owner Komárek’s string of enterprises …