The UK National Lottery distributed a total of £ 1.84 billion (€ 2.16 billion / $ 2.21 billion) for legitimate purposes in the 2021-22 fiscal year, an increase of 0.4% from the previous year.
For the 12 months to 31 March 2022, the National Lottery reported a basic primary contribution of £ 1.8 billion, of which £ 71.6 million was counted as withdrawn during the year. Said.
An additional £ 14.3 million discount was due to the collection of permitted VATs, funding of the National Lottery Promotion Unit, interest received on primary contributions, and interest on the EuroMillions Fund in trust. ..
This resulted in primary contributions paid for good reason at £ 1.72bn, a decrease of 0.6% in 2020-21.
However, the final amount is £ 111.1 million for unclaimed prize funds and £ 12.2 million for other payments such as secondary donations, payments for lost or stolen scratch cards, fines and ancillary activities. Will be £ 1.84 billion. ..
Breaking this down by quarter, £ 420.7m in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021-22, £ 418.4m in the second quarter, £ 508.5m in the third quarter and 400 million in the fourth quarter. £ 91.3 million has been paid.
Funds for good reason are stored in the National Lottery Distribution Fund, and the Gambling Commission ensures that the lottery operator pays for good reason accurately and on time.
Since its inception in November 1994, the National Lottery has raised over £ 46 billion for legitimate purposes such as sports, arts, heritage, health, education and the environment.
The news arrives a week after the Court of Appeals has given Camelot Group and International Game Technology (IGT) permission to appeal the decision to grant Allwyn Entertainment a fourth UK National Lottery license.
The March Gambling Commission has nominated Allwyn as a priority applicant for the license. This is the decision to end Camelot’s 28-year tenure as a UK lottery operator. Camelot, who has been running the lottery since its inception in 1994, has been nominated as a preliminary applicant.
In April, Camelot launched a High Court objection to the decision as to whether the Commission legally licensed Allwyn. This has stopped the official issuance of lottery licenses to Allwyn.
The High Court lifted the suspension in June, but legal opposition continues, and Camelot and IGT have also launched legal opposition to the decision and have appeared in the Court of Appeals.
Last week, the Court of Appeals granted permission to appeal. This means that auto-suspension will take effect again until the outcome of the appeal process is available. The appeal hearing may take place in the week of September 12.
