Camelot loses lottery bid
Camelot, the operators of the National Lottery, have lost a High Court action in which it accused a lotteries watchdog of failing in its legal duty to protect it from Richard Desmond's controversial "rival" Health Lottery.
Camelot concerned other operators could enter lottery market
The case is about whether the license of the Health Lottery should be revoked:
- Camelot claims the Health Lottery is effectively a rival to the National Lottery
- They argue that goes against the National Lottery Act which allows for just one national draw
- It could allow other operators to set up as rivals which could affect the amount of money Camelot raises
- But the Health Lottery says it only represents 51 separate local organisations
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