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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) selected Allwyn to be its preferred applicant for the National Lottery in March. In September, the regulator then awarded the license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The transition process is now underway, with Allwyn to officially take over the Lottery as of February 2024. The company has already started setting up shop, opening its first offices in the town of Watford, the same location as Camelot.<\/p>\n
Camelot is likely in a position where it can’t haggle over price. If it doesn\u2019t sell, by its own admission, it could lose 100% of its value. At least selling to Allwyn allows it to squeeze the UK economy one last time.<\/p>\n
By suggesting a purchase, Allwyn can gain access to more of the National Lottery data in advance of its 2024 takeover. The UKGC allegedly received word of the current discussions and would have to facilitate the dissemination of any data, as well as the purchase.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe purchase would also remove one final hurdle for Allwyn. Camelot wants compensation over the UKGC decision to give control to its rival. Making a deal could bring any legal challenges to a dead stop. A separate lawsuit from IGT would fall as well.<\/p>\n
UK Gambling Still in Flux<\/h2>\n The UKGC is focusing on updating the way it reviews the gambling industry and oversees the Allwyn-Camelot deal. At the same time, the country\u2019s government continues to be a revolving door of leaders who are prolonging the largest gambling reform in years.<\/p>\n
From Boris Johnson to Liz Truss to Rishi Sunak, the UK has seen three prime ministers in less than five months. Sunak is reorganizing Truss\u2019s reorganization, and there is now a new gambling minister in the mix.<\/strong><\/p>\nConservative Party MP Paul Scully is now the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy. One of the functions includes serving as the UK\u2019s Gambling Minister. He takes over for Damian Collins, who took over for Chris Philp only three months ago.<\/p>\n
Scully will report to Michelle Donelan, who survived the reshuffling and will continue as the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport. With all of the recent changes, there are renewed concerns that the gambling white paper<\/a> will have to be put on the back burner once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Allwyn Entertainment is working on taking over the UK\u2019s National Lottery after beating out incumbent operator Camelot. Striking while the iron\u2019s hot, Allwyn now wants to purchase the competitor while it\u2019s already down. Allwyn’s win of the National Lottery was nothing short of a major coup. Camelot UK’s nearly 30-year-old unbroken reign as the operator […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":240232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13699,32093],"tags":[81919,13701,81966,82142],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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