National Lottery Archives

Nov 19, 2024

30 years of the National Lottery sees £50bn raised for good causes

As the National Lottery hits 30 (today, 19 November), it has announced that £50 billion has been raised for good…

Jul 25, 2023

Almost £252 million of National Lottery funding has been awarded to over 5,000 charities and community groups in England over…

May 24, 2023

The 2022/23 financial year saw the National Lottery give £1.807 billion to good causes – a record amount, Camelot has…

Nov 24, 2022

The National Lottery is in its ‘best ever shape’ following record sales and returns to good causes in the first…

Sep 23, 2022

New National Lottery operator Allwyn has said that it expects the money allocated to good causes to more than double…

May 26, 2022

The National Lottery Awards celebrate the people and projects who do ‘extraordinary things’ with the help of National Lottery funding,…

Apr 29, 2022

More than 1,500 inspirational people and projects were nominated for last year’s National Lottery Awards, and now the search is…

Apr 04, 2022

National Lottery operator Camelot has issued legal proceedings against the Gambling Commission after it announced that Allwyn Entertainment UK was…

Nov 24, 2021

£45 billion has now been raised for good causes through National Lottery ticket sales, with the amount generated in the…

Aug 27, 2021

What are the largest lottery prizes to go unclaimed? And whose vast sums are then redistributed to other beneficiaries such…

Jun 15, 2021

The National Lottery raised £1.88 billion for good causes in 2020-21, according to Camelot figures. This equates to £36 million…

May 04, 2021

National Lottery Open Week takes place in June, providing a way to say thank you to its players for the…