All Lottery articles
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NewsAllwyn opens nominations for Local Retail Champions 2025
There are two national and 16 regional awards up for grabs, which involve £15,000 and £5,000 cash prizes respectively
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NewsAllwyn starts rollout of 30,000 new National Lottery terminals following systems upgrade
The new terminals include a high-speed processor for faster transactions, a bigger and tilt-adjustable LCD screen, wireless 1D barcode and 2D code scanners, and a play slip reader
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NewsNational Lottery retailers to prepare for ‘biggest technology upgrade since 1994’
The cutover will involve launching new terminal software, crucial back-end tech upgrades, and complex data migrations
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NewsHealth Lottery sales fall for 10th consecutive year
The Health Lottery has not made a profit since its inception in 2011, with cumulative losses now totalling almost £300m
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NewsHundreds of retailers locked out of lottery service due to connection problems
It is understood at least 300 retailer terminals have been affected, including supermarkets and independents
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NewsAllwyn and Snappy Shopper expand online scratchcard offer to 170 retailers
The new initiative has already generated £150,000 in sales for retailers who have continued to join a small-scale trial since last summer
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NewsAllwyn showcases new lottery kit to retailers at National Convenience Show
Hundreds of existing and potential new National Lottery retailers flocked to Allwyn’s stand at the NEC, Birmingham, to check out and test the new equipment
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NewsAldi selling National Lottery tickets at self-checkouts
The discounter already sells lottery tickets at staff checkouts, and now claims to be one of the first retailers to offer them at self-checkouts
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NewsAllwyn launches first digital scratchcard dispenser
The technology, which has been created in partnership with Scientific Games, will make its debut at an Asda store in Ashton-under-Lyne
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NewsNational Lottery retailers break record in mystery shopper ID checks
In tests by Allwyn, a record-breaking 92.3% of retailers correctly asked for ID as proof of age on their first visit
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NewsAllwyn debuts Set For 5 Years scratchcard
The new £2 ‘Set For 5 Years’ scratchcard offers players the chance to win a top prize of £5,000 every month for five years
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NewsAllwyn hires Alison Acquaye-Acford as director of commercial partnerships and retail sales
Acquaye-Acford’s most recent position was at Acosta Europe as business unit director, where she was responsible for transforming the growth of client brands including Red Bull
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Promotional FeaturesWhy prioritising community is key for retailers to grow their National Lottery business
Now The National Lottery has reached its 30th birthday, we explore how retailers have supported local communities and Good Cause projects.
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NewsNational Lottery retailers help raise £50bn for good causes
Operator Allwyn, which took over the licence from Camelot in February, said the funding has gone towards 700,000 individual projects across the UK
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Comment & OpinionRetailers should rethink their National Lottery communications
Retailers have a huge opportunity to reap a second benefit from the lottery, on top on their commercial win, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat has Allwyn done since taking charge of the lottery?
Progress has been slow to date but growth plans are finally afoot
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NewsAllwyn launches chocolate-scented scratchcard with £500 prizes
The new chocolate box-themed £5 scratchcard, called £500 Selection, offers players over 11,000 top prizes worth £500
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NewsAllwyn to offer £140k in cash rewards to ’Local Retail Champions’ in new initiative
The National Lottery operator is asking members of the public to nominate their favoured retailers under the new ‘Local Retail Champions’ initiative
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NewsAllwyn partners with Snappy Shopper on National Lottery online scratchcards
For retailers to be eligible to sell scratchcards online, a National Lottery retailer must be signed up to sell groceries on the Snappy Shopper platform
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NewsAllwyn to scrap monthly lease fees for some retailers under National Lottery licence
Allwyn also intends to maintain commission levels for draw-based games, scratchcards and prize payments