程阳：UK National Lottery Commission

About the National Lottery

The first National Lottery draw took place on 19 November 1994. Since then, the National Lottery has become an institution within the UK, and has raised over £23 billion for good causes.

Around 70% of adults play the Lottery on a regular basis, and the crossed fingers logo is recognised by 95% of the UK population. 

National Lottery games consist of draw-based games, such as Lotto, Scratchcards, and online Interactive Instant Win Games. There are a number of ways people can play the National Lottery:

• at one of approximately 27,500 National Lottery retailers throughout the UK;
• over the Internet at www.national-lottery.co.uk;
• via FastPay outlets at supermarket checkouts;
• interactive digital television; and
• play by text.

Where does the money go?

The precise breakdown of where the money goes depends on the actual level of sales and types of game being sold. The average breakdown of  the second licence has been:

• 50p paid to winners in prizes;
• 28p given to good causes;
• 12p goes to the Government in Lottery duty;
• 5p paid to National Lottery retailers on all National Lottery tickets sold; and
• 5p retained by the operator to meet costs and returns to shareholders

  UK Lottery Model

Four main parties contribute to the running of the UK National Lottery:

• the UK Government (Department for Culture, Media and Sport);Chinese
• the National Lottery Commission;
• the Operator (currently Camelot); and
• the Distributing Bodies for National Lottery grants.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has responsibility within Government for National Lottery policy. It also sets the policy and financial framework that the distributing bodies for National Lottery grants operate within.

The National Lottery Commission is responsible for the regulation and licensing of the National Lottery, and runs the competition to award the licence to a commercial operator. It is a non-departmental public body (NDPB), and is sponsored by DCMS.

The proceeds of the National Lottery support the arts, heritage, sport, charities and community and voluntary groups as well as supporting projects concerned with health, education, the environment and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.

These funds are awarded by Lottery distributors, of which there are currently 15. To apply for a Lottery grant you should visit http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/ or telephone the National Lottery Funding Hotline on 0845 275 0000 (calls are charged at local rate, mobile charges vary).

The National Lottery Commission does not have any responsibility for the distribution of Lottery Funds.

Camelot, the National Lottery operator, manages the National Lottery infrastructure, designs new games, develops the marketing support for Lottery products, provides services for players and winners, and runs the network that sells tickets to players in partnership with 27,500 retailers UK-wide.

 

Lottery Timeline

 

25 October 1993 The Office of the National Lottery (OFLOT) established

25 May 1994 Camelot Group plc selected to run the first UK National Lottery

19 November 1994 First National Lottery draw took place

21 March 1995 Launch of Scratchcards

5 February 1997 Launch of the midweek draw

January 1999 National Lottery Commissioners announced

1 April 1999 The National Lottery Commission succeeded The Office of the National Lottery (OFLOT). Mark Harris appointed as the Commission’s Chief Executive

29 July 1999 Statement of Main Principles and timeframe for second Licence competition announced

30 November 1999 Final Invitation to Apply (ITA) and revised draft Licence published

13 November 2000 Launch of Lotto Extra

19 December 2000 Camelot awarded the second seven-year licence

26 October 2001 The interim licence took effect

27 January 2002 Start of the second seven-year licence

10 July 2002 Launch of Lotto HotPicks

23 October 2002 The first midweek Thunderball draw took place

24 February 2003 Launch of Interactive Instant Win Games

22 September 2003 Launch of Daily Play

13 February 2004 Launch of EuroMillions

16 November 2004 First National Lottery Day

25 November 2004 National Lottery Bill introduced to the House of Commons

27 January 2005 The National Lottery Commission publishes its consultation on the third Licence competition, A Lottery for the Future

6 July 2005 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announces decision to award the 2012 Olympic Games to London

8 November 2005 Publication of the Statement of Main Principles for the third Licence competition

28 April 2006 Publication of the Draft Invitation to Apply (ITA) and Draft Licence
15 July 2006 First Dream Number Draw

29 June 2006 Publication of Final Invitation to Apply (ITA) and Draft Licence 

29 June 2006 Bidding begins for 3rd Lottery Licence

9 February 2007 Two bids received for third lottery Licence 

7 August 2007 Preferred bidder Announced for third National Lottery Licence 

1 August 2007 NLC finalises National Lottery Licence with Camelot Group plc 

28 November 2008 Sales of designated Olympic Lottery games reaches half way towards the target of £750 million

31 January 2009 The second licence ends

1 Feb 2009 The third licence comes into force, for a period of 10 years

24 November 2009 The 15th Anniversary of the National Lottery

2012 The start of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

 

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