Camelot loses last ditch attempt to keep lottery

The National Lottery can now award its fourth licence to Allwyn after legal action from incumbent company Camelot enforced a stay, the High Court ruled today (weds). The Gambling Commission gave the fourth national lottery licence to Allwyn earlier this year as the ‘preferred bidder’, triggering a legal challenge from Camelot UK Ltd. Camelot has run the National Lottery since its inception in 1994. The regulator insisted Allwyn should be issued with the licence after it won the National Lottery…