Who's in the running to get the UK lotto licence - and what's at stake for players and Olympians?
Former Daily Express owner Richard Desmond is already a big name in the UK lottery business.
Its rivals have accused it of allowing the lottery to stagnate, by relying too much on a slowly dwindling cohort of older players. The excitement and novelty value of the weekly lottery draw is long gone, and it disappeared from our TV screens in 2017. These games have proved popular, but because more money is handed out in prizes, a smaller percentage of the ticket price goes to good causes.In 2018, MPs on the Public Accounts Committee were highly critical of Camelot for increasing its funding to good causes by 2% between 2009-10 and 2016-17, while its profits had increased by 122%.
You stand a much better chance of winning a few quid with a scratchcard or online draws, but critics say the instant hit provided by these games can fuel gambling addiction, particularly among young people.and tweaking some its games to make them less attractive to potential problem gamblers.
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