This Briefing gives an overview of how the National Lottery operates and is regulated.
The National Lottery (314 KB , PDF)
The first National Lottery draw took place on 19 November 1994. Since then, it has raised over £48 billion for good causes and supported 685,000 projects. Around 1% of total revenue is retained in profit, with 95% going to winners and society. Expenditure of total revenue on operating costs is about 4%, making it “one of the most cost-efficient major lotteries in Europe”. For the year ending 31 March 2023, total ticket sales were £8,190.3 million. This resulted in:
On 1 February 2024, Allwyn became the National Lottery operator, taking over from Camelot.
This Briefing gives an overview of how the Lottery operates and is regulated.
The National Lottery (314 KB , PDF)
The creative industries tax reliefs allow companies involved in the production of several artistic outputs to reduce their corporation tax liability. The first one was the film tax relief, and it was introduced in 2007.
Grassroots sport in the UK is supported by the four national sports funding bodies as well as by central government programmes and charities.
Gambling advertising has been permitted across all British media since 2007, but some are concerned that advertising could encourage harmful or excessive gambling.
