Camelot awarded UK Lottery contract
7 Aug 2007
VIDENCE, Rhode Island -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Lottomatica S.p.A.
announced that Camelot Group plc has been selected as the preferred bidder
by the United Kingdom National Lottery for the third lottery operating
license, following a competitive procurement. The 10-year license is
expected to commence in February 2009. Lottomatica subsidiary GTECH
Corporation is a major lottery technology and solutions provider to the
successful Camelot consortium.
"We are delighted that the U.K. Lottery Commission has chosen Camelot to continue in the lottery operator role through February 2019," said W. Bruce Turner, Lottomatica S.p.A. CEO. "This is a great reward for the tireless efforts of the Camelot and GTECH teams who stand ready to perform the largest conversion in the lottery industry."
Camelot has been the operator of the U.K. National Lottery since its inception in 1994. Further details of the award will be released upon successful completion of negotiations with the National Lottery and the signing of a definitive agreement.