National Lottery (United Kingdom) National Lottery (United Kingdom) The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom. It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery was initially regulated by the National Lottery Commission, which has since been abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Gambling Commission, and was established by the government of John Major in 1994. All prizes are paid as a lump sum and are tax-free. Of all money spent on National Lottery games, around 53% goes to the prize fund and 25% to "good causes"
The Health Lottery Holmes but as Holmes was employed by Sky News, he was dropped due to a possible conflict of interest. Melinda Messenger was confirmed as the host on 5 October 2011. To celebrate the first anniversary of the Health Lottery, a new Wednesday night draw called "Win Wednesday" was launched. On 5 August 2015, it was announced that the Health Lottery would be extended to five nights a week, with previous National Lottery presenter Anthea Turner taking over as host of the new-look draws from 13 August. The game has been criticised for donating only 20.3% of the ticket price to