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 Lottery of Life The Lottery of Life The Lottery of Life is an 1867 play by John Brougham, one of his more popular works. The play debuted at the Howard Athenaeum in Boston in September 1867, and had a four week run at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia in November-December 1867. It also played in Washington, D.C. at the National Theatre in January 1868, played for two weeks in San Francisco, and played in Richmond, Virginia in February 1868, among other places. By early March 1868, the play's success on the road dictated it would get a run in New York, The