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"
YouthBank UK Youth Council", "Changemakers", the "Community Foundation Network", the "National Youth Agency" and "The Prince's Trust", who became"YB UK"'s consortium partners, set up seven pilot YouthBanks, in Bristol, Bradford, Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and Wales. In September 2001, "YB UK" was successful in securing a million pound, grant from the "Community Fund", to develop a Central Development Unit to expand the pilot "YB UK" projects. "YB UK" received major grants from "Comic Relief", the "Football Foundation", the "Department for Education and Skills" and "Skills National Voluntary Youth Organisation" and the "Big Lottery Fund"'s "Young