The National Lottery Draws since been dropped from BBC iPlayer as of 8 April 2017, and since 1 April 2016, draws are now broadcast exclusively on their official channel on YouTube. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that the televised Saturday night draw would be aired on ITV with Stephen Mulhern as the new host, being renamed to "The National Lottery Results". The first show was presented by Noel Edmonds. After the first show, it was either co-presented by Anthea Turner and Gordon Kennedy, or Bob Monkhouse, all of them assisted by the psychic Mystic Meg. Carol Vorderman had a segment during the
National Lottery (United Kingdom) unless specifically authorised by statute. Early English state lotteries included the Million Lottery (1694) and the Malt Lottery (1697). These Lotteries were part of a series of financial experiments by the English government including recoinage and the foundation of the Bank of England to raise the capital available to the state. A 1934 Act, further liberalised in 1956 and 1976, legalised small lotteries. A National Health Service Lottery was piloted in 1988 but cancelled for legal reasons before the first draw. The UK's state-franchised lottery was set up under government licence by the government of John Major in 1993. The