The High Court ordered The New Lottery Corporation to pay 75% of the Gambling Commission’s costs and 70% of Allwyn’s costs after dismissing the company’s claims on 17 April. The amount could reach £40 million, and the court refused permission to appeal the April judgment, the Commission said.
The costs order adds substantial potential financial consequences to the dismissed lottery licence claims.
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The UKGC ordered QuinnBet to pay £609,104 following failures in anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls. The report said a compliance review identified delays in customer checks and ineffective alerts for potentially harmful gambling.
The UK High Court dismissed claims by The New Lottery Company and Northern & Shell challenging the Gambling Commission’s award of the fourth National Lottery licence to Allwyn. The judge rejected allegations of procurement irregularities and said the competition had produced a legitimate result; Northern & Shell said it intends to appeal. The contract was valued at about £6.5bn, while the claim included £17.5m in bid costs and potential damages of up to £1.3bn.
The High Court dismissed Richard Desmond’s claim against the UK Gambling Commission over its award of the National Lottery licence to Allwyn, according to media reports. Mrs Justice Joanna Smith found no evidence of manifest error in the bidding process. Northern & Shell said it planned to appeal.
The High Court rejected challenges by The New Lottery Company and Northern & Shell to the Gambling Commission’s award of the fourth UK National Lottery licence to Allwyn. The Commission said the ruling found that the contested changes to the licence were not substantial; Northern & Shell said it planned to appeal.
Southwark Crown Court sentenced three people linked to the Conservative Party on 23 October after they admitted cheating by using confidential information to bet on the 2024 general election. Anthony Lee received a suspended sentence of 10 months and two weeks, Laura Lee four months and two weeks, and Amy Hind six months; the court also imposed gambling-site bans, probation and unpaid work.