Nigeria’s Supreme Court unanimously granted 11 reliefs sought by the Lagos State Government in its case against the federal government, according to the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority. The authority said the court nullified the National Lottery Act in a judgment delivered on 22 November 2024.
The ruling concerns the legal basis for lottery regulation in Nigeria.
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It was reported that the Court of Appeal rejected a challenge concerning the fourth UK National Lottery licence. The disputed award went to Allwyn.
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal in the long-running legal dispute over the Gambling Commission's tender for the National Lottery licence. The ruling brings the litigation over the tender to an end.
It was reported that the Court of Appeal refused TNLC and Northern & Shell permission to challenge part of April 2026’s High Court judgment. That judgment rejected their claims against UKGC over the fourth National Lottery licence award.
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.