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British mogul wants to run National Lottery
The owner of the Express Newspapers expressed his desire to bid for the right to run the National Lottery.
Richard Desmond, owner of British national newspapers Daily Star and Daily Express, revealed his intentions to bid for the right to run the National Lottery once it is up for renewal. Desmond currently runs the Health Lottery.
Camelot runs the UK’s lottery franchise since 1994 and was challenged by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group in 2000 but ultimately the latter lost. The company has the right to run the National Lottery until 2023 after it secured a four year extension to the original contract in 2012. The process is expected to begin sometime in 2019.
Desmond’s company, Northern and Shell, which owns the newspapers and other media titles, would make the bid for the National Lottery. The tycoon has run the Health Lottery since 2011, and whilst it’s not a national lottery but a 51 local society lotteries collection that raise funds for social causes, it pays less in winnings than the National Lottery.
Martin Ellice, joint managing director of Northern and Shell, told the Financial Times that the company would make a bid, and added: “We’re in the lottery business now.” Moreover, Paul Ashford, the company’s group editorial director, told the news outlet: “The British people would not mind a British company doing the British lottery.”
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has announced the appointment of four new trustees to its Board, each bringing unique expertise and leadership to strengthen IAGR’s global regulatory efforts:
- Anders Dorph, Danish Gambling Authority (Europe)
- Peter Kesitilwe Emolemo, Gambling Authority of Botswana (Africa)
- Kevin Mullally, General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (Asia/Oceania)
- Louis Rogacki, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (North America)
IAGR President Ben Haden said, ‘I’m delighted to welcome our four new trustees to the IAGR Board. Their diverse expertise and leadership across different jurisdictions will bring fresh perspectives to our work, further strengthening our global approach to gaming regulation.
‘I look forward to collaborating with Peter, Louis, Kevin and Anders as we continue to foster innovation and drive forward effective, responsible regulation for the benefit of the global gaming community.
‘We also extend a big thank you to Trude Høgseth Felde and Mabutho Zwane for their dedicated service as they complete their terms on the Board, and I’m pleased to announce that Jason Lane will continue for another term as a Trustee.’
As a leading forum for gaming regulators worldwide, IAGR enables members to meet, share information, discuss legislative developments, exchange views and learn best practices in gaming regulation.
In recent news, IAGR has also confirmed that its 2025 annual conference will be held in Toronto, Canada, from 20 to 23 October 2025, with registrations opening in early 2025.
Kambi Group plc (“Kambi”) has during the period 6 November to 12 November 2024 (the “Buyback Period”) repurchased a total of 54,000 ordinary B shares (ISIN: MT0000780107) as part of the share buyback programme, within the mandate approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 20 June 2024 (the “Programme”).
The objective of the Programme is to achieve added value for Kambi´s shareholders and to give the Board increased flexibility with Kambi´s capital structure by reducing the capital. The Programme is being carried out in accordance with the Maltese Companies Act, EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 (“MAR”) and other applicable rules.
From the beginning of the Programme, which started on 6 November, until and including 12 November 2024, Kambi has repurchased a total of 54,000 ordinary B shares at a volume-weighted average price of 111.87 SEK per share.
During the Buyback Period, Kambi has repurchased shares as follows:
| Date | Aggregated daily volume (number of ordinary B shares) |
Weighted average share price per day (SEK) |
Total daily transaction value (SEK) |
| 6 November 2024 | 14,000 | 117.27 | 1,641,822 |
| 7 November 2024 | 10,000 | 115.17 | 1,151,709 |
| 8 November 2024 | 10,000 | 110.08 | 1,100,826 |
| 11 November 2024 | 10,000 | 107.82 | 1,078,240 |
| 12 November 2024 | 10,000 | 106.81 | 1,068,130 |
All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm by Carnegie Investment Bank AB on behalf of Kambi. Following the acquisitions and as of 12 November 2024, Kambi’s holding of its own shares amounted to 1,428,678 and the total number of issued shares in Kambi is 31,278,297 ordinary B shares. Under the Programme Kambi is authorised to repurchase a maximum of 3,127,830 ordinary B shares, up to a maximum amount of €12.0 million.
A full breakdown of all transactions carried out during the Buyback Period is attached to this announcement.
Information on the Programme is available on Kambi’s website, kambi.com/investors/share-information/
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