Billionaire suing Gambling Commission for up to £1.3bn over licence award, with payout potentially funded by the taxpayer
The media billionaire Richard Desmond will begin a bitter courtroom battle with the Gambling Commission this week that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds in a row over the licence to run the National Lottery.
Northern & Shell and The New Lottery Company (TNLC), owned by Desmond, are suing the gambling regulator for up to £1.3bn, alleging “manifest errors” in the labyrinthine competition process for Britain’s largest public sector contract, the lottery licence.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/05/richard-desmond-legal-action-over-national-lottery-award-to-begin-at-high-court
Author : Rob Davies
Publish date : 2025-10-05 06:00:00
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