Camelot Group

Camelot Group plc is a private company which runs the UK's National Lottery, or Lotto.

The Group won the licence to run the National Lottery in 1994 and has operated it since, despite a strong challenge (and legal battle) by Sir Richard Branson in 2000.

The company is jointly owned by

• Cadbury Schweppes
• Thales Electronics
• Fujitsu Services
• Royal Mail
• De La Rue