Camelot is losing franchise for the first time since the first national lottery took place in 1994
Why did Camelot lose the UK national lottery licence?Karel Komárek profile: the entrepreneur who will run UK national lottery
1993: the Conservative government of John Major sets up the national lottery. It is franchised to a private operator, Canadian-owned Camelot, the following year.
1994; nearly 22 million people watch the first ever national lottery draw, broadcast via a special primetime TV event hosted by Noel Edmonds.
