Camelot posts strong third quarter

A spokesperson for Camelot said that it had enjoyed a particularly strong performance from the mega-jackpot EuroMillions game and from designated games in support of London 2012, which had now seen its sixth consecutive quarter of growth and so far raised more than us$ 171 million for the 2012 Olympic Games.

A Camelot spokesperson said: "We are very encouraged by the continued growth in National Lottery ticket sales in the nine months to December 30, helping us to deliver millions of pounds more for the Good Causes, building on more than us$ 37 billion raised by lottery players to date. In December we also passed a milestone 2000 lottery millionaires, a landmark in the history of The National Lottery.

"We have seen a particularly strong performance from our mega-jackpot EuroMillions game and from designated games in support of London 2012 which have now seen their sixth consecutive quarter of growth, raising more than us$ 171 million for the London Games. Camelot continues to drive growth across both its draw-based games and the portfolio of scratchcards and Interactive Instant Win Games. Camelot now runs the most successful interactive lottery in the world - and recently passed a landmark 2 million players registered across National Lottery interactive services."