Labour comments on the Gambling Commission’s preferred applicant to run the National Lottery

Alex Davies-Jones, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Tech, Gambling and the Digital Economy, commenting on the Gambling Commission’s announcement that Allwyn Entertainment is the preferred applicant to run the National Lottery, said:

“At a time when the Putin regime is committing atrocities against the Ukrainian people, given the reported links between Allwyn and Gazprom, the government must set out that they are satisfied this company does not have links to the Russian regime.

“This is a big change for a valued British institution which has stepped in to invest in our communities and social fabric through a decade of government neglect.

“If Allwyn keep the lottery licence, they must uphold a fair and open approach, increase transparency around how lottery money is spent and allocated, and prioritise funds being distributed to projects in areas across the UK who play the National Lottery the most.”