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External Lottery Managers (ELMs)

Request date: 19 May 2023

This version was printed or saved on: 23 April 2025

Online version: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/freedomofinformation/external-lottery-managers-elms

Request

What proportion of local authority lotteries and small society lotteries are attributable to the activities of External Lottery Manager providers rather than being organised by societies/local authorities themselves?

Response

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

In your email you have requested what proportion of local authority lotteries and small society lotteries are attributable to the activities of External Lottery Manager providers rather than being organised by societies/local authorities themselves?

Section 21 of the FOIA provides that information is exempt where it is reasonably accessible elsewhere, information in the latest industry statistics regarding the percentage of Society Lottery sales raised by ELM’s, the figures do not include data for the National Lottery or for Small Society Lottery data. The information can be found here:

https://assets.ctfassets.net (Industry Statistics - November 2022.xlsx) (opens in new tab)

Review of the decision

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email.

Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.

The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in a new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Information Management Team
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP