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Find out how we licence the different National Lottery games and details of changes to games over time.
Published: 13 August 2020
Last updated: 6 February 2024
This version was printed or saved on: 2 November 2024
Online version: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-and-players/guide/national-lottery-games-licences
Overview: We grant licences for each game, or class of games, promoted as part of the National Lottery, these include:
Whenever Allwyn wants to make changes to any of these games it must apply to us for approval.
Before we approve any changes to the game licence or licence additional games we consider:
The licence to run the National Lottery is called the Section 5 licence. We check that Allwyn complies with the terms of both the Section 5 and Section 6 licences.
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