2006/2007 Breaches

This section will contain licence breaches as recorded by the National Lottery Commission for the period 2006/2007.

• 'Cars N Cash'

  On 10 January 2006, between the hours of 15:15 and 17:45, the Interactive Instant Win game ‘Cars N Cash’ was advertised on the National Lottery website homepage as being available to play for £1. The actual cost to play this game is £2.

• Lotto HotPicks Promotion

  There was a HotPick 1 Giveaway planned for 20 to 26 November 2005. Due to a software error, a number of players who purchased Lotto tickets from Tesco checkouts were not issued with a free ticket.

• Daily Play Results

  On 1 May 2006, between the hours of 13:00 and 20:50, Daily Play results were incorrectly displayed on the National Lottery website.

• Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund Payment

  Camelot makes payments to the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF) and Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF) based on the numbers of tickets/plays sold and the prize payout on these games. In April there was an underpayment to the OLDF and an equivalent overpayment to the NLDF as a result of a change in the proceeds of Interactive Instant Win games.

• Fair-weather Fortune

  On 18 October 2005, a system fault caused errors in the animation of a Fair-weather Fortune Interactive Instant Win Game, which had the potential to confuse the player about the way the game should be played, the prizes available to be won and whether they had won a prize.

• 'Weekly Payout'

  On 12 April 2006, between the hours of 11:26 and 13:42, the Interactive Instant Win game ‘Weekly payout’ was advertised on the National Lottery website homepage as being available to play for £1. The actual cost to play this game is £2. During the time that the inaccurate information was displayed 119 people played the game.

• WAP Information Service

  Between 23 October 2005 and 16 June 2006 prize amounts for HotPicks3 were incorrectly shown on the National Lottery WAP Information Service.

• Incorrect jackpot message on EuroMillions tickets

  On 27July 2006, the jackpot information that many players were given on their EuroMillions tickets overstated the top prize amount, referring to a jackpot of £24 million rather than £10 million.

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