Daily Play Results

Background

Camelot is required to ensure that any material and its content designed to encourage or enable a player to enter into or play a lottery game is accurate, does not mislead players and is compatible with the game rules and procedures for that game.

Condition

Condition 9(31) of the licence granted under Section 5 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (as amended).

Description

On 1 May 2006, between the hours of 13:00 and 20:50, Daily Play results were incorrectly displayed on the National Lottery website.  For every draw the 6th number was displayed as being the same as the 7th.

Regulatory Action

The Commission wrote to Camelot, considered its response and subsequently decided that there had been a contravention of the licence requirement.  The Commission decided that, although the error was unlikely to be misleading to players, it was inaccurate.  A licence breach was recorded on 17 August 2006.

Outcome

Camelot was able to resolve this error within a relatively short period of time, minimising the effect upon players.