UK National Lottery winner Allwyn is already touring London’s larger agencies according to reports. Allwyn, aka Czech operator Sazka, takes over the lottery from long-term holder Camelot in 2024. Camelot’s account is with adam&eveDDB.
To a large degree such big lotteries are largely advertising businesses. The UK National Lottery now operates in a far more crowded market than in the early days of Camelot, with successful entrants like The People’s Postcode Lottery. All promise large sums to charities and Allwyn says it will deliver far more than Camelot has. Camelot is a highly profitable business in its own right.
Whichever agency wins, it can look forward to a £60m budget at least. All the holding companies will be forming bespoke teams to pitch.
