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The National Lottery changes operator for first time in 30 Years
Allwyn revolutionises National Lottery prize payments with new digital solution Allwyn welcomes today’s statement from the Gambling Commission declaring the company has been selected as the Preferred Applicant of the Fourth National Lottery Licence. New Operation Guardian programme delivers best-ever first time pass rate for age-related checks 10,000+ lucky ‘mid-tier’ winners have now collectively been paid over £15m through the direct-to-bank payment technology. Allwyn tops £15m in National Lottery prizes using new digital payment solution
Allwyn sets out next steps for retailers ahead of National Lottery changeover We welcome and support the Government’s clear-sighted decision to protect The National Lottery and ensure a lotteries sector centred on one national lottery. Allwyn thanks National Lottery retailers for achieving record-breaking results in 2024 mystery shopper age checks
Allwyn’s ambition is to offer more games, attract more players, inject more entertainment, create more winners, and raise more money for National Lottery-funded projects. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the Business Combination of CRHCs’ directors and officers in CRHC’s filings with the SEC, including CRHC’s registration statement on Form S-1, which was originally filed with the SEC on July 31, 2020. The Company promotes active lifestyles as major sponsors of professional and mass sport, including Olympic teams, professional football and basketball teams, and after-school programs and activities for children. Since 2014, Allwyn’s business has provided major support for the renovation and modernization of Greece’s most important, largest and oldest children’s hospitals. A leading multinational lottery operator, Allwyn operates lotteries in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Italy, and forecasts approximately $810 million (€710 million) in Adjusted EBITDA from approximately $1.7 billion (€1.5 billion) in net gaming revenue in 2022. With a history of robust organic growth complemented by value-accretive acquisitions, Allwyn’s management team has built a platform whose component businesses (on a 100% basis) collected approximately €16 billion in wagers over the 12-month period ended June 30, 2021.
Karel Komárek, Chairman of the Board of Allwyn and Founder of KKCG Investment Group, Allwyn’s majority owner, stated, “Listing on the NYSE is the next chapter in Allwyn’s history and track record of shared success benefitting players, communities, governments and investors. “I am immensely proud of what the team have delivered and the part I have been able to play over these last two years in leading them. I look forward to working with our UK team and partners, along with colleagues from throughout the Allwyn Group to deliver on our commitment for a bigger, better and safer National Lottery.”
More money for National Lottery-funded projects and initiatives
“Allwyn’s new licence will see The National Lottery fund even more important initiatives through its commitment to raising millions more pounds for good causes. We want the birthday year, and the decade that follows, to be full of more unmissable and unforgettable moments for more people in more ways.” It will be a journey that will take time – but one that has many incredible milestones along the way, offering us more opportunities to reflect on all the good that comes from it. Allwyn will also directly invest a ring-fenced £1 million every year from its own profits into social value initiatives, in collaboration with its operational and business partners, to help deliver a positive legacy.
Allwyn launches ‘Big Thank You’ giveaway for independent retailers, with amazing prizes up for grabs
- We want millions more people playing a little, attracting new players and bringing back those who used to play, while also energising The National Lottery’s existing player base.
- I feel trusted by teams and stakeholders to make decisions that keep our retailers at the heart of everything we do.
- I look forward to working with our UK team and partners, along with colleagues from throughout the Allwyn Group to deliver on our commitment for a bigger, better and safer National Lottery.”
- Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the Business Combination of CRHCs’ directors and officers in CRHC’s filings with the SEC, including CRHC’s registration statement on Form S-1, which was originally filed with the SEC on July 31, 2020.
- With consumers expecting the option to experience and pay for entertainment online, Allwyn is building stronger, more individualized and more valuable relationships with our customers.
- Allwyn tops £15m in National Lottery prizes using new digital payment solution
In addition to in-store changes, Allwyn is investing in a broader technology transformation programme to support the modernisation of The National Lottery, including the move to a new technology platform with Scientific Games. Allwyn has today launched a Allwin Casino special competition to thank National Lottery independent retailers for all of their support Allwyn thanks retailers for their continued support during upcoming significant upgrades The benefits to retailers from selling The National Lottery and operator Allwyn’s plans to help Scotland’s high streets were set out by renowned retailer and Allwyn Chair, Justin King CBE
We are immensely proud of having been entrusted with the stewardship of this national institution as the operator for the ten years of the Fourth Licence. He led the team that won the bid to operate the Fourth Licence and has guided it whilst the various legal challenges have been addressed, since we were awarded Preferred Applicant status in March 2022. I’m really looking forward to working with Justin, the Allwyn board and the wider management team to manage the transition as we take over in 2024.” “The whole team at Allwyn is immensely proud to be taking on the responsibility for growing the National Lottery over the next ten years. As the new operator of the National Lottery, Allwyn will prioritise the protection of all participants, particularly those who are vulnerable, and discourage excess, unaffordable play whether online or in stores.
I’ve had some great conversations with Allwyn over the last year and I know how seriously they’re taking their commitment to retailers, so I’m really excited to see what the next decade brings.” The high street will continue to play an important role over the coming decade with over 40,000 retailers selling National Lottery products. Allwyn’s games strategy over the course of the licence aims to create even more new millionaires and prize winners.
- Team GB and ParalympicsGB stars have been selected to receive funding to support grassroots projects close to their hearts
- New digital payment solution will see retail prizes of between £500.01 and £50,000 in players’ pockets in record time
- At Allwyn, we’re committed to creating a workplace where disabled and neurodiverse people can thrive.
- The Form F-4 will be sent to each of CRHC’s shareholders, and Allywn Entertainment AG and CRHC will file other relevant materials with the SEC in connection with the proposed business combination.
- At Allwyn, we are dedicated to changing lives and growing the National Lottery responsibly, championing its positive impact on people, places, and the planet.
- Allwyn’s online portal goes live for National Lottery retailers to sign their transfer of retailer agreement ahead of the Fourth Licence
- The Company promotes active lifestyles as major sponsors of professional and mass sport, including Olympic teams, professional football and basketball teams, and after-school programs and activities for children.
Meet the team
Allwyn’s highly capable and experienced UK team continues to grow and is underpinned by the operating excellence of its global parent company – a leading global lottery operator -whose trusted brands and industry-leading technology are the backbone of thriving lottery operations in Italy, Austria, Greece, Cyprus and the Czech Republic. We have brought together an impressive leadership team with extensive experience in the UK’s lottery, retail, gaming, digital, entertainment and charity sectors. This technology modernisation will enable a richer and more relevant experience for individual players, while also using data to support healthy play, reflecting Allwyn’s commitment to ensure The National Lottery sets the benchmark in this area over the coming years. Allwyn has already announced a 50% increase in the number of team members supporting retailers. New digital payment solution will see retail prizes of between £500.01 and £50,000 in players’ pockets in record time
The PIPE investment includes participation from a group of international investors, including $50 million from CRHC’s Sponsor entity. Concurrent with the consummation of the proposed transaction, investors have committed to purchase more than $350 million of securities of the combined company (the “PIPE investment”). CRHC, a special purpose acquisition company, holds approximately $828 million of cash in trust. Assuming a price of $10.00 per share of CRHC common stock at the closing of the transaction, non-redeeming CRHC shareholders would receive, in exchange for each share of CRHC common stock held, shares of the post-combination company with value equating to between $10.80 (assuming no redemptions by CRHC shareholders)and $14.00 (assuming redemptions resulting in the maximum exchange ratio).
Changing lives every day
With consumers expecting the option to experience and pay for entertainment online, Allwyn is building stronger, more individualized and more valuable relationships with our customers. I recognise that the next period requires a different leadership approach, better connected to our group, and the leadership team of the outgoing licensee, Camelot UK Limited, and this is therefore the right time for change.” Beyond Allwyn’s stewardship of the National Lottery, the Company is committed to a wider societal contribution centered on three priority areas of protecting the planet through sector-leading net zero plans, empowering people through greater diversity and accessibility and supporting prosperous places by bringing innovation and investment to UK high streets across the country. Allwyn’s plans will transform and improve the way the National Lottery operates; bringing more efficiency, greatly improving convenience and access for participation, utilising technology to protect players from gambling harm and providing new and exciting ways to play.
What we offer
Allwyn Group (“Allwyn”) is a leading multi-national lottery operator.We believe that lotteries can transform lives and life chances. CRHC, the Company and Swiss NewCo and their respective directors and executive officers, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of CRHC stockholders in connection with the Business Combination. The Form F-4 will be sent to each of CRHC’s shareholders, and Allywn Entertainment AG and CRHC will file other relevant materials with the SEC in connection with the proposed business combination. The assumptions and estimates underlying the prospective financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financial information. The Company and CRHC caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive or exhaustive and not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, including projections, which speak only as of the date made. This communication includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the proposed business combination between CRHC and the Company (the “Business Combination”).
In the Czech Republic, 150,000 school children each year participate in a Company-sponsored Olympic-style multi-sport contest, and the Company supports more than 3,200 disadvantaged children in pursuing sports through the Czech Olympic Foundation. It is the biggest supporter of sports in Austria, with its subsidiary, Austrian Lotteries, making a guaranteed annual contribution of at least €80 million to sports, and having provided approximately €1.7 billion in sports funding since 1986. We are excited by the growth opportunities the Company has ahead of it and we look forward to providing our support. Messrs. Gary D. Cohn and Clifton S. Robbins, Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen of Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp., stated, “We have worked with hundreds of management teams and invested in hundreds of companies in our careers, but we founded Cohn Robbins to seek out just one. Online users of Allwyn businesses have more than doubled in the past two years, enabling the Company to establish customer relationships and implement cross-selling initiatives that it expects to create greater value and benefit from low churn rates and customer acquisition costs.