A village football club in County Durham is set to replace the “worst changing rooms in the UK” after receiving lottery funding as part of the Olympic legacy programme. The National Lottery will give Cockfield Parish Council £50,000 for the project. The funding has come through Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund, which was shared between 30 projects...

Blue Label Telecoms, via its subsidiary Blue Label Distribution, has announced the launch of the PlaySALottery voucher, in partnership with the South African National Lotto operator, Gidani, and Lidonga Technologies. PlaySALottery will provide the technical ability for consumers to now buy Lotto tickets on their cellphones. PlaySALottery is a prepaid voucher...

Canadian state-run provincial lottery operator Loto-Quebec has announced that punters will soon be able to purchase tickets for its Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49, Quebec 49, Banco and Extra draws online using its EspaceJeux.com domain. The Atlantic Lotteries Corporation (ALC) and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) already sell their lottery products on the...

Following a 13-week rollover, the Euro Jackpot lottery, which is only open to players from Germany, Spain, Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia and Finland, hit a record €27.5 million. And a mystery German player managed to win the jackpot, despite having only 6 of the 7 correct numbers. A Westlotto spokesperson said that the lucky winner, whose...