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Branson calls halt to Lottery fight

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Howard Lake | 11 January 2001 | News

Despite indications yesterday that he might take the issue to court, Virgin chief Richard Branson has finally abandoned his bid to win control of the National Lottery. He said he would never again bid for the lottery licence.

Read Branson throws in lottery towel at SocietyGuardian.

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.

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