National Lottery set to launch new game 'within weeks' after major upgrade

The National Lottery could be rolling out a new draw game within weeks after completing a £450 million major tech upgrade and reeling in a million more online players.

The lottery firm, which dished out an £83 million jackpot to a UK EuroMillions winner last year, said game launches were imminent.

Operator Allwyn said it had completed a major IT upgrade which involved moving 18 million player records and more than three billion historical transactions from old platforms to new ones, and transforming the technology used by retail partners.

The National Lottery website and app went offline for about 24 hours in January while the work was carried out.

Allwyn took over the 10-year licence to run the National Lottery in 2024 from Camelot, which had operated the draw since its launch in 1994.