The Independent logo The Independent 2 weeks ago

Branson hopes for third time lucky on lottery bid

Richard Branson

Bruised by his two unsuccessful bids in the past to run the National Lottery, Sir Richard Branson will make an attempt to acquire a stake in the current lottery operator, Camelot, this week, as the deadline looms for the sale of up to an 80 per cent... Full Article at The Independent

Related Topics:

  1. Victoria Principal
  2. Brian Souter
  3. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya

Related Articles

  1. Guardian Unlimited logo
    Richard Branson may bid for national lottery
    2 weeks ago

    Branson's outfit, the People's Lottery, bid for the initial contract in 1994 and again in 2000 Richard Branson and a number of private equity firms are among potential bidders jostling to buy the 80% of national lottery operator Camelot that has been... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

  2. Times Online logo
    Two tickets for space, window seats please
    3 weeks ago

    It is a scenario too implausible even for the vivid imaginations of the writers of the 1980s soap opera Dallas. Full Article at Times Online

  3. Times Online logo
    Sir Richard Branson hopes as deadline nears for Camelot lottery sale
    3 weeks ago

    The owners of Camelot, the National Lottery operator, have given potential bidders for the business about two weeks to table their opening offers. Full Article at Times Online

  4. MarketWatch logo
    European Stocks to Watch: Europe's lottery operators finding mixed fortunes
    3 weeks ago

    MADRID (MarketWatch) -- When Spain's famed lottery called "El Gordo" -- The Fat One, in English -- rolls around this Christmas, you can bet the country with nearly the highest unemployment in Europe will have plenty of participants. Full Article at MarketWatch

Related Quotes

There are no results for this module. Edi the module to change the search term used to query related quotes.

(What's this?)
  1. Are you a Publisher?

    We built Daylife.com using our SmartMedia Services platform, which can give you thousands of content-rich, advertiser-friendly pages (like this one) on any topic and with full editorial control. Learn More »

    Our Customers
    prev
    next
  2. Our Products
    Daylife Select

    A point & click tool to create dynamic content portals. Learn More »

  3. Daylife API

    Unlimited smart, customizable content to suit any publisher. Learn More »

  4. Enterprise API

    Use the Daylife Platform to distribute content across your sites. Learn More »

  5. SmartContext

    Weave the web's best content into your own. Learn More »

Browse More Photos

Daylife is the web's largest archive of news photos

  1. Chief Executive Officer and President of Victoria's Secret Sharon Turney (L) and English industrialist Richard Branson arrive at the 2009 Victoria's Secret fashion show November 19, 2009 in New York.
  2. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 02: Sir Richard Branson (L) and Holly Branson (R) attend the Virgin Games Charity Gala on November 2, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
  3. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 02: Sir Richard Branson (L) and Clarence Seedorf attend the Virgin Games press conference on November 2, 2009 in Milan, Italy. Virgin Games was set up in 2004 and includes Virgin Casino, Virgin Bingo and Virgin Poker.
  4. Sir Richard Branson (L), founder and president of Britain's Virgin Group, stands next to AC Milan's player Clarence Seedorf during a news conference on the launch of an online poker site in Italy, in downtown Milan November 2, 2009.
  5. LONG BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 27: Sheila Bair, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sir Richard Branson and Robin Roberts participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Women's Conference held at Long Beach Convention Center on October 27, 2009 in Long Beach, California.
  6. (From L) US Nick Baumgartner, France's De La Rue and Austria's Mario Fuchs compete during the Snowboard Cross final race in Valmalenco on March 20, 2009. Czech Michal Novotny won the race while Baumgartner took the second place.

Cast of Characters

  1. Victoria Principal
  2. Brian Souter
  3. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
  4. Steve Fossett Steve Fossett
  5. Paul Allen Paul Allen
  6. Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Corporation