<p>理查德·德斯蒙德与国家彩票的法律斗争遭遇挫折，法官驳回了他追回 7000 万英镑补助的请求。</p>
<p>这位媒体大亨声称，前运营商保留的用于慈善捐款的资金代表了一种 “补贴”，因此应从现在持有许可证的卡雷尔·科马雷克控制的 Allwyn 公司中追回。</p>
<p>德斯蒙德先生的北方与壳牌集团在他未能获得第四个国家彩票许可证后发起了这项法律行动。</p>
<p>但在周四的判决中，竞争上诉法庭驳回了该索赔，裁定 7000 万英镑的支付 “符合正常市场条件”，因此不构成补贴。</p>
<p>法官还裁定，北方与壳牌在得知该支付后等待四个月才提起诉讼，属于不当延误。</p>
<h2>长期法律斗争</h2>
<p>这一判决对德斯蒙德先生在与赌博委员会的国家彩票激烈法律争端中是一次打击。</p>
<p>这位 74 岁的老人对监管机构提出了 13 亿英镑的单独索赔，理由是未能授予他最新的 10 年许可证，认为招标过程不公平。该案件的判决预计将在四月作出。</p>
<p>较小的索赔与赌博委员会允许前运营商 Camelot 从用于慈善捐款的资金池中提取 7000 多万英镑并将其再投资于彩票营销的决定有关。</p>
<p>北方与壳牌认为，这 “赋予了 Camelot 和 Allwyn 经济优势”，后者在 2024 年初获得彩票控制权后收购了 Camelot。</p>
<p>该金额是从国家彩票分配基金中提取的，该基金收集未作为奖金支付的彩票收入，并将其分配给公益事业。</p>
<p>德斯蒙德先生公司的一位消息人士表示，这 7000 万英镑本可以用于支持英国奥运运动员或其他主要的英国慈善机构。</p>
<p>在辩护中，赌博委员会表示，这笔钱的保留目的是为了营销国家彩票，以增加回报，从而支付更多给公益事业。</p>
<p>监管机构表示，这项投资不构成补贴，Camelot 和 Allwyn 并未获得经济优势，理性的商业运营者会批准这项投资。</p>
<h2>彩票销售下滑</h2>
<p>德斯蒙德先生的法律斗争发生在对 Allwyn 处理国家彩票许可证的激烈审查背景下。</p>
<p>该公司长期承诺的 IT 升级遭遇延误和故障，目前预计超出预算 2.5 亿英镑。</p>
<p>与此同时，彩票销售下滑使 Allwyn 雄心勃勃的承诺在许可证期间将慈善捐款翻倍的目标受到质疑。</p>
<p>最近的数据显示，去年最后三个月彩票的慈善捐款降至两年来的最低点，因为刮刮乐和 EuroMillions 游戏的销售下降。</p>
<p>克利福德·昌斯的合伙人萨曼莎·沃德表示：“我们对法庭的判决感到高兴，这是根据 2022 年补贴控制法提出的第三起补贴控制挑战。”</p>
<p>“法庭确认，赌博委员会没有向我们的客户 Camelot 或 Allwyn 提供任何补贴。”</p>
<p>北方与壳牌的一位发言人表示，该公司对判决感到失望，并正在考虑其选择。</p>
<p>他们补充道：“N&amp;S 从其申请中没有获得任何利益。CAT 的任何补救措施都将要求将资金偿还给公益事业，而不是 N&amp;S。</p>
<p>“然而，N&amp;S 试图强调 Camelot 在获得国家彩票超过 900 万英镑利润的同时，实际上从公益事业中获得 7000 万英镑的补贴是不公平的。</p>
<p>“N&amp;S 坚持其提出申请的决定，并欢迎在法庭上提出此事的机会。”</p>
<p>赌博委员会已被联系以发表评论。</p>

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<p>理查德·德斯蒙德（Richard Desmond）试图从国家彩票追回 7000 万英镑补助的法律诉讼被竞争上诉法庭驳回。法官裁定，该支付与市场条件一致，并非补贴。德斯蒙德的北方与壳牌集团（Northern and Shell）声称，在失去对 Allwyn 的彩票许可证后，这笔资金应被归还。此裁决是更广泛法律争议的一部分，包括针对赌博委员会（Gambling Commission）关于许可流程的另一起 13 亿英镑的索赔。此案突显了彩票销售下降和 Allwyn 对许可证管理的持续问题</p>

<p>Richard Desmond’s legal battle against the National Lottery has been dealt a setback after a judge dismissed his attempt to recoup a £70m handout.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>理查德·德斯蒙德与国家彩票的法律斗争遭遇挫折，法官驳回了他追回 7000 万英镑补助的请求。</p>
</div><p>The media mogul had alleged that funds set aside for charitable donations that were retained by the previous operator represented a “subsidy” and should therefore be recovered from Allwyn, the company controlled by Karel Komárek that now holds the licence.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这位媒体大亨声称，前运营商保留的用于慈善捐款的资金代表了一种 “补贴”，因此应从现在持有许可证的卡雷尔·科马雷克控制的 Allwyn 公司中追回。</p>
</div><p>Mr Desmond’s Northern and Shell group launched the legal action after he lost out to Allwyn in an effort to secure the fourth National Lottery licence.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>德斯蒙德先生的北方与壳牌集团在他未能获得第四个国家彩票许可证后发起了这项法律行动。</p>
</div><p>But in its judgment on Thursday, the Competition Appeal Tribunal dismissed the claim, ruling that the £70m payout was “consistent with normal market conditions” and therefore did not constitute a subsidy.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>但在周四的判决中，竞争上诉法庭驳回了该索赔，裁定 7000 万英镑的支付 “符合正常市场条件”，因此不构成补贴。</p>
</div><p>The judge also ruled that Northern and Shell had delayed unduly by waiting four months after becoming aware of the payment to issue proceedings.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>法官还裁定，北方与壳牌在得知该支付后等待四个月才提起诉讼，属于不当延误。</p>
</div><h2>Long-running legal battle</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>长期法律斗争</h2>
</div><p>The verdict marks a blow for Mr Desmond in a bitter legal dispute with the Gambling Commission over the National Lottery.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这一判决对德斯蒙德先生在与赌博委员会的国家彩票激烈法律争端中是一次打击。</p>
</div><p>The 74-year-old has mounted a separate £1.3bn claim against the regulator over its failure to award him the latest 10-year licence, arguing that the bidding process was unfair. A judgment in that case is expected in April.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这位 74 岁的老人对监管机构提出了 13 亿英镑的单独索赔，理由是未能授予他最新的 10 年许可证，认为招标过程不公平。该案件的判决预计将在四月作出。</p>
</div><p>The smaller claim related to the Gambling Commission’s decision to allow previous operator Camelot to take just over £70m from a pool set aside for charitable donations and reinvest it in marketing the lottery.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>较小的索赔与赌博委员会允许前运营商 Camelot 从用于慈善捐款的资金池中提取 7000 多万英镑并将其再投资于彩票营销的决定有关。</p>
</div><p>Northern and Shell argued that this “conferred an economic advantage” on both Camelot and Allwyn, which acquired Camelot after gaining control of the lottery in early 2024.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>北方与壳牌认为，这 “赋予了 Camelot 和 Allwyn 经济优势”，后者在 2024 年初获得彩票控制权后收购了 Camelot。</p>
</div><p>The sum was withdrawn from the National Lottery Distribution Fund, a pot that collects revenues from the lottery not paid out as prizes and hands them out to good causes.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该金额是从国家彩票分配基金中提取的，该基金收集未作为奖金支付的彩票收入，并将其分配给公益事业。</p>
</div><p>A source close to Mr Desmond’s company argued that the £70m could have been used to support British Olympic athletes or other major UK charities.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>德斯蒙德先生公司的一位消息人士表示，这 7000 万英镑本可以用于支持英国奥运运动员或其他主要的英国慈善机构。</p>
</div><p>In its defence, the Gambling Commission argued that the money was retained with the purpose of marketing the National Lottery to increase returns and therefore pay out more to good causes.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在辩护中，赌博委员会表示，这笔钱的保留目的是为了营销国家彩票，以增加回报，从而支付更多给公益事业。</p>
</div><p>The regulator said the investment did not amount to a subsidy, that Camelot and Allwyn were not economically advantaged and that a rational commercial operator would have approved the investment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>监管机构表示，这项投资不构成补贴，Camelot 和 Allwyn 并未获得经济优势，理性的商业运营者会批准这项投资。</p>
</div><h2>Declining lottery sales</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>彩票销售下滑</h2>
</div><p>Mr Desmond’s legal battle comes against the backdrop of fierce scrutiny of Allwyn’s handling of the National Lottery licence.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>德斯蒙德先生的法律斗争发生在对 Allwyn 处理国家彩票许可证的激烈审查背景下。</p>
</div><p>The company’s long-promised IT upgrade has been beset by delays and outages and is now on track to go £250m over budget.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该公司长期承诺的 IT 升级遭遇延误和故障，目前预计超出预算 2.5 亿英镑。</p>
</div><p>Meanwhile, declining lottery sales have put Allwyn’s ambitious pledge to double charitable donations over the course of the licence in doubt.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>与此同时，彩票销售下滑使 Allwyn 雄心勃勃的承诺在许可证期间将慈善捐款翻倍的目标受到质疑。</p>
</div><p>Recent figures showed the lottery’s charitable donations fell to a two-year low in the final three months of last year as sales of scratch cards and EuroMillions games fell.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>最近的数据显示，去年最后三个月彩票的慈善捐款降至两年来的最低点，因为刮刮乐和 EuroMillions 游戏的销售下降。</p>
</div><p>Samantha Ward, a partner at Clifford Chance, which is advising Camelot and Allwyn, said: “We are delighted with the Tribunal’s judgment in what is only the third subsidy control challenge brought under the Subsidy Control Act 2022.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>克利福德·昌斯的合伙人萨曼莎·沃德表示：“我们对法庭的判决感到高兴，这是根据 2022 年补贴控制法提出的第三起补贴控制挑战。”</p>
</div><p>“The Tribunal has confirmed that no subsidy was provided by the Gambling Commission to our clients Camelot or Allwyn.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“法庭确认，赌博委员会没有向我们的客户 Camelot 或 Allwyn 提供任何补贴。”</p>
</div><p>A spokesman for Northern and Shell said the company was disappointed with the judgment and was considering its options.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>北方与壳牌的一位发言人表示，该公司对判决感到失望，并正在考虑其选择。</p>
</div><p>They added: “N&amp;S stood to gain nothing from its application. Any remedy from the CAT would have required the repayment of funds to good causes, not to N&amp;S.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>他们补充道：“N&amp;S 从其申请中没有获得任何利益。CAT 的任何补救措施都将要求将资金偿还给公益事业，而不是 N&amp;S。</p>
</div><p>“However, N&amp;S sought to highlight what it felt was the unfairness of Camelot effectively being given £70m from good causes at a time when it made over £90m in profit from the National Lottery.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“然而，N&amp;S 试图强调 Camelot 在获得国家彩票超过 900 万英镑利润的同时，实际上从公益事业中获得 7000 万英镑的补贴是不公平的。</p>
</div><p>“N&amp;S stands by its decision to bring the application and welcomed the opportunity for the matter to be raised at the Tribunal.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“N&amp;S 坚持其提出申请的决定，并欢迎在法庭上提出此事的机会。”</p>
</div><p>The Gambling Commission was contacted for comment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>赌博委员会已被联系以发表评论。</p>
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理查德·德斯蒙德在 7000 万英镑彩票分配案中败诉