<p>理查德·德斯蒙德與國家彩票的法律鬥爭遭遇挫折，法官駁回了他追回 7000 萬英鎊補助的請求。</p>
<p>這位媒體大亨聲稱，前運營商保留的用於慈善捐款的資金代表了一種 “補貼”，因此應從現在持有許可證的卡雷爾·科馬雷克控制的 Allwyn 公司中追回。</p>
<p>德斯蒙德先生的北方與殼牌集團在他未能獲得第四個國家彩票許可證後發起了這項法律行動。</p>
<p>但在週四的判決中，競爭上訴法庭駁回了該索賠，裁定 7000 萬英鎊的支付 “符合正常市場條件”，因此不構成補貼。</p>
<p>法官還裁定，北方與殼牌在得知該支付後等待四個月才提起訴訟，屬於不當延誤。</p>
<h2>長期法律鬥爭</h2>
<p>這一判決對德斯蒙德先生在與賭博委員會的國家彩票激烈法律爭端中是一次打擊。</p>
<p>這位 74 歲的老人對監管機構提出了 13 億英鎊的單獨索賠，理由是未能授予他最新的 10 年許可證，認為招標過程不公平。該案件的判決預計將在四月作出。</p>
<p>較小的索賠與賭博委員會允許前運營商 Camelot 從用於慈善捐款的資金池中提取 7000 多萬英鎊並將其再投資於彩票營銷的決定有關。</p>
<p>北方與殼牌認為，這 “賦予了 Camelot 和 Allwyn 經濟優勢”，後者在 2024 年初獲得彩票控制權後收購了 Camelot。</p>
<p>該金額是從國家彩票分配基金中提取的，該基金收集未作為獎金支付的彩票收入，並將其分配給公益事業。</p>
<p>德斯蒙德先生公司的一位消息人士表示，這 7000 萬英鎊本可以用於支持英國奧運運動員或其他主要的英國慈善機構。</p>
<p>在辯護中，賭博委員會表示，這筆錢的保留目的是為了營銷國家彩票，以增加回報，從而支付更多給公益事業。</p>
<p>監管機構表示，這項投資不構成補貼，Camelot 和 Allwyn 並未獲得經濟優勢，理性的商業運營者會批准這項投資。</p>
<h2>彩票銷售下滑</h2>
<p>德斯蒙德先生的法律鬥爭發生在對 Allwyn 處理國家彩票許可證的激烈審查背景下。</p>
<p>該公司長期承諾的 IT 升級遭遇延誤和故障，目前預計超出預算 2.5 億英鎊。</p>
<p>與此同時，彩票銷售下滑使 Allwyn 雄心勃勃的承諾在許可證期間將慈善捐款翻倍的目標受到質疑。</p>
<p>最近的數據顯示，去年最後三個月彩票的慈善捐款降至兩年來的最低點，因為刮刮樂和 EuroMillions 遊戲的銷售下降。</p>
<p>克利福德·昌斯的合夥人薩曼莎·沃德表示：“我們對法庭的判決感到高興，這是根據 2022 年補貼控制法提出的第三起補貼控制挑戰。”</p>
<p>“法庭確認，賭博委員會沒有向我們的客户 Camelot 或 Allwyn 提供任何補貼。”</p>
<p>北方與殼牌的一位發言人表示，該公司對判決感到失望，並正在考慮其選擇。</p>
<p>他們補充道：“N&amp;S 從其申請中沒有獲得任何利益。CAT 的任何補救措施都將要求將資金償還給公益事業，而不是 N&amp;S。</p>
<p>“然而，N&amp;S 試圖強調 Camelot 在獲得國家彩票超過 900 萬英鎊利潤的同時，實際上從公益事業中獲得 7000 萬英鎊的補貼是不公平的。</p>
<p>“N&amp;S 堅持其提出申請的決定，並歡迎在法庭上提出此事的機會。”</p>
<p>賭博委員會已被聯繫以發表評論。</p>

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<p>理查德·德斯蒙德（Richard Desmond）試圖從國家彩票追回 7000 萬英鎊補助的法律訴訟被競爭上訴法庭駁回。法官裁定，該支付與市場條件一致，並非補貼。德斯蒙德的北方與殼牌集團（Northern and Shell）聲稱，在失去對 Allwyn 的彩票許可證後，這筆資金應被歸還。此裁決是更廣泛法律爭議的一部分，包括針對賭博委員會（Gambling Commission）關於許可流程的另一起 13 億英鎊的索賠。此案突顯了彩票銷售下降和 Allwyn 對許可證管理的持續問題</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·德斯蒙德與國家彩票的法律鬥爭遭遇挫折，法官駁回了他追回 7000 萬英鎊補助的請求。</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>這位媒體大亨聲稱，前運營商保留的用於慈善捐款的資金代表了一種 “補貼”，因此應從現在持有許可證的卡雷爾·科馬雷克控制的 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與殼牌集團在他未能獲得第四個國家彩票許可證後發起了這項法律行動。</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>但在週四的判決中，競爭上訴法庭駁回了該索賠，裁定 7000 萬英鎊的支付 “符合正常市場條件”，因此不構成補貼。</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>法官還裁定，北方與殼牌在得知該支付後等待四個月才提起訴訟，屬於不當延誤。</p>
</div><h2>Long-running legal battle</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>長期法律鬥爭</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>這一判決對德斯蒙德先生在與賭博委員會的國家彩票激烈法律爭端中是一次打擊。</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>這位 74 歲的老人對監管機構提出了 13 億英鎊的單獨索賠，理由是未能授予他最新的 10 年許可證，認為招標過程不公平。該案件的判決預計將在四月作出。</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>較小的索賠與賭博委員會允許前運營商 Camelot 從用於慈善捐款的資金池中提取 7000 多萬英鎊並將其再投資於彩票營銷的決定有關。</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>北方與殼牌認為，這 “賦予了 Camelot 和 Allwyn 經濟優勢”，後者在 2024 年初獲得彩票控制權後收購了 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>該金額是從國家彩票分配基金中提取的，該基金收集未作為獎金支付的彩票收入，並將其分配給公益事業。</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，這 7000 萬英鎊本可以用於支持英國奧運運動員或其他主要的英國慈善機構。</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>在辯護中，賭博委員會表示，這筆錢的保留目的是為了營銷國家彩票，以增加回報，從而支付更多給公益事業。</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>監管機構表示，這項投資不構成補貼，Camelot 和 Allwyn 並未獲得經濟優勢，理性的商業運營者會批准這項投資。</p>
</div><h2>Declining lottery sales</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>彩票銷售下滑</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鬥爭發生在對 Allwyn 處理國家彩票許可證的激烈審查背景下。</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>該公司長期承諾的 IT 升級遭遇延誤和故障，目前預計超出預算 2.5 億英鎊。</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>與此同時，彩票銷售下滑使 Allwyn 雄心勃勃的承諾在許可證期間將慈善捐款翻倍的目標受到質疑。</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>最近的數據顯示，去年最後三個月彩票的慈善捐款降至兩年來的最低點，因為刮刮樂和 EuroMillions 遊戲的銷售下降。</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·昌斯的合夥人薩曼莎·沃德表示：“我們對法庭的判決感到高興，這是根據 2022 年補貼控制法提出的第三起補貼控制挑戰。”</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>“法庭確認，賭博委員會沒有向我們的客户 Camelot 或 Allwyn 提供任何補貼。”</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>北方與殼牌的一位發言人表示，該公司對判決感到失望，並正在考慮其選擇。</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>他們補充道：“N&amp;S 從其申請中沒有獲得任何利益。CAT 的任何補救措施都將要求將資金償還給公益事業，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 試圖強調 Camelot 在獲得國家彩票超過 900 萬英鎊利潤的同時，實際上從公益事業中獲得 7000 萬英鎊的補貼是不公平的。</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 堅持其提出申請的決定，並歡迎在法庭上提出此事的機會。”</p>
</div><p>The Gambling Commission was contacted for comment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>賭博委員會已被聯繫以發表評論。</p>
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理查德·德斯蒙德在 7000 萬英鎊彩票分配案中敗訴