Desmond’s Northern & Shell and a subsidiary, the New Lottery Company, have filed a lawsuit against the Gambling Commission, according to the Supreme Court’s April 13 filing – as the third party to challenge the prize. The committee announced the victory of Allwyn in the fourth tender for the highly lucrative National Lottery contract last month, ending Camelot’s 27 years of uninterrupted operation. Camelot generated net revenue of 30 730 million a year through March 2021 with revenue of ,4 8.4 billion from nearly 10 million players. The current license is scheduled to expire in 2024, 30 years after the lottery opened in 1994. However, Camelot, which owns a pension fund for Ontario teachers and technology provider International Game Technology, has also filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the commission’s decision. The contest was covered in secrecy, with code names used internally by the committee to prevent details of the crisis process from being leaked. Northern & Shell, which owns the Health Lottery, has not previously made its offer public and there are no other details available to the public regarding the former baron porn’s claim. The plaintiffs are being represented by law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, in a case first reported by the Financial Times. Another bidder, the Italian company Sisal, which was bought during the tender by Paddy Power owner Flutter, is also considering joining Camelot, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The Gaming Commission declined to comment on Northern & Shell’s action. When Camelot announced its action on April 1, the committee said: “Our competition and evaluation were conducted fairly and lawfully in accordance with our statutory obligations and we are confident that a court will reach this conclusion.” Allwyn is eventually owned by Czech billionaire Karel Komárek and is already running lotteries in the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Austria. She hired prominent British businessmen to bid on her bid, including Sir Keith Mills, who had London’s winning bid for the 2012 Olympics, and Sainsbury’s former boss, Justin King. Subscribe to the daily Business Today email or follow the Guardian Business on Twitter at @BusinessDesk After winning the contract competition, Allwyn said he planned to “make more money for good cause and the public wallet”, as well as to stop “slipping into scratches and winning games, taking due account of the wider social impact that can be to have”. He also said that Camelot employees “would all be welcome to join us”. Camelot employs 1,000 people in Watford. Allwyn and Northern & Shell were invited to comment.