Richard Desmond loses £1.3billion lotto jackpot claim that The National Lottery bid was unfair and now faces huge legal costs after a judge ruled there was 'really no basis' for his complaints
- Posted on April 17, 2026
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Richard Desmond loses £1.3billion lotto jackpot claim that The National Lottery bid was unfair and now faces huge legal costs after a judge ruled there was 'really no basis' for his complaints

Richard Desmond and his lottery firms faces a legal bill running into tens of millions after losing a High Court claim that he was owed £1.3billion for failing to win the competition to run The National Lottery.