Talk:The Health Lottery

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The table headed "Heath Lottery needs a better position - i.e. left-justfied after the text in "Prizes and Odds of Winning" - something I don't know how to do and don't have the time (now) to work out. Harry The Bustard (talk) 11:22, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

The table headed "Breakdown of Health Lottery revenue" would be better placed under a new section with a relevant title. Harry The Bustard (talk) 11:22, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Suggested additions from The Health Lottery
Some suggested additions for this page from The Health Lottery (here declaring COI). Please have a look and see if you think the information is appropriate and of value.

I've suggested some new sections:
 * Structure, explaining how the lottery is set up
 * Gameplay, with an overview of the game
 * Ways to play, where tickets can be purchased

Also recommend changing section name 'Drawing' to 'Results coverage'.

Please note the figure 57% currently included the Good Causes>Break down of Health Lottery Revenue table is only an estimate used for modelling purposes. This will only ever be an average figure, as the actual proportion will change each week depending on the number of winners.

General/Intro
The Health Lottery is a lottery game operating in England, Scotland and Wales, which raises money for health-related good causes.

It was officially launched at a press conference on Tuesday 27th September 2011, with the first weekly draw taking place on Saturday 8th October.

The Health Lottery is licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission and run by The Health Lottery ELM Ltd, which is owned by Northern and Shell plc. (http://www.healthlottery.co.uk/lottery/terms-and-conditions)

Structure
The Health Lottery is not a national lottery. It is made up of 51 society lotteries, each one representing at least one local authority area within England, Scotland and Wales.

Each society lottery is licensed by the Gambling Commission and operates as an individual Community Interest Company, or CIC.

Different CICs take turns in participating in a weekly draw so each week different CICs are represented and every region gets a share of the pot. Money is then donated to support health-related good causes within their respective local areas.

The Health Lottery ELM Ltd operates as an external lottery manager to oversee the society lotteries. However the allocation of funds to good causes raised by the Health Lottery is determined by the relevant CICs and their partner charity, the People’s Health Trust, and not by The Health Lottery ELM Ltd (http://www.healthlottery.co.uk/lottery/terms-and-conditions)

Of every £1 ticket purchase 20p is donated to good causes.

Gameplay
It costs £1 per line of 5 numbers to enter the Health Lottery. The game is a 5-ball draw with 3 fixed prizes. Players choose 5 numbers from the range 1 to 50, or can opt for a Quick Pick. There is 1 draw per week, on Saturday evenings. Prizes are awarded to players who match 3, 4, or all 5 numbers.

Ways to play
Health Lottery tickets can be purchased from Health Lottery retailers over the counter (http://www.talkingretail.com/news/independent-news/convenience-stores-set-to-back-launch-of-the-health-lottery) or online at www.healthlottery.co.uk.

To open an online account players must have a GB bank account and a GB address.

Results Coverage
The televised draw is shown every Saturday evening on both Channel 5 and ITV1. Draw results are also posted at www.healthlottery.co.uk and www.Health-lottery.org

Good Causes
The Health Lottery aims to raise £50 million a year to tackle health inequalities in Britain (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15072960).

An independent charity, the People’s Health Trust, is responsible for deciding where the good causes money raised by The Health Lottery goes. (http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/index.php/about-us)

TheHealthLottery (talk) 12:37, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

I don't think you're supposed to interfere on a page if you have interest in it's subject, "TheHealthLottery". This comment is clearly an advert, not a suggestion about this encyclopedia page. Pollythewasp (talk) 11:32, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Creating account for health lottery
Am trying to register and open an account for health lottery ?

ColinAFoulkes (talk) 21:40, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

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Players must be at least 16 years old. Syndicates can be set up to play The Health Lottery, but members must be aged 16 or older. Tickets may be bought in stores located in the UK, except in Northern Ireland, or online.
 * Eligibility==

The £1 Lottery Draw is the Health Lottery's main game. Draws take place every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Players must pick 5 different numbers from 1 through 50. 5 main balls are drawn in addition to a bonus ball. Players win prizes depending on the number of balls they guess correctly. The £1 Lottery Draw previously only took place on Wednesday and Saturday.
 * Games==
 * Current Games===
 * £1 Lottery Draw====

Quickwin was launched in November 2017. Lotteries are drawn every 3 minutes online. The structure is similar to the main £ Lottery game: players must either select 5 numbers between 1 and 50 or opt for QuickPick, which selects numbers at random. The guaranteed jackpot for correctly choosing 5 balls is £25,000.
 * Quickwin====

Health Bingo is the official Bingo partner of the Health Lottery. Health Lottery players can play bingo and other games while contributing to nonprofit organizations. Health Bingo was replaced with Health Games.
 * Health Bingo====

Health Games was launched in February 2018 and it offers over 400 games, slots and casino games. Health Games players can play while contributing to good causes as 5% of the profits will be donated to health related charities in the U.K. The 50p Game was launched in January 2015 in addition to the main Health Lottery draws. The game was held on Tuesday and Fridays and the tickets were 50p. The game ran for nine months before being discontinued in October 2015. The game was replaced with additional £1 Health Lottery Draws.
 * Health Games====
 * Discontinued Games===
 * The 50p Game====

The Mobile Lottery was introduced on May 2017. The lottery was subscription based, costing £2 per week. Players had three chances throughout the week to win a jackpot of £25,000, as well as a weekly raffle prize of up to £50,000. The mobile phone number of the player acted as the players lottery numbers.
 * The Mobile Lottery====

On 3rd June 2017 The Health Lottery aired their final televised draw show on Channel 5 and continue to draw the winning numbers from ball machines without televising them.
 * (from Broadcasting section)


 * Presenters
 * Melinda Messenger (October 2011 - May 2012)
 * Natalie Cassidy (May 2012–December 2013)
 * Jenny Powell (October 2012 - December 2014)
 * Anne Diamond (January 2014 –January 2015)
 * Sian Welby (April 2013— June 2017)
 * Anna Johnson (January 2015 - August 2015)
 * Anthea Turner (August - October 2015)


 * Where the money goes==

Players must choose 5 different numbers from 1 to 50, or can opt for their numbers to be selected randomly by machine (a 'Quick Pick'). The cost per play is £1.
 * Prizes==

The previous prize structure was as follows:

From the draw on 11 May 2013, there is the addition of a bonus ball number. The bonus number is drawn after the 5 main balls, and prizes can be won for matching 2, 3 or 4 main balls with the bonus ball. The new prize structure is:

* Promotional prize

Top prize is 10% of ticket sales up to £100,000. Prize is shared if more than one match 5 winner. Prize Structure for QuickWin:

-- Jytdog (talk) 18:01, 13 March 2018 (UTC)