The Camelot signs at its former headquarters are set to be replaced by its rival’s after plans were approved.
Allwyn will take control of the National Lottery from Camelot on February 1, 2024, after officially being awarded the licence by the UK Gambling Commission.
After the lottery-operator confirmed it would retain Watford as the home of the National Lottery last year, it submitted plans to replace the signs on the Tolpits Lane building in August.
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On Tuesday (October 10), Three Rivers District Council approved the plans and only placed only fairly standard conditions on the work.
Where the signs currently read 'Camelot' they will instead say 'Allwyn'.
Batchworth Community Council had no objections to the proposed sign changes.
Allwyn previously confirmed it had agreed a deal on an additional office in Watford, Iveco House above Watford Junction train station, alongside the existing Camelot headquarters in Tolpits Lane.
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The office opening was intended to ensure Allwyn and Camelot can “work collaboratively to deliver the transition successfully”.
Retailers will have until December to transfer their agreements from Camelot to Allwyn after the ten-year license was awarded in September 2022.
Allwyn, previously known as Sazka, runs lotteries in Austria, Italy, and Greece and agreed a deal to buy Camelot UK in November 2022.
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