Sugal

Hyderabad, Aug 7 (UNI) Sugal and Damani, a leading lottery operator in India, today reaffirmed its plans for continued international expansion despite being declared the reserved bidder for the third licence for UK National Lottery.

The National Lottery Commission recognised Sugal and Damani's bid as ''strong'' and that the company had met all seven demanding required standards identified in the bid process.

The company, which was the only challenging bidder to emerge against the incubent operator, Camelot Group PLC, was continuing to pursue lottery bids in various parts of the world including Africa and South Asia.

Sugal and Damani intends to grow its presence in the UK in the gaming sector and was likely to bid again for the National Lottery Licence after the next 10-year period.

CEO Kamlesh Vijay in a statement said ''our bid for the UK national lottery licence is proof of the scale of our international ambitions.

We will continue to look for opportunities outside India while at the same time developing our businesses in our home market of one billion people. We have learned a lot from our experience of bidding in the UK.'' The company had proposed establishing a fully UK-based operation to run the lottery and would base its two call centres there.

UNI