Allwyn Entertainment, a Leading Multinational Lottery Operator, to Support Growth with New York Stock Exchange Listing in Partnership with Publicly-Traded Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp

Karel Komárek, Chairman of the Board of Allwyn and Founder of KKCG Investment Group, Allwyn’s majority owner, stated, “Listing on the NYSE is the next chapter in Allwyn’s history and track record of shared success benefitting players, communities, governments and investors. “I am immensely proud of what the team have delivered and the part I have been able to play over these last two years in leading them. I look forward to working with our UK team and partners, along with colleagues from throughout the Allwyn Group to deliver on our commitment for a bigger, better and safer National Lottery.”

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The changes we need to make to achieve these ambitions are largely behind the scenes and relate to technology and infrastructure. It’s a balance that lets us come together to connect, while keeping the flexibility to support your lifestyle.‍Sustainability is central to how we design and operate our spaces, with our offices powered by renewable energy with long-term impact in mind.‍ Natural lighting, biophilic design features, and accessible layouts all contribute to spaces that feel energising and inclusive.‍We embrace a hybrid way of working, while each team works slightly differently, we typically spend three days per week in the office. Letting colleagues know that some extra help, understanding, or just more time might be needed. We advertise all our jobs on this platform to ensure our jobs are accessible to more people.
Once complete, we’ll finalise your contract ready for you to join us on day one, for a company induction. As a regulated business, we carry out vetting checks in line with Gambling Commission requirements, managed by a third-party provider. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will talk you through the offer, benefits and next steps.

Allwyn UK confirms appointment of Robert Chvátal as Interim CEO

We are immensely proud of having been entrusted with the stewardship of this national institution as the operator for the ten years of the Fourth Licence. He led the team that won the bid to operate the Fourth Licence and has guided it whilst the various legal challenges have been addressed, since we were awarded Preferred Applicant status in March 2022. I’m really looking forward to working with Justin, the Allwyn board and the wider management team to manage the transition as we take over in 2024.” “The whole team at Allwyn is immensely proud to be taking on the responsibility for growing the National Lottery over the next ten years. As the new operator of the National Lottery, Allwyn will prioritise the protection of all participants, particularly those who are vulnerable, and discourage excess, unaffordable play whether online or in stores.

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Pavel is also a member of the board of directors of KKCG, and of individual companies that belong to the Group, including OPAP and SAZKA a.s., as well as serving on the supervisory boards of CASAG and Austrian Lotteries. Ken has spent more than 18 years in various corporate finance positions and has extensive experience in capital markets and M&A. Robert is also a member of the board of directors of individual companies that belong to the Group, including OPAP, and serves on the supervisory boards of CASAG and Austrian Lotteries. Justin King leads Allwyn UK’s Board and spearheads the company’s efforts to reinvigorate and improve lotteries. Mark was previously Chief Information Security Officer at Smart DCC, the organisation responsible for the secure and interoperable communication network that supports the rollout of smart meters across the UK. Mark was previously at the BBC, with responsibility for the build and running of BBC iPlayer, and Director of Online Delivery and Operations at Sky where he worked across a wide range of consumer facing digital services.

Allwyn Participant Protection Conference – Andria Vidler Speech

• During his tenure, Lotto New Zealand has embraced digital play, and experienced record levels of growth.
• Allwyn is urging the small proportion of independent retailers who haven’t yet completed their Transfer of Retailer Agreement (TRA) from Camelot to Allwyn to complete the simple process as soon as possible
• The purpose is to support the acceleration of diversity and inclusion in the Grocery industry by sharing best practice, offering a cross company mentoring scheme, webinars and live events.
• Allwyn finds winning formula with new digitally-led National Lottery retailer training as users top 7,000
• Allwyn, incoming operator of The National Lottery, confirmed that its new online retailer portal has gone live.
• Allwyn tops £15m in National Lottery prizes using new digital payment solution
• Alan Artz, Chief Financial Officer, joined Allwyn and Camelot in 2023 in a dual role to support the smooth transition between the Third and Fourth National Lottery licences.

Allwyn launches Operation Guardian to help retail partners sell The National Lottery even more safely Allwyn UK, the incoming operator of The National Lottery, announce the appointment of Heart & Science as its preferred media partner for the Fourth National Lottery Licence Hi-tech digital dispenser marks first change to how National Lottery Scratchcards are bought in 30 years Allwyn looks to the future with innovative National Lottery Scratchcard technology at Asda store Allwyn partners with ITV to celebrate The National Lottery’s impact on women’s football and support the FA’s Big Football Day Allwyn races out of the blocks with huge new National Lottery campaign to celebrate player support for Team GB and ParalympicsGB
Harry has held a series of senior legal roles in the leisure and entertainment industry, including serving as Group General Counsel at William Hill, General Counsel and Company Secretary at Gala Coral Group and General Counsel and Company Secretary at Luminar Plc. Sam previously worked in senior People leadership roles across retail, professional services, software and technology, construction and luxury hospitality. During his tenure, Lotto New Zealand has embraced digital play, and experienced record levels of growth. Al joined from William Hill where he served as the CFO for the online business and, more recently, also took ownership of the retail business. Alan Artz, Chief Financial Officer, joined Allwyn and Camelot in 2023 in a dual role to support the smooth transition between the Third and Fourth National Lottery licences.
With consumers expecting the option to experience and pay for entertainment online, Allwyn is building stronger, more individualized and more valuable relationships with our customers. I recognise that the next period requires a different leadership approach, better connected to our group, and the leadership team of the outgoing licensee, Camelot UK Limited, and this is therefore the right time for change.” Beyond Allwyn’s stewardship of the National Lottery, the Company is committed to a wider societal contribution centered on three priority areas of protecting the planet through sector-leading net zero plans, empowering people through greater diversity and accessibility and supporting prosperous places by bringing innovation and investment to UK high Allwin Casino streets across the country. Allwyn’s plans will transform and improve the way the National Lottery operates; bringing more efficiency, greatly improving convenience and access for participation, utilising technology to protect players from gambling harm and providing new and exciting ways to play.

• “The National Lottery makes a massive positive impact on people’s lives in villages, towns and cities across the UK, helping communities and organisations to thrive.
• A leading multinational lottery operator, Allwyn operates lotteries in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Italy, and forecasts approximately $810 million (€710 million) in Adjusted EBITDA from approximately $1.7 billion (€1.5 billion) in net gaming revenue in 2022.
• Hi-tech digital dispenser marks first change to how National Lottery Scratchcards are bought in 30 years
• The National Lottery has already paid out over £92 billion in prize money and created over 7,000 new millionaires or multi-millionaires since its launch in 1994, including more than a millionaire a day on average last year.
• Allwyn celebrates 25 independent National Lottery retailers who ‘Share the Win’ with £158,000 in prizes
• Concurrent with the consummation of the proposed transaction, investors have committed to purchase more than $350 million of securities of the combined company (the “PIPE investment”).
• Natural lighting, biophilic design features, and accessible layouts all contribute to spaces that feel energising and inclusive.‍We embrace a hybrid way of working, while each team works slightly differently, we typically spend three days per week in the office.

Alastair was previously a member of the London 2012 bid team and worked with the Organising Committee for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games from start to finish. Samantha Sheriff, Chief People & Places Officer at Allwyn, previously served as Chief People Officer at both Allwyn and at Camelot during 2023, taking on a dual role to support the smooth transition from the Third to the Fourth National Lottery Licence. Chris previously held a number of roles in UK retail, specialising in channel growth and operations. Al previously held senior finance roles in a number of blue-chip companies including Sky, BT and Barclays. Andria was formerly EMEA CEO at Tag Worldwide, a global marketing production business, having previously held the position of CEO of EMI in the UK and Ireland. Our ambition is to be the lottery operator of choice.

Allwyn Entertainment is a lottery, entertainment, and digital gaming operator, with trusted brands delivering over€16bn in wagers. We believe that Allwyn is the right company, in the right industry, at the right time and with the right leadership team. We look forward to applying our experience in developing market-specific, culturally-attuned lottery entertainment to new customers and geographies as an NYSE-listed company.” The Company has assembled a world-class team, led by CEO David Craven, enhanced by secondees from across Allwyn Entertainment’s other national lottery businesses. In our bid proposals we setout our plans to win back customers that have stopped playing and to bring anew generation of players to the National Lottery by introducing new games and technology to capture the imagination of the nation. Allwyn will invest in retailers to support the recovery and transformation of high streets up and down the country.