(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-19 12:11 UK lottery firm Camelot up for sale – paper (Interactive Investor)

LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) – Camelot, the operator of Britain’s National Lottery, is effectively up for sale with four of its five major shareholders seeking to sell their stakes in the business, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The newspaper, without citing sources, said a foreign or private equity-led takeover of Camelot seemed likely. It said banknote printer De La Rue and Japanese information …