By Sally Watson, 7 February 2000 15:03
NEWS The UK's most successful entrepreneur is joining forces with the world's richest man to bid for the National Lottery contract. Microsoft will become part of the non-profit People's Lottery consortium lead by Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin. The group already includes US gaming company, AWI; Cisco Systems; and consultants, KPMG. Bids for the second seven-year lottery licence must be in by next month; the current Camelot licence will expire in 12 months. Microsoft will provide software for lottery terminals, a lottery Web site, interactive TV and mobile handsets.
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