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Monday, August 10, 1998 Published at 05:20 GMT 06:20 UK
UK
Pools really are a lottery
The pools industry has declined from a �1bn to a �400m a year industry
The Liverpool-based pools company Vernons has become the first company other than Camelot to be granted a national lottery licence.
The company is seeking to break into a market that it blames for harming its business, by launching a game based on the football pools.
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| BBC's Daniel Boettcher reports |
Vernons attributed its decision to cut 200 jobs in February to the lottery.
In the new game customers buy a ticket with a random list of fixtures which are then matched to results from the English and Scottish football leagues.
Camelot will be paid for the use of terminals and support services.
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