Closed call for evidence

Lotteries- Call for Evidence

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Summary

A call for evidence exploring the current balance across society lotteries, The National Lottery and competing gambling products in raising funds for good causes and maintaining player protection.

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Call for evidence description

It has now been nearly a decade since the introduction of the Gambling Act 2005 which governs society lotteries. In that time, and in recent years particularly, there have been rapid developments in the lottery and commercial gambling sector. Strong growth in society lotteries, a trend to online gaming and innovations in products and marketing have seen, arguably, a convergence in the market; the evidence available would suggest the characteristics that once made The National Lottery, society lotteries and the commercial gambling sector distinct, are now less clear.

The Government is committed to ensuring that all lotteries are able to maintain and grow their share of the market for good causes while upholding player protection. We are also committed to maintaining the health of the National Lottery. We are now calling for evidence to help us look more closely at the current position and consider if changes are required in light of that evidence.

We invite submissions from across the sectors, from The National Lottery, society lotteries, commercial operators, players and other interested parties and we encourage feedback to the questions asked in this document.

Documents

Lotteries Call for Evidence

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Annex A- Gambling Commission Advice

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Published 11 December 2014

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