Consultation outcome

Prohibiting Third Party Betting on Non-UK EuroMillions Draws

From:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Tracey Crouch
Published
6 March 2017
Last updated
30 November 2017 — See all updates
This consultation has concluded

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Consultation Response: Prohibiting Third Party Betting on Non-UK EuroMillions draws

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Impact Assessment: Prohibition on Betting on EuroMillions

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RPC final stage rating: Prohibition on Betting on EuroMillions

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Detail of outcome

Taking into account the responses received as part of our consultation, we are taking action to prohibit betting on non-UK EuroMillions through a statutory licence condition. This will bring such draws into line with the existing prohibition on betting on UK National Lottery draws.

Original consultation

Summary

This consultation is seeking views on prohibiting third party betting on the outcome of non-UK EuroMillions draws.

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Consultation description

Section 95 of the Gambling Act sets out a clear prohibition on offering bets on National Lottery draws, yet some operators currently offer bets on EuroMillions draws outside the UK. Such products are clearly at odds with the intention and spirit of the Act.

In order to preserve the clear boundary between The National Lottery and gambling that s.95 of the Gambling Act seeks to achieve, and prevent a potential negative impact on National Lottery good cause returns, we propose introducing a licence condition to prohibit operators from offering bets on EuroMillions draws outside the UK.

Further detail on the implementation and impact of the proposal is set out in the consultation document and impact assessment above. Our preferred method of capturing your responses to our consultation questions is via the dedicated online survey to share your views with us.

Documents

Consultation on Prohibiting Third Party Betting on the Outcome of non-UK EuroMillions

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Prohibition on Betting on EuroMillions Impact Assessment 2016-17

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Published 6 March 2017
Last updated 30 November 2017 + show all updates

  1. Taking into account the responses received as part of our consultation, we are taking action to prohibit betting on non-UK EuroMillions through a statutory licence condition. This will bring such draws into line with the existing prohibition on betting on UK National Lottery draws.

  2. First published.

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