UK National Lottery raises minimum age to play the lottery to 18

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CDanaT — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:04:03 GMT

And you think 18 is going to make things any better ? Got some mildly devastating news for ya UK lottery officials...

Let me remind you of a man that was 55(Jack W) and all of his wonderful activities. Heck, we have a whole host of lottery winning geniuses that have done some real doozies and they are double/triple the age of 18 - Marie Holmes,Alex Ronda Toth, Janite Lee, David Lee Edwards, Evelyn Adams, Billie Bob Harrell Jr, Curtis Sharp, William Post, Gerald Muswagon, Sharon Tirabassi, Lou... [ More ]

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hearsetrax — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:34:54 GMT

Legal age limits in England and Wales

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fellini — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:40:59 GMT

I hope the experience of one girl isn't why they raised the minimum age.

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noise-gate — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:04:04 GMT

The Callie Roger's experience is written all over this bill.

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Bleudog101 — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:04:00 GMT

I applaud them on this and was kind of shocked that the 16 year old teenage girl won that much money back then

UK National Lottery raises minimum age to play the lottery to 18

Lottery Post — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:47:19 GMT

By Kate Northrop

In an effort to reduce problem gambling, the National Lottery will be raising the minimum age to play the lottery in the UK from 16 to 18 on Thurs., Apr. 22, 2021.

Figures show that over 200,000 16- and 17-year-olds regularly play the lottery or buy scratch-off tickets. This week, they will no longer have access to both online and retail Lottery products in a bid to reduce problem gambling among teens.

We're committed to protecting young people from gambling-related ha... [ More ]