New UK National Lottery operator Allwyn will implement online spending limit

Comment #7

CDanaT — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:14:26 GMT

I am pretty sure that we Americans will continue the freedoms of purchasing as much as we want. I buy a book of $30 scratchers every Christmas. That would put the tea and crumpet kids on the other side of the pond, in a dither.

Comment #6

PrisonerSix — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 01:54:26 GMT

I can understand limiting online sales but in person retailers? I think that should be up to the retailer. Sometimes I may buy 10 or 12 scratchers in one shot and when I do that, I always win something. I wouldn't like not having that option.

Where I live, purchases can only be made with cash or debit cards, credit cards, checks, etc. are not allowed. I guess that is for player safety so people won't run themselves into credit card debt playing the lottery.

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Comment #5

CDanaT — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:10:24 GMT

You will be limited to a certain number of tickets they buy online and will be restricted in the amount they spend virtually ......... Restricting how much a person can purchase with the money that one earns. There's a concept we haven't heard of/seen before.... Good for you UK. Keep the socialism controls and participant protection activities going in the name of bigger, better and safer .

Comment #4

Stack47 — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 03:52:36 GMT

restrict the value of one customer's purchase to 50.

It's obviously easier to limit the amount of online deposits and sales, but relying of stores to do it is another thing. That's about $62.50 U.S. and that means they can only buy two $30 scratchers daily. IF they want a third ticket, they could go to another stores, clerks could look the other way, or the could buy tickets from a Kiosk.

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Comment #3

Todd — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 23:38:21 GMT

Comment #2

cottoneyedjoe — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 23:36:38 GMT

I suspect the restrictions on online sales are for the benefit of brick-and-mortar retailers, since it sounds like there are no limits on what players can buy in person.

Comment #1

winterhug — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:42:16 GMT

It sounds like the UK must have a serious online gambling addiction or are they trying to prevent it

New UK National Lottery operator Allwyn will implement online spending limit

Lottery Post — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:44:13 GMT

New protection measures to be put in place for lottery players

By Kate Northrop

As part of Allwyn Entertainment's upcoming takeover as the new operator of the UK National Lottery, a spending limit will be put in place for players buying lottery products online.

Lottery players in the UK will be limited to a certain number of tickets they buy online and will be restricted in the amount they spend virtually.

UK Lottery retailers received a contract that they must agree to before D... [ More ]