Under 16s and the National Lottery, February 2000

This independent study was commissioned and administered by the National Lottery Commission. It was designed by Dr. Sue Fisher, Director of the Centre for Research into the Social Impact of Gambling in consultation with the Social Research Division of the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB), and the National Lottery Commission. The report was prepared by Jacinta Ashworth and Nicola Doyle of the Social Research Division, BMRB.

The main aims of the research were to determine the level of underage sales of National Lottery products and the prevalence of ‘problem gambling’ by under-16s on National Lottery scratchcards, and to compare these findings with the Fisher (1997) survey. The research also attempted to explore whether under 16s understood the reasons for the age restrictions on the National Lottery.

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  The main aims of this research were to determine the level of underage sales of National Lottery products and the prevalence of ‘problem gambling’ by under-16s on National Lottery scratchcards, and to compare these findings with the Fisher (1997) sur

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