Title page
Contents
Foreword by the Minister for Sport and Civil Society 3
How to Respond 5
1. Executive Summary 7
2. Background 10
3. Considerations for changing the minimum age for playing the National Lottery 17
4. Proposals 27
5. Next steps 31
Annex A - Consultation questions 32
Annex B - Regulation 33
Annex C - Society Lotteries 37
Figure 1. Characteristics of National Lottery draw-based games and instant win games 12
Figure 2. Evolution of the National Lottery games portfolio (selected games from 1994-2019) 13
Figure 3. National Lottery sales (in £m) each financial year since 1994-95, by game type 14
Figure 4. Share of National Lottery sales each financial year since 1994-95, by game type 15
Figure 5. Proportion of all respondents in each age group that identified as 'regular players' (Gambling Commission survey data) 18
Figure 6. Proportion of responses to the question of when last played National Lottery games for all 16 and 17 year olds surveyed between April 2016 and March 2019 (Gambling Commission survey data) 19
Figure 7. Estimated number of 16 and 17 year old National Lottery 'regular players' based on survey data between April 2016 and March 2019 and population estimates 19
Figure 8. Low risk, moderate risk and problem gamblers prevalence, by activity 21
Figure 9. Problem gambling prevalence by number of activities 22
Figure 10. Sales revenue for 16 and 17 year old (from all National Lottery games) 24
Figure 11. Estimate sales revenue and good cause returns from 16 and 17 year old play in 2017/18 25