This consultation considers changes to the minimum age for playing the National Lottery ahead of the competition to run the 4th National Lottery licence.
The government is consulting on 3 options:
- Option 1 - Do nothing, retain the minimum age of 16 for all National Lottery games
- Option 2 - Raise the minimum age to 18 for National Lottery instant win games (i.e. scratchcards and online instant win games)
- Option 3 - Raise the minimum age to 18 for all National Lottery games
Consultation details:
ACS' submission: