Lotteries: Accountability
Commons · Question 10983 · Tabled 24 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that large scale lotteries meet social responsibility requirements.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 29 Oct 2024
There are around 500 large society lotteries licensed by the Gambling Commission. The Gambling Act 2005 has licensing objectives that underpin the responsible functions that any Lottery must meet. These include:preventing gambling from being a source of c...