Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 10983
Lotteries: Accountability
Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Conservative — Gosport
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
Stephanie PeacockThere 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...
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