Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 120545

National Lottery: Licensing

Tabled: 12 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it a requirement of the National Lottery licence that there be (a) transparent and (b) open communication of the odds of winning the National Lottery when purchasing a ticket.

Answer

Ian Murray

The National Lottery is regulated by the Gambling Commission, which is responsible for awarding the operating licence, managing licence conditions, enforcing compliance, and licensing individual games. The National Lottery licence requires that full, accu...

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