Fears raised over plans to combine lottery and utility bill payments
Social aspect not considered in review
Alarm is growing over proposals from the National Lottery company Camelot that could see Lottery ticket terminals used to process cash payment of utility bills. Quaker Action on Alcohol and Drugs (QAAD) is one of a number of members of the Interfaith Group on Gambling to express concern over the issue.
While other forms of gambling are permitted only in specified premises or locations, the sale of National Lottery tickets is allowed in a much wider variety of venues, including post offices, newsagents and supermarkets. Up until now this has been justified on the basis that the provider offers no other service and is raising funds for ‘good causes’.
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