📙 Chapter 4: A Modern, Thriving Society

4.6.4 Betting and gambling laws

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Gambling and betting are legal in the UK and are regulated by the Gambling Commission. The National Lottery was introduced in 1994 and raises money for charity and good causes. People must be 18 or over to buy lottery tickets or to gamble in the UK. Betting shops are found in most towns. Online gambling is also popular but is regulated.

Key Facts

  • Gambling regulated by Gambling Commission
  • National Lottery introduced 1994 — raises money for charity
  • Must be 18+ to gamble or buy lottery tickets
Betting and gambling laws
Illustration: Betting and gambling laws

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  • National Lottery 1994 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
    • Gambling Commission āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
    • National Lottery 1994 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ — charity-āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇
    • āϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āϞāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϟ āĻ•āĻŋāύāϤ⧇ 18+ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇
  • UK-āϤ⧇ āϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āĻĻ⧇āϰ 18 āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
    • Gambling Commission āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
    • National Lottery 1994 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ — charity-āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇
    • āϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āϞāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϟ āĻ•āĻŋāύāϤ⧇ 18+ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇
  • National Lottery charity āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
    • Gambling Commission āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
    • National Lottery 1994 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ — charity-āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇
    • āϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āϞāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϟ āĻ•āĻŋāύāϤ⧇ 18+ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇

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