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<p>The Government is currently consulting on reforms to society lottery sales and
prize limits. Our aim in reforming society lotteries is to allow for further growth
in the sector, whilst ensuring that growth does not have a detrimental impact on the
National Lottery.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation options have been informed by expert
advice from the Gambling Commission, which was requested following a CMS Select Committee
enquiry on society lotteries in March 2015. This advice has been published alongside
the consultation, which I attach, and can be found at:</p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/consultations/Society-lottery-advice-provided-to-DCMS-002.pdf</p><p>
</p><p>In its comprehensive advice, the Gambling Commission advised that small changes
to existing limits are likely to have minimal impact on the National Lottery, and
that while society lotteries offer a differentiated product with smaller prizes, substitution
between the two is likely to remain minimal. In conclusion, it said:</p><p> </p><p>“In
the context of society lotteries and the National Lottery in GB, the [academic] studies
would suggest that whilst society lotteries offer a differentiated product with smaller
jackpot prizes, substitution between the society lotteries and the National Lottery
is likely to remain minimal. Lifting restrictions on the society lottery sector may
enable society lotteries to increase their sales but under existing conditions and
therefore under small changes to existing limits the impact on the National Lottery
is likely to be small.”</p><p> </p>
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