Trading Standards
Age Related Sales
Lottery Tickets and Scratchcards
- It is an offence to sell lottery tickets to someone under 16.
- It is an offence to sell scratch cards to someone under 16.
- If you are not sure that the customer is over the age of 16 and they appear to be
within a few years of this age, ask for proof of age.
- If you are still not sure refuse the sale.
- If you sell lottery or scratch cards to someone under 16 you may be fined up to
£5000 and/or serve two years imprisonment.
- It is illegal for members of staff under 16 to sell lottery tickets or scratch cards.
Facts
- Many regard lotteries as a relatively benign form of gambling. However, 31 percent
of callers to a national gambling hotline indicated problems with lottery and scratchcard
gambling.
Remember NO PROOF…NO SALE!