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UK Gambling and Lottery Find Child Protection Working
LONDON, ENGLAND --
After alarming reports recently about the ease with which British youth were able to illegally gamble, both gaming operators and government officials promised to fix flaws in the system that permitted the abuse. New numbers from the UK National Lottery Commission confirm the changes are causing rapid decline in minors gambling.
The drop in adolescent participation in gambling, and specifically online gambling, is credited to both effective education and strong regulatory performance by UK operators. Increased awareness of gambling issues and the legal age limit may be directly related to fewer children testing gambling sites.
Stricter rules for gaming companies also have had their effect. The report, by Ipsos MORI and commissioned by the Lottery, found that better controls achieved desired results in lowering teenage gambling. Advertising campaigns are required to "have a strategy to ensure that the design and promotion of National Lottery games do not encourage underage play."
Other regulatory moves include that "the license requires the operator to conduct test purchases to ensure retail sales are not made to under-16 year olds."
Numbers show the percentage of minors who bought Lotto products dropping from 12 percent in 1997, to 5 percent last year, to 2 percent this year. Those who met problem gambling standards dropped from 5 percent in 2000, to 2 percent this year.
The report does still take issue with access to free online games, which it recommends should be treated the same as actual "real money" gambling.
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