National Lottery is set to be raised in a bid to stop teenagers gambling. Those aged under 18 will be banned from playing Lotto and Thunderball when a huge crackdown comes into force.
This means 16 and 17-year-olds will be unable to play games online or purchase popular scratchcards at supermarkets, newsagents and petrol stations.
It comes after figures show more than 200,000 under 18s regularly play the lottery, amid fears 55,000 children are addicted to gambling.
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