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National Lottery minimum player age to change from next year

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National Lottery from October 2021. Online sales to 16 and 17 year olds are due to stop in April, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).The announcement comes as culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, launches a major review of gambling laws in a bid to protect children and vulnerable people.Mr Dowden said the gambling industry had evolved “at breakneck speed” and that the review aims to “help those who enjoy placing a bet to do so safely”.The review will also consider online restrictions, marketing and the powers of the Gambling Commission as part of a call for evidence, to examine how the industry has changed in the past 15 years.Nigel Huddleston, minister for sport, tourism and heritage, said the age change.

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