Private Lotteries
48. Private lotteries have suffered a gradual decline
in income.[142]
The Lotteries Council represents small society lotteries, 40 per
cent of which support sport, and 40 per cent charities, including
hospices.[143]
The income from such lotteries is crucial for their beneficiaries'
survival.[144]
Many such lotteries have closed since the introduction of the
National Lottery, from which they receive no funding.[145]
The Lotteries Council and Rank Group called for changes to the
legislation that controlled small lotteries so that they can compete
on a more equal footing with the National Lottery.[146]
We recommend that the Government consider a relaxation of the
prohibitions on society lotteries, including those on rollovers
and the monetary limits on stakes and prizes.
Bingo
49. Bingo has witnessed a decline in income, admissions
and the numbers of clubs, especially smaller community clubs,
since the introduction of the National Lottery.[147]
According to the Bingo Association, that decline is due to similarities
between Bingo and the National Lottery, and, therefore, the attractiveness
of the Lottery to Bingo players in particular.[148]
The Association also asserted that Instants have particularly
harmed the Bingo industry.[149]
Sir Peter Fry, Chairman of the Bingo Association, said that players
enjoyed the social aspect of Bingo and that "we would argue
that we provide an evening's or an afternoon's entertainment to
our customers".[150]
The Bingo Association was keen that restrictions, such as the
prohibition on rollovers on the National Bingo Game, should be
relaxed.[151]
This Committee recognises the positive aspects of Bingo clubs.
We recommend that the Government assist the Bingo industry by,
at the very least, removing the prohibition on rollovers for the
National Bingo Game.
50. Amusement arcades and coin-operated gambling
machines have seen a decline in income since the introduction
of the Lottery.[152]
Off-course and on-course betting has also declined since the introduction
of the Lottery.[153]
The bookmaking industry repeated its calls, supported by this
Committee's predecessor, to allow betting on the Lottery.[154]
We repeat the National Heritage Committee's recommendation
that betting on the outcome of the Lottery should be permitted.
70 QQ 45-49; Evidence, p 25. The Camelot consortium
comprised Cadbury's Schweppes plc, which provided consultancy
services including marketing, consumer trends and retail developments;
De La Rue plc, which supplied consumables, Instants tickets and
consultancy services; GTech Corporation, which provided general
consultancy, software, Instants-only terminals and online terminal
components; International Computers Limited, which provided assembly
of online terminals, retailer training and terminal maintenance;
and Racal Electronics plc, which provided network communications
and maintenance. Back
71 Evidence,
pp 6, 103-105. Back
72 Evidence,
p 102; the remaining 0.1 per cent of sales is through postal subscription. Back
73 HC
(1994-95) 569, 7 July 1995, pp 38-39. Back
74 Q
2; Evidence, pp 38, 103. Back
75 QQ
58, 165; Evidence, pp 4, 38, 102; HC (1994-95) 131, pp 1-2. Back
76 Evidence,
p 5; see National Lottery Commission Annual Report 1999/2000,
p 23. Back
77 Evidence,
pp 4-5, 103. Back
78 Q
82. Back
79 Evidence,
p 109. Back
80 Evidence,
p 25. Back
81 Q
594. Back
82 Q
275. Back
83 Ibid. Back
84 Q
525. Back
85 An
Assessment of the Economic Impact of the National Lottery 1987-1991,
DKM Limited, April 1992, p 36. Back
86 QQ
270-271 Back
87 Q
270; Evidence, p 270. Back
88 Evidence,
p 270; see National Gambling Impact Study Commission, www.ngisc.gov. Back
89 Q
185. Back
90 HC
(1994-95) 569, 7 July 1995, pp 32-34. Back
91 Ibid,
p 40. Back
92 HC
Deb, 19 October 1998, col 919W; Department for Culture, Media
and Sport press notice, 140/99, 17 May 1999; HC Deb, 27 October
1999, col 862W. Back
93 Q
11; Evidence, p 1. Back
94 Q
591. Back
95 Evidence,
p 109. Back
96 Evidence,
pp 8, 109. Back
97 QQ
379-380, 524-527; Evidence, p 8 Back
98 QQ
33-35, 41; Evidence, pp 24-25; see Memorandum from the BBC. Back
99 Evidence,
p 107. Back
100 QQ
198, 460-462; Evidence, p 64. Back
101 Q
460. Back
102 Evidence,
pp 6-7, 107-108. Back
103 Q
26. Back
104 Gambling
and Problem Gambling among Young People in England and Wales,
Dr Susan Fisher, Centre for Research into the Social Impact of
Gambling, University of Plymouth, January 1998, p 1 (hereafter
Gambling and Problem Gambling). Back
105 Ibid,
p 6. Back
106 Ibid,
p 4; Under 16s and the National Lottery, National Lottery
Commission, February 2000, pp 49-50 (hereafter Under 16s and
the National Lottery). Back
107 Q
465. Back
108 Under
16s and the National Lottery,
pp 17-19. Back
109 Gambling
and Problem Gambling, p 1. Back
110 Evidence,
p 6. Back
111 Evidence,
pp 6-7, 40-41, 47, 107-108. Back
112 QQ
470-472. Back
113 Evidence,
pp 7, 40. Back
114 Q
469. Back
115 Evidence,
pp 52, 67, 247, 257. Back
116 Evidence,
p 245-246; Gambling Behaviour in Britain: Results from the
British Gambling Prevalence Study, National Centre for Social
Research, June 2000, p 59-62. Back
117 Q
26. Back
118 QQ
466-467. Back
119 Evidence,
p 249. Back
120 QQ
26, 588-589. Back
121 HC
(1992-93) 389, para 11. Back
122 QQ
427-429; Evidence, pp 8, 23, 158-164; The Income of Voluntary
Organisations, Report on findings by NCVO, 2 March 2000. Back
123 Giving
Without Strings, A Report from the SCVO Donated Income Working
Group, SCVO, October 2000. Back
124 QQ
430, 433; see also The Income of Voluntary Organisations, Report
on findings by NCVO. Back
125 QQ
428, 430; Evidence, p 157; see also The Income of Voluntary
Organisations, Report on findings by NCVO. Back
126 Evidence,
pp 138-141, 163-164, 265-266, 268. Back
127 Evidence,
p 266. Back
128 Q
430; Evidence, p 163; The Income of Voluntary Organisations,
Report on findings by NCVO, 2 March 2000, NCVO publications. Back
129 Q
391; Evidence, pp 266-267, 273, 275. Back
130 Evidence,
p 9. Back
131 Ibid. Back
132 The
Economic Value and Public Perceptions of Gambling in the UK,
Business in Sport and Leisure, May 2000, pp 34-53. Back
133 Evidence,
pp 63-65, 256. Back
134 HC
(1992-93) 389, para 8. Back
135 Ibid,
para 9. Back
136 QQ
235, 349; Evidence, pp 63, 68, 75. Back
137 QQ
242, 245; Evidence, p 63. Back
138 Q
350. Back
139 QQ
247, 261-263; Evidence, pp 63-64, 67-68, 70, 75; Revenue from
Gambling Duties, Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General,
HC (1999-2000) 352, 30 March 2000. Back
140 Evidence,
p 65. Back
141 Q
248; Evidence, pp 69, 75. Back
142 Q
220; Evidence, pp 55-56, 254. Back
143 QQ
212, 216; Evidence, p 56. Back
144 QQ
222-226. Back
145 QQ
217-218. Back
146 Evidence,
pp 55-57, 255-256. Back
147 QQ
202, 208; Evidence, pp 49-51. Back
148 Q
205; Evidence, p 49. Back
149 Q
202; Evidence, pp 49-50. Back
150 QQ
203, 206, 211; Evidence, p 49. Back
151 Q
206; Evidence, pp 51-52. Back
152 Evidence,
p 251. Back
153 Evidence,
pp 256-258. Back
154 Q
250; Evidence, pp 75, 258-259; HC (1995-96) 240-I, para 57. Back