Addictive Online Games Help the UK National Lottery Generate Record Sales during Coronavirus Lockdown
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The UK National Lottery generated over £1 billion from offering addictive online games during the coronavirus lockdown. The company that operates the lottery, Camelot Group, sold £ 1.17 billion of such games. Most of the increase came from interactive Instant Win games, which have been described by some MPs as "mini-casinos". The games are more likely to be linked to problem gambling than lottery draws that take place twice a week.
Camelot Group provides several player protection measures for National Lottery players. The company's goal is to raise as much money as possible for good causes. National lottery withdrew some £10 Instant Win games from its online offering at the beginning of April. UK Gambling Commission found a correlation between problem gambling and higher-priced games. During the lockdown associated with the Covid-19 outbreak, a large number of people have turned to gambling on the so-called “mini-casinos” available on their mobile phones.
