Camelot pulls 10 scratchcards over fears they fuel gambling addiction – Metro.co.uk

The 10 scratchcards were pulled in the summer amid player protection considerations (Picture: Rex Features)

Camelot will no longer sell 10 scratchcards over fears they could fuel gambling addictions in some players.

Lotto bosses have told shops to withdraw them, citing player protection considerations.

However, winning jackpots already sold, including two 4 million Black top prizes and a 2 million Diamond 7 prizes, will still be honoured, The Sun reported.

A Camelot spokesperson said: Our decision to stop selling 10 scratchcards back in the summer was based on player protection considerations.

As part of the ongoing work we carry out to ensure all of our players can play in a healthy and enjoyable way, we became aware that, unlike any of our other scratchcards, these particular games over-indexed among problem gamblers.

So, in keeping with that commitment, we decided to stop selling these particular scratchcards and instructed our retailers to remove all tickets from sale.

We believe this was the right thing to do to help protect the very small minority of players concerned.

The spokesperson said Camelot puts the risk of players at risk from addiction at less than one per cent, the i reported.

A Gambling Commission spokesman added: Based on the new evidence, the commission considered that the association of problem gambling with the 10 scratchcard was such that it was not consistent with it being a legitimate leisure activity.

After careful consideration of new evidence both the Commission and the Licensee agreed that all scratchcards at the 10 price point should be removed from sale until we are satisfied that the risks posed to our duties are mitigated.

Whilst there is likely to be some negative impact on good causes, the Commission is satisfied that this decision reflects the primacy of our first two duties and was necessary and proportionate.

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