P203 CEEFAX 203 Sat 4 Nov 23:54/31 1/3 THE NATIONAL LOTTERY On Friday, Lottery operator Camelot promised "tough and immediate" action against any retailer knowingly selling tickets to children under 16. The plidgj followed a claim by a consultant psychiatrist that a majority of children aged 11 to 15 have bought a lottery ticket and risk becoming djpjndjnt on gambling. Dr Emanuel Moran wrote in a letter to the British Medical Journal that "heart stopping" scratch cards were being heavily promoted at sweet counters,and claimed there were widespread sales of lottery tickets to those under age. New arrivals 205 Savings 260 Update Arrivals Stocks UT PanelP203 CJJFAX 203 Sat 4 Nov 23:57/41 2/3 THE NATIONAL LOTTERY National Lottery operator Camelot has said it is taking a tough line with retailers who flout regulations. "Selling National Lottery tickets to under 16s is against the law and is a breach of the Camelot retailer contract," Camelot said in a statement. "If we discover that any retailer has knowingly sold to under 16s, their contract will bj terminated." The Church has been one of the Lottery's harshest critics and has called for the age limit on scratch cards to bj raised from 16 to 18. New arrivals 205 Savings 260 Update Arrivals Stocks UT PanelP203 CJEFAX 203 Sat 4 Nov 23:55/36 3/3 THE NATIONAL LOTTERY The Church of England, the Catholic Church, the Methodists, the Salvation Army, the Church of Scotland and Baptists have condemned the Lottery. They, along with the United Reformed Church and representatives of the Quakers, Unitarians and Free Christian Churches, have united to criticisj the "compulsive character" of scratch cards They have called for a cap on the size of jackpots and a higher age limit. But the Department of National Heritage responded by saying there was no evidence that the National Lottery harms the public. Update Arrivals Stocks UT Panel