The law is set to change to ban the sale of all in store and online Lotto products to those who are under 18.
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The Problem Gambling Foundation says children should never have been able to purchase gambling products … even for their parents.
Currently Instant Kiwi tickets are the only Lotto products which are age restricted, but legislation will be introduced to Parliament this year to ban the sale of all Lotto products – in store and online – to those who are under 18.
Lotto was welcoming the change and its spokesperson Will Hine said they did not have firm data about the number of under-18s purchasing products, but it was believed the numbers were very low.
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