New age limit on UK's National Lottery? Millions might be ineligible to play

Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson has argued that to participate in the national lottery or any form of gambling one should be an adult in the UK House of Commons today. The government has now announced plans to launch a consultation on increasing the age limit to play the National Lottery.

"To gamble, you should be an adult."@tom_watson responds to a statement from @mimsdavies on lottery regulations. The Government has announced it plans to launch a consultation on increasing the age limit to play the National Lottery.Watch: https://t.co/wlnLYejLTr

— UK House of Commons (@HouseofCommons) July 16, 2019

Millions of people might get ineligible to participate in the national lottery if the age limit comes into force, according to a UK-based news platform Daily Star.