§ 56. Mr. Liptonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the working of the Lotteries Acts in the light of the operation of the Cashcade instant lottery scheme opened in numerous selling centres all over London and offering a £1,000 chance for a 25p ticket.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI have no reason to suppose that the Cashcade arrangements, which, I understand, involve the services of agents acting on behalf of charities and local authorities, contravene the provisions of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976. The Act provides for the maximum price of a lottery ticket to be 25p and the maximum prize in a short-term lottery to be £1,000.