HL Deb 17 December 1997 vol 584 cc98-9WA
Earl Peel

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which jurisdictions have banned rapid draw lotteries.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

We do not have a precise answer. Some jurisdictions ban all or most forms of gambling. Others, particularly in Europe, North America and Australia, allow state lotteries, some with and some without rapid draws.

The 1997 World Lottery Almanac shows that 2.4 per cent. of lottery sales worldwide in 1996 were for keno, a type of lottery game which includes regular and fast draws.