The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Peter Bottomley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the differences between public policies on (a) betting, (b) gaming and (c) lotteries.
Mr. Peter Lloyd
Government policy on all gambling, whether betting, gaming or lotteries, reflects two basic principles. The first is that controls are necessary to ensure that it is conducted honestly and fairly. The second principle is that demand for gambling should not be stimulated. These principles are applied in different degrees to different kinds of gambling. The greater the scope for abuse and commercial exploitation the more rigorously they are applied.