Camelot Stops Sale of £10 Scratchcards

Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery, has decided to stop selling £10 scratchcards over fears they could fuel gambling addictions in some players. However, winning jackpots already sold, including two £4 million Black top prizes and a £2 million Diamond 7 prizes, will still be honoured.

“Our decision to stop selling £10 scratchcards back in the summer was based on player protection considerations. As part of the ongoing work we carry out to ensure all of our players can play in a healthy and enjoyable way, we became aware that, unlike any of our other scratchcards, these particular games over-indexed among problem gamblers,” a Camelot spokesperson said.

“So, in keeping with that commitment, we decided to stop selling these particular scratchcards and instructed our retailers to remove all tickets from sale. We believe this was the right thing to do to help protect the very small minority of players concerned,” the spokesperson added.