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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Harriet Cooke

National Lottery axes two games to protect under-18s in gambling crackdown

The National Lottery operator has removed online games of Monopoly and Scrabble from its website due to new rules designed to protect children from gambling advertising.

The restrictions - introduced by the Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) - stop popular elements of youth culture such as sports and video games from being used in gambling ads.

It means they will not be permitted to feature or refer to top-flight footballers, celebrities, reality show stars and video games with strong appeal to under-18s.

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