I was born into a generation whose dreams of wealth depended on the single 8 from 11 line on the Pools, and the annual bet on an outsider in the Grand National.
When I grew up, I too had a line on the Pools, and later in the UK National Lottery. It's a small gamble which brings me great joy. The rules on the National Lottery website are clear: you must be aged 16-plus, and be located in the UK or the Isle of Man to play.
So I have been irritated by the SNP White Paper claim (Question 496) that I will "still be able to play National Lottery Games, and the infrastructure enabling them to do so will remain in place". This is not in Scotland's gift. For the UK National Lottery to operate in Scotland after independence both Scotland and the rest of the UK would have to agree and new legislation would need to be passed.
So it looks as if I shall have to depend on Premium Bonds: not so much fun.
Jean Johnson,
3 Beechwood Gardens,
Westhill, Aberdeenshire.
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