Online Scratchcard Players are Invited to Promote Illegal Gambling in the UK

Don’t let yourself be deceived by online scratchcard providers, who ask you to promote illegal gambling in the UK for better prizes!

All online scratchcard players should be aware of the UK gambling laws. These rules clearly state that promoting a lottery for private or commercial gains counts as promoting illegal gambling in the UK. Committing this crime could result in a sentence to prison for up to 51 weeks. Not knowing the law is of course not an excuse.

Several online scratchcard providers offer promotions to their customers in which the players are asked to promote illegal gambling in the UK for which they can claim extra cash rewards. These users of course do not know that they are committing the crime of promoting any kind of illegal activities. They must pay attention to the warnings published by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) in order to avoid any kind of punishment.

UK Gambling Commission creates awareness against illegal gambling in the UK

The UK Gambling Commission wants to make sure that

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no online players become victim of gambling fraud or illegal activities. In order to avoid these unpleasant situations, they issue warnings to gamblers. The point is to make sure they know that they are promoting illegal gambling in the UK when they are asking their friends to join online lottery games so that they can claim better bonus prizes.

It’s also unethical and illegal to promote these gambling opportunities to young teenagers as playing online lotto in the UK is forbidden by law for children under the age of 16. If you believe you have encountered a scratchcard provider that is suspicious of providing illegal gambling in the UK without having the necessary permissions, you can contact UKGC on the phone at +44 121 230 6655. It’s not very nice to sneak on somebody, but it is nice to protect others from committing a crime, right?