From Monday there will be a new age limit for participation in the lottery, scratch cards and similar games.
The Austrian lotteries raise the age limit for the sale of betting slips and instant lotteries to 18 years from July 10. The company wants to set a new milestone in the field of “responsible gambling” by optimizing the protection of players and young people.
Participating in the lottery, EuroMillions and Co., as well as buying letter and scratch cards, may only be played from Monday exactly 12:00 noon if you have reached the age of 18.
“Voluntary Self-Control”
“With this voluntary self-restriction, we ensure that the age limit for all games of chance and sports betting that we offer is standardized. This step shows us that we are a socio-politically responsible concession holder for lottery games in Austria,” said Erwin van Lambaart, Director General of Casinos Austria and Austrian Lotteries.
ID checks
The acceptance points are contractually obliged to pay attention to the age limit when selling lottery games and to carry out an identity check if necessary.
The same applies, of course, to the payout of winnings with the following restriction: winnings for which the tip or lottery ticket was purchased by 16 or 17 year olds before the transition to the new age limit will still be paid out to them after the transition.
For betting slips, the purchase date of the receipt is checked. In the case of postal and scratch cards, a win request must be submitted to the Austrian lotteries. The price requirement is used to verify that the ticket purchase was made or could have been made before July 10. Then this profit will also be paid out after the switch. If not, the recording will be rejected.
Source: Krone
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