Slim chance
Lottery players are rightly disgruntled
HATE mail, death threats, xenophobia and insults—the past few weeks have been easily the most exciting in the eight-year history of the National Lottery. The row started when its operator, Camelot, blamed falling ticket sales on the Community Fund, which distributes 17% of the profits to charitable causes. The most serious mistake cited was a modest grant to a vocal group campaigning against the deportation of unsuccessful asylum-seekers.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Slim chance”
From the October 26th 2002 edition
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