National Lottery launches

Title

National Lottery launches

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Victoria Smith reports on the launch of the National Lottery, the first tickets for which went on sale yesterday. Includes interviews with David Rigg, Camelot (the company running lottery) on sales and success so far; John Wrigglesworth, Bradford and Bingley, on what people will spend their winnings on; Roy Folds, Methodist Church, on concerns over encouraging gambling.

Contributors

Victoria Smith; David Rigg; John Wrigglesworth; Roy Fold

Keywords

Religion; Methodism; Christianity; National lotteries; Gambling; Prize money; Camelot

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