{"id":184963,"date":"2021-09-06T21:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T04:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=184963"},"modified":"2021-09-07T08:39:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T15:39:30","slug":"new-jersey-lottery-is-form-of-gambling-ticket-purchases-by-minors-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-jersey-lottery-is-form-of-gambling-ticket-purchases-by-minors-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Lottery Is Form of Gambling, Ticket Purchases By Minors Illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Jersey Lottery\u2019s (NJL)<\/a> initiative to prevent underage gambling has kicked off in the Garden State. Some say the campaign is needed because of the increasing number of minors who are either playing the lottery or gambling.<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Lottery logo, pictured above. The state’s lottery has launched a campaign to prevent minors from buying lottery tickets. (Image: New Jersey Lottery)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In response, officials have come up with the \u201cNot 18 Yet? No Bet\u201d awareness campaign. It reminds retailers and New Jersey residents alike that anyone under the age of 18 cannot purchase lottery tickets. The campaign is sponsored by the NJL and the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ).<\/p>\n

Felicia Grondin, acting executive director\u00a0of the CCGNJ, explained the campaign is important because \u201cchildren and teens are gambling when they play the lottery, and that underage gambling is illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n

There have been incidents of this occurring, which is why this awareness program was established,\u201d<\/strong> Grondin told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To curb such activities, retailers are given a device that lets them shut down a lottery machine if a minor is seen trying to purchase lottery tickets, she added.<\/p>\n

Risk for Later Gambling<\/h2>\n

She also cited studies that show that in New Jersey over the past 10 years, between 12 and 22 percent of middle school students report having gambled<\/a> at least one time in the prior 12 months. That is illegal.<\/p>\n

Research has also shown that approximately 4 to 5 percent of youth, ages 12-17, meet one or more criteria for having a gambling problem,\u201d<\/strong> Grondin added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Adults have a key role to curb gambling among minors.<\/p>\n

The younger individuals begin gambling, the more likely they are to develop problems with gambling later in life, Lia Nower, director of Rutgers University\u2019s Center for Gambling Studies, told Casino.org.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nower is not a fan of the awareness campaigns, however. She says simply showing a catchy phrase does not change behavior.\u00a0Instead, she recommends limit-setting tools attached to online products and responsible gambling measures in retail stores to curb underage lottery gambling.<\/p>\n

Adults Don\u2019t See Lottery Tickets as Gambling<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe biggest problem with lottery tickets is that adults don’t think they are gambling,\u201d Nower said. \u201cA lot of parents give them to kids as gifts — like in their Christmas stockings — long before they go to buy them on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state\u2019s lottery has distributed a \u201cNot 18 Yet? No Bet\u201d brochure<\/a>. It is available at more than 7,000 New Jersey lottery retail locations or can be downloaded.<\/p>\n

Parents who suspect their child has a gambling problem also can call 1-800-GAMBLER for assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New Jersey Lottery\u2019s (NJL) initiative to prevent underage gambling has kicked off in the Garden State. Some say the campaign is needed because of the increasing number of minors who are either playing the lottery or gambling. In response, officials have come up with the \u201cNot 18 Yet? No Bet\u201d awareness campaign. It reminds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":184964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13699],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNew Jersey Lottery: No Ticket Purchases for Those Under 18<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The New Jersey Lottery\u2019s initiative to prevent underage gambling has kicked off in the Garden State. 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