Gambling Policy

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 26 February 2008.

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Photo of Andy Burnham Andy Burnham The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 3:31, 26 February 2008

My hon. Friend raises an important issue. The Act provides that 18 is the minimum age for entry to a casino, but my instinct is that 21 would be the right age. However, that is not a firm view and I am willing to listen to the views expressed by hon. Members of all parties before reaching a firm view. I have looked at the international evidence, though, and it seems that 21 is the age at which people around the world are admitted into casinos. I shall be interested to find out whether there is an appetite in the House for adopting a similar provision here.