Irish addicted to lottery - report

New figures released today by the National Lottery show Ireland is a nation of gamblers with 63% of the population regularly buying a lottery ticket.

Wed, 01 Aug, 2001 - 12:53

New figures released today by the National Lottery show Ireland is a nation of gamblers with 63% of the population regularly buying a lottery ticket.

It's fourteen years since the National Lottery replaced the Irish Sweepstakes and it's been an undoubted success with over £3.6bn spent on scratch-cards, lotto tickets and telly bingo since 1987.

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