Gambling Commission rules against phone-ins

After a huge amount of controversy in the UK, the Gambling Commission is set to rule that quiz-style phone-ins should be classified as lotteries.

According to a report in the Guardian newspaper, if the law is passed, phone competition operators would have to donate a fifth of their profits to charity.

Competitions would also face tougher scrutiny from governing bodies, and under-18s would also be banned from playing.