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Gambling

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How much do you know about gambling?

Take the quiz – write your answers in your books.

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Gambling Quiz

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At what age are young people allowed to buy a national lottery ticket?

a) 14

b) 15

c) 16

d) 18

e) 21

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At what age are young people allowed to play gaming machines?

a) Any age

b) 15

c) 16

d) 18

e) 21

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At what age are young people allowed to play bingo in a bingo club?

a) Any age

b) 15

c) 16

d) 18

e) 21

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At what age are young people allowed to bet on the football pools?

a) 14

b) 15

c) 16

d) 18

e) 21

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At what age are young people allowed to place a bet on the Grand National horse race at a betting office?

a) 15

b) 16

c) 18

d) 21

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What are the chances of matching all 6 numbers in the national lottery?

a) 1:1 million

b) 1:2 million

c) 1:5 million

d) 1:12 million

e) 1:14 million

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What chance does a person have of getting a jackpot payout when playing a slot machine?

a) 1:2

b) 1:6

c) 1:10

d) 1:50

e) 1:600

f) 1:1 million

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How much tax does the government make each year from gambling in the UK?

a) £1 million

b) £10 million

c) £50 million

d) £1.5 billion

e) £2.5 billion

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What is the turnover of the gambling industry in the UK each day?

a) £5 million

b) £50 million

c) £100 million

d) £110 million

e) £115 million

f) £120 million

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Gambling is the most common way of becoming a millionaire in the UK

a) True

b) False

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Gambling QuizAnswers

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At what age are young people allowed to buy a national lottery ticket?

a) 14

b) 15

c) 16

d) 18

e) 21

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At what age are young people allowed to play gaming machines?

a) Any age

b) 15

c) 16

d) 18

e) 21

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At what age are young people allowed to play bingo in a bingo club?

a) Any age

b) 15

c) 16

d) 18

e) 21

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At what age are young people allowed to bet on the football pools?

a) 14

b) 15

c) 16

d) 18

e) 21

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At what age are young people allowed to place a bet on the Grand National horse race at a betting office?

a) 15

b) 16

c) 18

d) 21

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At what age are young people allowed to buy a national lottery ticket?

a) 14

b) 15

c) 16

d) 18

e) 21

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What chance does a person have of getting a jackpot payout when playing a slot machine?

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How much tax does the government make each year from gambling in the UK?

a) £1 million

b) £10 million

c) £50 million

d) £1.5 billion

e) £2.5 billion

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What is the turnover of the gambling industry in the UK each day?

a) £5 million

b) £50 million

c) £100 million

d) £110 million

e) £115 million

f) £120 million

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Gambling is the most common way of becoming a millionaire in the UK

a) True

b) False

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How many did you get right?

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The lottery game

• You have been given a pound to play the lottery

• You have an option how to play your pound, your options are:-

1. A scratch card- 1/20 chance of winning £1000

2. The national lottery- 1/14,000,000 chance of winning 7,000,000

3. Euro millions- 1/76,000,000 chance of winning 125,000,000

Which one would you choose to play?

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Lets see who would have won…

If you choose the same number as me you have won

• Scratch card players choose a number between 1-20

• National lottery players choose a number between 1- 14,000,000

• Euro millions players choose a number between 1- 76,000,000

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However if you only earned £60 a week

would you still gamble for the chance of a

better life?

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You have two minutes in your groups to decide on as many reasons as possible why some people have a problem with

the lottery

So what’s the problem?

When the picture is complete the time is up

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Role Play: Groups of 4Chose one of the following scenes and act out:

1. A group of friends are discussing what to do. Two of them want to go to an amusement arcade to play with the machines and try and put pressure on the other two to go with them. Take it turns to be the two who don’t want to go, and discuss ways of saying no firmly.

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Role Play:Chose one of the following scenes and act out:

2. A gang of friends are planning to pool their money to buy some scractch cards and to share their winnings. One of the friends is against the idea and thinks they’d get more valve for money if they went to the swimming pool or the fairground instead. Take it turns to be the ‘odd one out’

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Plenary• Think of 3 things you have learned

• Write a statement saying what you think are the reasons people gamble, what you attitude is and whatever you think the gambling laws should be changed.