Lotto Tickets Not Ideal Gift for Minors

The Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling (MNAPG) is reminding you this holiday season, lottery tickets are not appropriate gifts for minors. Spokeswoman Susan Sheridan Tucker:

“Primarily because if a young person receives a ticket and wins actually that can spur an unwanted continued desire to purchase lottery tickets.”

Sheridan Tucker says when a trusted adult provides a ticket to a minor, it normalizes the activity as an acceptable practice.