Ms Carol Boate:

There is some information I can give the Deputy that might be useful. I agree there are pros of having the two together, as well as cons. A pro is the plan to bring in a national self-exclusion register. I welcome that because we have players coming to the national lottery who have a problem and want a system whereby they are not allowed in to play. We have it on the national lottery website but it only applies to online national lottery. That is an example where a national approach would be of benefit to the players. From a practical perspective, however, this 20-year licence is designed around a single-person officeholder. We have tight deadlines. It would be complicated to integrate us and that could delay the gambling legislation. There will be an opportunity to revisit it in future.