October 2021 : National Lottery Stops 16year olds : You must be 18
 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...from-next-year


[The age limit for playing the National Lottery
will rise to 18 from next year,
the government has said,
on the day ministers launched
a review of gambling laws that could result
in curbs on advertising and a cap on online casino stakes.

Culture minister Oliver Dowden
said the 2005 Gambling Act – written before the
arrival of the smartphone – was
an “analogue law in a digital age”,
as he kicked off a lengthy process
that could unwind much
of the Blair-era legislation.]