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[reported](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-53435016) on fears over lotteries with jackpots of up to £25,000 being run by local authorities in a bid to raise funds for cultural activities and events in the wake of coronavirus.\n\nPeople providing addiction support services questioned whether councils were providing a \"gateway to gambling\".\n\n\n## Get the data \n\n* Google sheet: [Council lotteries data](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a8s6SWRF4R5Gt3LBIdnxbVdC1pVzvVQH5-aT3cKqSNg/edit#gid=1626957462)\n\n## Quotes and interviews\n\n* Chris Hill, from Sidcup, who recovered from a gambling addiction several years ago and runs support services for those battling addiction\n* Dr Mark Griffiths, Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University\n* Professor Annie Anderson, president, the UK Society of Behavioural Medicine\n* Ben Speare, managing director, Gatherwell (lottery provider)\n* Mieka Smiles, executive member for culture and communities, Middlesbrough Council\n* Spokeswoman, Gambling Commission\n\n## Visualisation\n\n* Infographic: Where does my £1 go in a local lottery?\n\n## How the pack was used\n\nThe Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to the wider local news network as part of the Local News Partnerships.\nPartner uses of the story included:\n\n* Lynn News: [‘Gateway to gambling’ fears raised over council-run lotteries like those in West Norfolk and Breckland](https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/gateway-to-gambling-fear-over-council-run-lotteries-like-those-in-west-norfolk-and-breckland-9117227/) *23 July 2020*\n* Newcastle Chronicle: [Northumberland council-run lottery could be 'gateway to gambling'](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/fears-northumberland-council-run-lottery-18641227) *27 July 2020*\n* Stroud News: [Stroud district lottery set to launch later this year](https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/18613669.stroud-district-lottery-set-launch-later-year/) *29 July 2020*\n* Yorkshire Live: [Fears council-run lotteries in Yorkshire with £25,000 jackpots could turn people into gambling addicts](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/fears-council-run-lotteries-yorkshire-18662241) *26 July 2020*\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbbc-data-unit%2Fcouncil-lotteries","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fbbc-data-unit%2Fcouncil-lotteries","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbbc-data-unit%2Fcouncil-lotteries/lists"}