Article preview: Younger players of the National Lottery will be banned next year. The move to stop 16 and 17 year olds from playing the lottery is part of a wider crackdown on gambling. The government has promised a “major and wide-ranging review” of the gambling sector, which could result in restrictions placed on sports advertising and sponsorships. It follows previous gambling legislation, introduced in 2005, which the government has described as “an analogue law in a digital age”.