The rising popularity of scratchcards means the National Lottery is giving away less money to charity than ever before while the profits for the company that runs it have soared, MPs have warned.
The Public Accounts Select Committee said that Camelot's profits have risen by 122 per cent since 2009, “well in excess” of what was expected when it was given the licence to run the lottery.
But in the past year, returns for good causes fell by 15 per cent to £1.63billion, a record low in proportion to total sales. Camelot has forecast a further fall in income for good causes this year.
The MPs warned the fall in funding for charities could be "disastrous" and mean that some projects will become "unaffordable"....