Scratchcards: harmless flutter or costly addiction?

The Co-op group is to offer its own scratchcards, taking on the National Lottery in what has become a £3bn industryThe Co-op is taking on the National Lottery with the launch of its own scratchcards, which will give as much as four times more to good causes. The member-owned business says a minimum of 20% from the sale of each of its own-brand cards will go to “local good causes”. That compares with as little as 5% for some National Lottery cards – though the average