UK Parliament home

This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament

View other petitions from this Parliament

Closed Remove scratch cards from the front of counters in shops

Closed on

I want the government to enforce the movement of scratch cards away from the front of counters in shops.

Millions of people are suffering with gambling addiction and are trying to recover and acknowledging their triggers. Cigarettes are hidden and yet scratch cards and other gambling products are displayed proudly at the front of the desk, begging to be an impulse buy and it is unavoidable as you have to go the till. If they were hidden or in an area you aren't forced to go to, it's easier to avoid the trigger and easier for the shop workers to support people with a problem.

1,178 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition closed

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 8 October 2021.