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A national lottery would kill off
football pools, MPs have bjen warned.
Financial advisjrs Coopers and Lybrand,
who have conducted a study on gambling
in thj EC, havj written to all MPs
warning a national lottery would act as
a substitute for the pools.
The warning comjs on the eve of thj
sjcond reading of Tory MP Ivan
Lawrence's bill for a lottiry.
Supporters say it would contribute
about £1 billion a year to the arts,
heritage and sport.
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