CAMELOT enjoys a very nice little earner indeed with the National Lottery.

Some MPs believe that Camelot's profits are such that they ought to hand over more cash to charity. So far charities have received £150 million - 5.6 per cent of Camelot's total take.

Other MPs, notably the Commons Heritage Committee, believe that the interest earned on unclaimed prize money should go straight to charity.

We agree wholeheartedly with these suggestions. While people are spending their pounds on the lottery they are not giving as much money directly to charity. As Camelot is making such handsome profits - above expectations - we think more of it should go to good causes.

There should also be an end to the ban on the advertising of betting shops and bingo halls so they can recover some of their cash lost to the lottery. There are no grounds for any advertising discrimination between gambling on the Lottery or by other means.

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