Clive, Iowa — As you look for some last-minute gifts for Christmas, the Iowa Lottery is running its annual “appropriate gifting” campaign.
Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, explains.
(as said)”That campaign is just our gentle reminder to folks that we have always considered lottery tickets for the adult marketplace or the grownups on your list,” Neubauer says.
Someone who is under 21 can’t purchase a lottery ticket and they can’t cash it in if they win.
(as said)”So we just encourage people if they are giving lottery tickets as gifts to reserve those for folks who are 21 and older,” she says.
Neubauer says there a lot of gifts that have restrictions on them and their goal is to give a simple reminder to everyone that lottery tickets fall into that category.
(as said)”Because this is not the year that we need to be coming out with a really harsh message for folks. I think we’ve all had more than enough things to worry about this year, and we wanted to be really gentle in our approach this time — but still get that message across,” Neubauer says.
Neubauer says the appropriate gifting campaign goes along with their message of playing responsibly and not overextending yourself when buying Iowa Lottery tickets.
