Clive, Iowa — Lottery scratch tickets are often given as Christmas gifts and it is not against the law to give a lottery ticket to someone who is under the age of 21, but Iowa Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer says they just ask folks to stop and ask themselves whether it’s a good idea.
It can be a gray area for some people, Neubauer says, and the Iowa Lottery’s message is that lottery tickets should be purchased by adults for adults. While scratch tickets are often designed in a game format, they are a form of gambling and Neubauer says studies have shown that problem gambling can begin in adolescence when impulse and attention control are still developing.
