Easy TV Quiz Games - Skill or Lottery?

Announcer · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:50 pm

Tv shows with quizes for prizes are being scrutinised by the UK Gambling Commission because the questions are too easy. This means that pretty much everyone can enter via a phoneline, with fees charged to their telephone bill, which arguably constitutes a lottery.

The all-night Quiz shows on ITV and Channel 5 are no better, even though the questions are harder. Punters still ring up premium rate phone numbers (75pence) with wayward answers, hoping against hope to win &10k. The house cut on these all night cash quizes, aired live on terrestrial tv must be astronomical.

Children get through live on air. They cannot win anything because they are underage to gamble/participate, but I have seen no evidence of returned charges to the bill payer.

Skill Or A Lottery?
Gaming channels such as ITV Play could face an uncertain future if a new public consultation headed by the Gambling Commission prompts a change in gaming laws, which would ban easy premium-rate competitions.

TV Quizes
& Quiz-Mania TV
& ITV Play Online
& ITV-Play Games Wiki

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Source: Gamblog.co.uk - Gambling Blog
Gamblog.co.uk - gambling related information blog.

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