{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/44587.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":44587,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Abandon National Lottery Price Increase","background":null,"additional_details":"An Increase in the Price of the National Lottery is proposed to increase donations to good causes and increase interest.\r\n\r\nLook at it based on outgoings.\r\n\r\nif you only get 3 numbers once a year and play twice a week. Odds are identical.\r\n\r\nCurrently\r\nOutgoings - 104, return - 10, - loss 94 pounds.\r\nProposed\r\nOutgoings - 208, return - 25, - loss 183 pounds.\r\ndifference - 99 pounds.\r\n\r\nWhilst the price increases by 150 percent, the odds remain the same, as does the likely win ratio.\r\n\r\nHow many people can afford to lose an extra 99 pounds a year?\r\n\r\nOne draw - one pound, once a week, live BBC at 8pm, not after Strictly or Merlin.. Scrap all the other games which have National lottery branding.\r\n\r\n\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2013-01-17T09:44:03.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:48.535Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:40:27.688Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-01-17T09:44:03.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}