NJ Lottery and Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey Kick-Off Annual Holiday Awareness Campaign
“GIFT RESPONSIBLY. LOTTERY TICKETS AREN’T CHILD'S PLAY.”
TRENTON (Nov. 30, 2017) – The New Jersey Lottery has teamed up with the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc. (CCGNJ) to launch the Lottery’s 2017 Holiday Awareness Campaign: “Gift Responsibly. Lottery Tickets Aren’t Child’s Play.”
Both organizations are joining together with dozens of lotteries around the world to support the National Council on Problem Gambling and the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University to build public awareness that lottery tickets are not an appropriate gift for minors.
| WHAT: | “Gift Responsibly. Lottery Tickets Aren’t Child’s Play.” Annual Holiday |
| Awareness Campaign Kick-Off Event | |
| WHO: | Carole Hedinger, executive director, New Jersey Lottery |
Neva Pryor, executive director, Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc. |
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| WHEN: | Monday, December 4, 2017 |
| 10:30 a.m. | |
| WHERE: | New Jersey Lottery Headquarters |
| One Lawrence Park Complex | |
| 1333 Brunswick Avenue Circle | |
| Lawrenceville, N.J. 08648 | |
| Phone: 609-599-5801 | |
| MEDIA: | Interview & photo opportunities: Contact Judy Drucker for availability. |
