A public health advocacy group has sued Star Market, claiming the supermarket chain makes it easy for minors to buy scratch tickets, after a Cambridge youth was able to buy two tickets.
"Encouraging or facilitating youth gambling is oppressive and unconscionable, and in contrast to the legislature's and society's desire to debar them from gambling while they are of minor age," the complaint says. "Star Markets lacks effective controls to prevent the sale of lottery tickets from Lottery Ticket Vending Machines to minors."
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Craig Kelley of Cambridge and his son, Cooper, the Public Health Advocacy Institute claims the lottery machines are placed close to kid-friendly food and drink, including candy and soda. The suit claims Cooper Kelley was able to buy a Mega Millions ticket and a "$500 Frenzy" scratch ticket in two Star Market locations without supermarket workers intervening. The ultimate aim of the lawsuit is to change lottery machine practices beyond Star Market.
"The goal is ideally to get these vending ticket machines out of supermarkets, because they can't really be monitored there," said Andrew Rainer, a lawyer for the Public Health Advocacy Institute. "There is a surprising number of kids gambling, and gambling is not as bad as drug usage, but it is a problem, it is a societal problem."
The Public Health Advocacy Institute is seeking an order to require Star Market to verify the age of everyone purchasing a lottery ticket through the machine, as well as damages, citing Massachusetts' Consumer Protection Act.
The Lottery said its compliance unit does regular testing to ensure tickets are not sold to minors, and that automated machines can only be installed in locations within eyesight of a manager. A spokesman for Star Market declined to comment.
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