25 JULY 1952, Page 19

Legalised Lotteries

Snt,-1 he answer to Mr. Arthur Burns surely is that lotteries, like alcohol. are harmless in moderation, but socially undesirable if carried to excess. Nation-wide mammoth football-pools are a social menace for reasons that have often been stated. To recapitulate them would be irrelevant to Mr. Burns' point.—I am, Sir, yours faithfully, The Old Portcullis, Badminton, Glos. R. S. PRATT,