He said negotiations, which started in 2006, to allow the National Lottery to be played in the island and allow local causes to bid for funding were ongoing, but there were issues with duties and access to the pot available to good causes that needed to be solved.

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Suggesting that such issues can be solved in the near-term places unrealistic expectations and is almost guaranteed to result in disappointment and disillusionment.

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