ALTHOUGH the national lottery has been running since 1994, the £10 prize for three numbers has not changed in all that time.

It should be increased by at least 100 per cent to make it a feasible gamble for the punter and to encourage more participants.

This could help with the lottery's revival but it will not cure the cause of the drop-off in ticket sales.

If changes are not made the lottery will suffer and end up pale. One cannot keep milking the cow without feeding it first.

JOHN SHORROCK, Marlton Road, Blackburn.