Exempt Lotteries
Incidental Non-commercial Lotteries
– only exempt from registration if:
- No proceeds from the event will be used for the purposes of
private gain.
- The lottery is promoted wholly for a purpose
other than that of private gain (i.e. for a charitable purpose/
good cause).
- The promoters of the lottery will not be
deducting more than £500 from the proceeds in respect of the cost
of prizes.
- The promoters of the lottery will not be
deducting more than £100 from the proceeds in respect of the cost
of other expenses, such as the cost of printing tickets or hire of
equipment.
- There will be no lottery rollover.
- Tickets will only be sold during the event
and on the premises where the event is being held.
- The results will be made public while the
event is taking place.
An example of an incidental
non-commercial lottery may include a lottery held at a
school
fete, or at a social event such as
a dinner dance.
Private society lotteries –
only exempt from registration if:
- The lottery will only be promoted by
authorised members of a society.
- Tickets will only be sold to either society
members and on the society premises.
- The group or society is established and
conducted for purposes other than gambling.
- The lottery will be promoted for the purposes
for which the society is conducted.
- The lottery will only be advertised on the
society’s premises. Tickets will comply with certain provisions
common also to work and resident’s lotteries including that they
are each of the same price and are non-transferable.
- There will be no rollover
An example of private society
lottery may be one that is limited to members of a
working
men’s club or a sports club, where
guests at the club would not be permitted to
participate.
Work lotteries – only exempt
from registration if:
- The promoters all work on a single set of
work premises.
- The tickets are only sold to persons who work
on those premises.
- The lottery will be organised to ensure that
no profits are made.
- The lottery will only be advertised on the
work premises.
- Tickets will comply with certain provisions
common also to private and resident’s lotteries including that they
are each of the same price and are non-transferable.
- There will be no rollover.
An example of a work lottery could
be a sweepstake on the Grand National amongst
work
colleagues.
Residents’ lotteries – only
exempt from registration if:
- The promoters live in a single set of
residential premises
- The tickets will only be sold to those who
live in the residential premises.
- The lottery will only be advertised on the
residential premises.
- Tickets will comply with certain provisions
common also to private and work lotteries including that they are
each of the same price and are non-transferable.
- There will be no rollover.
An example of a residents’ lottery
may be one that is held in student halls of residence
for
students only.
Customer Lotteries – only
exempt from registration if:
- The lottery is promoted by a person who
occupies the business premises.
- The tickets are only sold by or on behalf of
the promoter and only to customers when they are on the business
premises.
- The lottery will be organised to ensure that
no profits are made.
- The lottery will only advertised on the
business premises.
- All tickets will be of the same price and are
non-transferable.
- The prizes will not be worth more than
£50.00.
- There will be no rollover.
- The draw will not take place within 7 days of
a previous draw in the lottery or another customer lottery promoted
on the business premises.
An example of a customer lottery
may be one held by a local butcher selling or
supplying
tickets on their own premises to
customers only, with an opportunity to win a joint of
meat.
Free Draws and Prize
Competitions
In relation to free draws and prize
competitions, we would recommend that you contact us or the
gambling commission for further advice.