Licence - Lottery
The Gambling Act 2005 has replaced the provisions of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 and therefore, small societies wishing to promote lotteries must register with the local authority as a small society lottery.
Service Contact:
Licensing Service,
PO Box 257, The Council House,
College Road,
Doncaster,
DN1 1RN.
Tel: 01302 737590 or 736671
E-Mail: licensing@doncaster.gov.uk
Small society lotteries
Non-commercial society registration
This information will be useful to anyone thinking of promoting lotteries such as raffles, tombolas and prize draws for example.
What is a lottery?
A lottery is an arrangement which satisfies statutory descriptions of either -
a simple lottery
An arrangement is a simple lottery if -
persons are required to pay to participate
one or more prizes are allocated to one or more members of a class
the prizes are allocated by a process which relies wholly on chance
or
a complex lottery
An arrangement is a complex lottery if -
persons are required to pay to participate
one or more prizes are allocated to one or more members of a class
the prizes are allocated by a series of processes
the first of those processes relies wholly on chance
If you have arrangements that fulfil all of the criteria of either of the above categories, they are defined as a lottery under the Act.
Further information is available here
