RAFFLE / DRAW TICKET LEGALITY

Please make sure that your Raffle Draw Tickets include the following information:

1) The name of the organisation running the draw.
2) Date and place of draw.
3) The name and address of the promoter.
4) The name of the local authority with whom the organisation is registered (e.g. Boston Borough Council) under the Lotteries & Amusement Act 1976.
5) Price of ticket (maximum £1.) The price of each Draw Ticket / Raffle Ticket must be the same.

Please note that it is illegal to promote free tickets (for example:- Tickets: 25p each OR 5 for £1.)

PRIVATE LOTTERIES
When Draw Tickets / Raffle Tickets sales are restricted to members of one society, or persons who either live or work together on the same premises, it is not necessary to register with the local authority. Draw Tickets / Raffle Tickets must state the promoters' name and address and the person to whom ticket sales are restricted. The standard wording is "The sale of tickets is restricted to members of the (name of club). No prize won in this draw shall be paid or delivered by the promoter to any persons to whom the winning ticket was sold by them.

Lottery licences are obtainable from the local authority and are renewable on an annual basis.

REGISTERED CHARITIES

Registered charities must state their Registered Charity Number on each Draw Ticket / Raffle Ticket.

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SOME USEFUL LINKS

• www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
• www.lotteriescouncil.org.uk
• www.gamcare.org.uk
• www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk

PDF links

• Lotteries and the Law Act 2005 for Great Britain.pdf
• Lotteries and the Law for Northern Ireland.pdf