Licence - lottery
Summary
Society
lotteries are lotteries promoted for the benefit of a non-commercial society. A society is non-commercial if it is established
and conducted:
- for charitable purposes
- for the purpose of enabling participation in, or supporting, sport, athletics or a cultural activity or
- for any other non-commercial purpose other than that of private gain.
How to request a licence
- Complete the application form for a Small Society (Non-Commercial) Lottery
- Please complete the declaration and attach it to your application
- Pay the £40 application fee
Downloads
Printable forms
- Application form for a Small Society (Non-Commercial) Lottery (PDF, 38KB)
- Declaration of Society Small Lottery Registration (PDF, 55KB)
Further information
Under the Gambling Act 2005 a registration is required to conduct small lotteries, raffles etc. by societies raising money for charity, sports and other similar purposes, for non-personal or non-commercial reasons.
Societies who run small society lotteries (essentially those in which £20,000 (or less) worth of tickets are put on sale and where the society’s aggregate proceeds from lotteries do not exceed £250,000 a year) may operate without a Gambling Commission licence provided they register with the Licensing Authority.
There is an initial fee of £40 to register and an annual fee of £20. The annual fee must be paid within the period of two months which ends immediately before each anniversary of the registration.
A return statement must be submitted no later than three months beginning on the day on which the draw (or last draw) in the lottery took place. It must be signed by two members of the Society appointed in writing for that purpose by the Society, or its governing body if applicable. Each return must be accompanied by a copy of the appointment of the two members and all signatories must be over the age of 18 years.
Related pages on this website
External websites
- The Gambling Commission (external link)
- The Department of Culture, Media & Sport (external link)
- The Charity Commission (external link)
- Gamblers Anonymous (external link)
Contact us
| Officer / Team | Licensing Section |
|---|---|
| Postal address | Blaby District Council Council Offices Desford Road Narborough Leicester LE19 2EP |
| E-mail address | licensing@blaby.gov.uk |
| Telephone | 0116 272 7783 |
| Fax | 0116 272 7596 |
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This page was last updated on 21st January 2010
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