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Gambling Act 2005

Part 2: Private Lotteries

651.There are three types of “private lottery” which qualify as exempt lotteries:

  • A private society lottery: this must be promoted for, and by, members of a society, although people on the society’s premises (as defined in paragraph 10(1)(b)) may also purchase tickets. The lottery may be promoted for a purpose for which the society is conducted (paragraph 13), and the society can be any group or society, provided it is not established and conducted for purposes connected to gambling;

  • A work lottery: this must not make any profit (i.e. all the proceeds must be used for prizes or reasonable costs – see paragraph 13), and must be promoted for and by people working on the same premises (as defined in paragraph 11(2)); and

  • A residents’ lottery: this must not make any profit (i.e. all the proceeds must be used for prizes or reasonable costs), and must be promoted for and by persons who live in a single set of premises (for instance, a hall of residence). The residency requirement can still be satisfied, where the premises are not the sole premises in which a person resides (paragraph 12(2)).

652.All three types of private lottery must comply with the conditions set out in Part 2. These conditions concern:

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