Part 1: Incidental non-commercial lotteries
649.This type of lottery replaces those permitted under section 3 (small lotteries incidental to exempt entertainments) and section 15 (provision of amusements with prizes at exempt entertainments) of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c.32). An incidental non-commercial lottery is one that is incidental to a non-commercial event, and in respect of which, all the conditions set out in the rest of this Part are complied with. An event is a non-commercial event if the money raised from the event goes entirely to purposes that are not for private gain (paragraph 2).
650.The conditions that must be complied with are:
The promoters of the lottery cannot deduct money from the proceeds of the lottery, for prizes or other costs, in excess of any sums prescribed by the Secretary of State in regulations;
The lottery must itself be promoted for a purpose other than that of private gain;
The lottery cannot involve a rollover; and
Tickets must be sold at the event location during the event, and the result made public while the event is going on.
