I think you're probably OK ...Originally Posted by Spirit
Lotteries
You don’t need a operating licence if:
You are only running an “Exempt Lottery” i.e. A lottery that is incidental to a non-commercial event where:
No proceeds from the event are used for the purposes of private gain.
The lottery is promoted wholly for a purpose other than that of private gain (i.e. for a charitable purpose/ good cause).
No more than the amounts to be prescribed in regulations are deducted from the proceeds to cover costs. (The draft lotteries regulations are due to be with the Commission in January 2007 for consultation and will be in place by April 2007).
There is no roll over.
No ticket is sold otherwise than during the event and on the premises where the event is being held.
The results are made public while the event is taking place.
Schedule 11 Part 1(1)-(8).
A private society lottery where:
The lottery is promoted only by authorised members of a society.
Tickets are sold to either society members or on the society premises.
The group or society is established and conducted for purposes other than gambling.
The lottery is promoted for the purposes for which the society is conducted.
The lottery is advertised only on the society’s premises.
Tickets comply with certain provisions common also to work and resident’s lotteries including that they are each of the same price and are non-transferable.
There is no rollover.