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Summary
A small society lottery is promoted on behalf of a non-commercial society for:
a) charitable purposes;
b) the purpose of enabling participating or supporting sport, athletics or cultural activity;
c) any other non-commercial purpose other than private gain.The total value of tickets for sale in a single lottery cannot exceed £20,000 and the aggregate value of tickets on sale in a calendar year cannot exceed £250,000. Anything above would be a large society lottery and a licence would be required from the Gambling Commission.
The society must be registered with the local authority where they are based. A statement of return must be submitted within three months of any draw taking place.
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Fees
£40
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Application and guidance notes
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Processing and timescales
10 working days
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Legislation
For more detail on this topic you can visit the Gambling Commission guidance page
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Validity and renewals
We will send invoice for the annual fee of £20 to the correspondence address we hold. -
Complaints
Please contact Premise Licensing in the first instance.
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Contact us
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