Cookies

We use some essential cookies to make this website work.

We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use our website so we can make improvements.

We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.

Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies cannot be disabled

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are normally set in response to your interactions on the website e.g. logging in etc.

Cookies:
  • .ASPXANONYMOUS
  • .DOTNETNUKE
  • __RequestVerificationToken
  • authentication
  • dnn_IsMobile
  • language
  • LastPageId
  • NADevGDPRCookieConsent_portal_0
  • userBrowsingCookie

Performance Cookies

Turn Performance cookies on/off

These cookies allow us to monitor traffic to our website so we can improve the performance and content of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited or how you navigated around our website.

Cookies:
  • __utma
  • __utmb
  • __utmc
  • __utmt
  • __utmz
  • _ga
  • _gat
  • _gid

Functional Cookies

Turn Functional cookies on/off

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and content. They may be set by the website or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

Cookies:
  • nmstat
  • textSize

Targeting Cookies

Turn Targeting cookies on/off

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Cookies:

Currently we are not utilizing these types of cookies on our site.

Change cookie settings Close
Skip to main content

Raffles and small society lotteries - guidance

Small society lotteries can operate without a Gambling Commission licence if they register with us.

Society lotteries are promoted for the benefit of a non-commercial society. This is a society that is established and conducted for:

  • charitable purposes
  • enabling participation in sport or cultural activity
  • any non commercial purpose other than that of private gain.

Lotteries are arrangements where people pay to participate for the chance of winning a prize. Raffles, tombolas, sweepstakes are all types of lotteries. 

A small society lottery

  • does not have proceeds that exceed £20,000 for a single draw
  • does not have aggregated proceeds from lotteries in excess of £250,000 in any one year

Most charities fall into this category.  

 Lotteries with proceeds exceeding £20,000 per lottery or £250,000 in a calendar year are regulated by the Gambling Commission.

An exempt lottery is an incidental non-commercial lottery, private lottery, work lottery or residents’ lottery.  See our Small Society Lottery guidance notes.

There are a number of rules concerning lotteries including:

  • who can buy tickets in a lottery
  • what should be shown on tickets
  • the maximum value of a prize

see our Small Society Lottery guidance notes for details.

 

See  our Small Society Lottery guidance notes.

Check the guidance from:

or email us at licensing@waverley.gov.uk

Page Rating
Success! If you are not registered yet, you will get an e-mail with which you can finalize your registration.