Service Description: The Licensing Authority will issue a premises licence for: Casinos, Betting Offices and Race Tracks, Bingo Clubs, Adult Gaming Centres, Family Entertainment Centres. They will issue permits for: Gaming machines in members' clubs and licensed premises, prize gaming and Unlicensed Family Entertainment Centres.
Answer: Lotteries can only be run in support of good causes, not for private or commercial gain. Under the 2005 Act a Lottery can be either a simple lottery or a Complex lottery. An arrangement is a simple lottery if: persons are required to pay to participate in the arrangement; in the course of the arrangement one or more prizes are allocated to one or more members of a class;and the prizes are allocated by a process which relies wholly on chance. 2.2 An arrangement is a complex lottery if: persons are required to pay to participate in the arrangement; in the course of the arrangement one or more prizes are allocated to one or more members of a class; the prizes are allocated by a series of processes; and the first of those processes relies wholly on chance. Exempt Lotteries Exempt lotteries do not require a licence from the Gambling Commission, although small society lotteries are required to register with their local authority. In addition to small society lotteries, exempt lotteries include: incidental non-commercial lotteries - commonly held at charity fund raising events; private society lotteries - only members of the society and those on society premises can participate in the lottery; work lotteries - only people who work together on the same premises may participate; residents' lotteries - only people who live at the same premises may participate; and customer lotteries - only customers at the business premises may participate. Operators of Lotteries If you intend to operate a lottery or raffle with such that ticket sales from it may exceed £20,000 in a single society lottery or proceeds of previous lotteries in the same calendar year have already reached or may, taking into account that lottery in question, reach £250,000 in one calendar year then the lottery is a large lottery and may only be run under a lottery operating licence issued by the Commission. Further guidance on Lotteries under the Gambling Act 2005 is available in our Lotteries and the Law (Gambling Act 2005) publication.