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SOCIETY LOTTERIES In accordance with the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusement (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, a society or club must register with the local council if it intends to hold a lottery. A lottery is the distribution of prizes by chance where persons taking part make a payment in return for their obtaining a chance of a prize. A society can include any club, institution, organisation or association of persons. A society lottery means a lottery promoted on behalf of a society established and conducted wholly or mainly for one or more of the following: - charitable purposes,
- participation in or support of athletic sports or games or cultural activities,
- other purposes which are not purposes of private gain of any commercial undertaking.
The registration fee is £35.00, with an annual renewal fee of £17.50. An application form is available to download. The ticket must state the name of the society, the name and address of the promoter, the date of the lottery, and the name of the council with which the society is registered. The price of every ticket or chance must be the same, with a maximum price of £1.00 There are specific requirements regarding proceeds and prizes. The society must keep records of ticket sales, income received, expenses, prizes, winners, and distribution of proceeds. Returns of the lottery must be sent to the council no later than the end of the third month after the date of the lottery. |
