Response to the consultation by the Gambling Commission on Guidance to Licensing Authorities: Small Society Lotteries

A small lottery is one where the total value of tickets put on sale in any one lottery is less than £20,000, and tickets in separate lotteries in one calendar year are less than £250,000 in total. Small lotteries are to be registered with the relevant licensing authority (for example, a district council in England) where their principal office is located. The authority then has an obligation to provide information to the Gambling Commission on the lotteries registered with them.

It is the view of the NLC that society lotteries and the National Lottery have equally valid roles to fulfil and are meant to thrive for the benefit of the good causes they serve, but are not intended to directly compete with each other.

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• Response to the consultation by the Gambling Commmission on Guidance to Licensing Authorities: Small Society Lotteries

  The National Lottery Commission’s response to the consultation by the Gambling Commission on Guidance to Licensing Authorities: Small Society Lotteries.

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