Licence - lottery
A lottery is the distribution of prizes by lot or chance where there is no degree of skill involved, and the chance of winning is secured by a payment. If a prize is awarded for skill alone then the scheme is not a lottery.
Societies wishing to conduct lotteries to raise money for charitable, sports and other similar purposes that are not for personal gain are required to be licensed by the Gambling Act 2005.
The society on whose behalf the lottery is promoted must first be registered with the appropriate authority, which is us as the local authority.
The application form for a lottery licence, and some advice on lotteries and the law which has been published by the Gambling Commission, can be found in the 'related pages' panel on this page.
For more information please contact the licensing team on tel: 01923 278503.
Related pages
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Prize gaming application form
http://www.watford.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.FileStorageItem%3A%7Bid%3D17792161%7D%5D
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Small society lottery registration form
http://www.watford.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.FileStorageItem%3A%7Bid%3D17816046%7D%5D
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Gambling Act Policy
http://www.watford.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.FileStorageItem%3A%7Bid%3D17819031%7D%5D
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Fees and Charges for Licensing applications
http://www.watford.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.MultiPartArticle%3A%7Bid%3D18053021%7D%5D
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Lotteries and the Law - information from the Gambling Commission
http://www.watford.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.FileStorageItem%3A%7Bid%3D18248012%7D%5D
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Running prize competitions and free draws - information from the Gambling Commission
http://www.watford.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=%5Bcom.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.FileStorageItem%3A%7Bid%3D17439026%7D%5D
External links
Watford Borough Council is not responsible for the content of external websites
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
http://www.culture.gov.uk
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Gambling Commission
http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
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Institute of Licensing
http://instituteoflicensing.org
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