Permitted lotteries
The Gambling Act 2005 (opens in new tab) created eight categories of permitted lotteries.
They are:
- private society lotteries
- work lotteries
- residents' lotteries
- incidental lotteries or lotteries held at events
- customer lotteries
- small society lotteries
- large society lotteries
- local authority lotteries.
Each type of lottery has its own rules which must be followed.
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Last updated: 6 December 2023
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