Lotteries and Raffles have to be registered with the Council under the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976.
The Council is the registration authority for society lotteries for the purpose of raising funds for sport, charitable or benevolent purposes. A typical society lottery would be a local school parent teacher association or local amateur football club.
Lotteries not promoted by societies or where the value of the ticket sale exceeds £20,000 have to register with Gaming Board of Great Britain and not the Council.
The registration fee for a Small Society Lottery is £40.00. The period of registration begins on 1 January each year. A fee of £20 must be paid before the 31st December each year to maintain registration. If the registration is not renewed a new registration will need to be paid at the cost of £40.00.
Tickets sold as a registered society lottery must be properly printed with the name of the society, name and address of the promoter, the date of the lottery draw, the price of the tickets (which must not exceed £2.00), the name of the printer and the name of the Dover District Council.
Below is an example of a raffle ticket containing this information:
The following forms are in PDF Format (More about
pdf documents)
Application for Registration
Returns Form - This must
be completed after each raffle
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Contact the Licensing Section
E-mail: licensing@dover.gov.uk
Telephone: 01304 872295
