651.There are three types of “private lottery” which qualify as exempt lotteries:
A private society lottery: this must be promoted for, and by, members of a society, although people on the society’s premises (as defined in paragraph 10(1)(b)) may also purchase tickets. The lottery may be promoted for a purpose for which the society is conducted (paragraph 13), and the society can be any group or society, provided it is not established and conducted for purposes connected to gambling;
A work lottery: this must not make any profit (i.e. all the proceeds must be used for prizes or reasonable costs – see paragraph 13), and must be promoted for and by people working on the same premises (as defined in paragraph 11(2)); and
A residents’ lottery: this must not make any profit (i.e. all the proceeds must be used for prizes or reasonable costs), and must be promoted for and by persons who live in a single set of premises (for instance, a hall of residence). The residency requirement can still be satisfied, where the premises are not the sole premises in which a person resides (paragraph 12(2)).
652.All three types of private lottery must comply with the conditions set out in Part 2. These conditions concern:
Advertising (paragraph 14);
Rollovers (paragraph 19); and
Conditions relating to the price and format of lottery tickets (paragraphs 15 to 18).