A breif history of gambling in Britain
Lotteries
The term is broadly defined in British law as, “a distribution of prizes by lot or chance where entry is secured by the payment of a stake.”
Lotteries and Ammusments Act 1976.
Small Lotteries: Allows lotteries to take place as part of other events such as dinners, fetes and sporting events. No more than £250 can be taken by the organisers for expenses and cash shouldn’t be given as a prize.
Ticket prices and prize limits
All participants must be over the age of 16 and the ticket must be payed for before the draw begins.
The price of a ticket for a society lottery or a local authority lottery must not exceed £2.
The prize limit is £25,000 or 10% of the lottery revenue (whichever is higher).
The National Lottery however doesn’t fall under these rules but instead the:
National Lottery Act 1993
