selling raffle tickets

[x799sej]

When you sell raffle tickets should they be tore up individually or put into a draw per strip. last time i bought some I bought a strip for 50p and they went in as a whole strip not in single numbers. Someone complained and said that they should have five chances on winning as there were five numbers on a strip and that they should be tore up individually not called out what numbers were on the strips. Thay said what the people were doing was illegal. Is this right

[Reverandfunk]

U can do what u want as far as I am aware but then again I know nothing lol

[Emu2005]

I would have thought that if everyone who purchased a ticket bought a whole strip then this was ok. If on the other hand some people only bought 1 ticket and they were getting the same chances as people who bought a whole strip this does seem fairly dodgy.

Doubt there's anything you can do about it though, I bought some raffle tickets for the xmas raffle at my old local a few years ago, and then on the day they dramatically reduced the number of decent prizes - i was pretty annoyed the tickets were �5 each and I bought a few and won nothing! Nothing I could do about it apart from have a moan though...

[Buenchico]

Although there is specific legislation relating to lotteries, the general principles of contract law still apply.

If someone enters into a contract under which, in return for the appropriate payment, they have the possibility of winning up to 5 prizes in a draw, the other party in the contract is contractually obliged to ensure that the entrant receives the opportunity to win up to that number of prizes. If the tickets remain in a strip, there can only be the opportunity to win one prize, which means that the seller has failed to meet their contractual obligation. (In short, yes they are acting illegally).

Incidentally, some people sell tickets at, say, 20p each or a strip of 6 for �1. This is also illegal because the legislation relating to lotteries states that every entry into the draw must be sold at the same price.

The difference, however, is that the former offence is a civil matter (because it breaches contract law) whereas the latter offence falls foul of criminal law.

Chris

[x799sej]

It's got nothing to do with whinging it's about right from wrong if someone is not running the raffle properly then they are acting dishonestly towards other people that are taking part in the draw. Thanks chris

[loonytunes]

Unlike the good rev, I can help you.

Assuming we are talking about a lottery held under the current legislation (which is actually little different from the old but a new Act came in on 1st September) it is not a problem so long as it is consitent. This system which you have described is applicable only to Incidental non-commercial lotteries which comply with the conditions set out in Schedule 11 of the Gambling Act 2005. Broadly, this means that the raffle has to take place at a charitable event, all the tickets sold there and the proze drawn there with no income being received by any individual. Al the money, after deducting limited expenses, must go to a charitable cause. See the Act here:-

www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/pdf/ukpga_20050019_en.pdf

The regulations which are additional to the Act are here:-

www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20072040.htm

There is nothing which sets down how tickets shall be dealt with. However, If the tickets are sold at 50p per strip of 5, that equates to 10p each. So if you separate them all out and draw them individually, that's fine. However, if you put all the five tickets in unseparated and draw the strip out, so you get only one chance to win for your 50p. that's fine as well. It makes no difference so long as everyone is treated the same way and is aware how the draw will be dealt with.

[loonytunes]

By the way emu, the draw in your local was illegal and probably always will be. Don't take part in events where the landlord may be making money.