Do raffles always have to be for charity?
I'm well aware this isn't a life or death situation but I just wanted some opinions...
I run my own very small business, designing and hand crafting various products which I sell at craft fairs to make some money of my own as I'm now a stay at home mum.
One of my non-craft friends has suggested I pick a product to raffle at each fair, as an additional way of making some money.
Is this ok to do or are raffles/prizes always for charity/a good cause? Something doesn't sit right with me but I'm not sure why?
I run my own very small business, designing and hand crafting various products which I sell at craft fairs to make some money of my own as I'm now a stay at home mum.
One of my non-craft friends has suggested I pick a product to raffle at each fair, as an additional way of making some money.
Is this ok to do or are raffles/prizes always for charity/a good cause? Something doesn't sit right with me but I'm not sure why?
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If the prizes are good people generally won't care
Yeah, totally, just a normal competition. There's no reason why it should be for charity.
http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/gambling_sectors/lotteries/getting_a_licence-what_you__n/do_i_need_a_licence.aspx
One of the main criteria would seem to be the size of the raffle.
Would a 'name the...' count I wonder?
Think you could do it as a tombola rather than a raffle, don't think the same restrictions apply.
I guess any competition is based on chance though? I might do a guess the name and chance being told off.
50p I'd think.
It's such a shame that we are becoming more and more restricted as to what we can do, with all these petty laws, because a small minority of thick, lazy people are seemingly unable to spend a few seconds checking what they are buying into.
There are plenty of people, me included, who would happily buy a ticket in order to support small businesses producing high-quality, hand-crafted goods.
Same here. I wish there were more people like the OP. People who are prepared to earn a living.
I also happily support small business, by buying their products.
There's nothing wrong with a raffle to make money - go to any airport and there's always someone doing a "win a Ferrari" competition but it may not help your standing as a small business in the community. You'd probably get a better response if you said the proceeds (or a percentage of them) went to a local charity.
The second is a printed ticket, with stub etc. It will list the prizes or at least the first 5 or so, it will be numbered in 2 places once on the main ticket and once on the stub. The most important information is this, it must list who is going to benefit from the money, the place where it's going to be draw and the time/date. It must also show the Organizer, the printer and must indicate that the raffle organizer is licensed by either the local council, or registered under the gaming act.