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I have no plans to run a raffle etc. But I assume site like Raffall.com get round all the licensing requirements so in theory if someone wanted to run a raffle they could do it through that?
I am a treasurer for a small charity, and we have run charity raffles through them, but then we do have a raffle license anyway...
Sam_w
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I have updated the rules to allow advertising of charity auctions and offline raffles and lotteries.
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/143848/#comment6571218
Most auctions, raffles and lotteries are regulated under UK law and I've always flat out said that you cannot advertised or run them on here... but it isn't as black and white as that.
Charity Auctions - I'm cool with them being advertised but you must run them on eBay as auctions need contracts to be in place for participants. This is going to be an exception to people advertising their own eBay advert... they can, so long as at least 50% of the proceeds go to a charity.
Raffles and Lotteries - UK law basically says you cannot do this online without a licence (and the Gambling Commission states that it is roughly £500 and tedious bureaucracy to get one - link is in the classifieds rules linked above). As I'll be liable for this were you to do it, this is still prohibited unless you can convince me you have a licence, and I will need hard proof of this.
UK law does say that you can do raffles and lotteries at events without a licence so long as all tickets are sold at the event and the draw occurs at the event in front of an audience... so I'm fine with a charity raffle / lottery being advertised if it's 100% offline and at an event.