"You do need a lottery operating licence if your lottery (raffle) sells over £20,000 of lottery tickets in a single draw or £250,000 of lottery tickets in a calendar year. Find out which type of operating licence you need, and how to apply.
There are some circumstances in which you do not need a lottery operating licence:
prize competitions and free draws
small society lotteries
work lotteries
residents' lotteries
customer lotteries
lottery ticket machines
lottery syndicates."
Chill Winston....
"You do need a lottery operating licence if your lottery (raffle) sells over £20,000 of lottery tickets in a single draw or £250,000 of lottery tickets in a calendar year. Find out which type of operating licence you need, and how to apply.
There are some circumstances in which you do not need a lottery operating licence:
prize competitions and free draws
small society lotteries
work lotteries
residents' lotteries
customer lotteries
lottery ticket machines
lottery syndicates."
The rules for small lotteries (aka raffles) are here