ABERDEEN & NORTH EAST ROTARY CLUBS CHARITY LOTTERY SOCIETY

RULES OF THE LOTTERY 2024

AGE LIMIT

·     By law, no person under eighteen (18) years of age may purchase or own a ticket.

·     Ticket sellers are legally required to request proof of age if there is any doubt.

PAYMENT, ACCEPTANCE OF RULES, SALES LIMIT

·     Payment for tickets must be in cash or by mobile card terminal USING DEBIT CARDS only.

·     Bank notes of larger than £20 denomination cannot be accepted.

·     By purchasing a ticket, the purchaser accepts these Rules of The Lottery.

·     A ticket, once purchased, can not be returned for a refund.

·     No more than 20 tickets may be sold to the same member of the public at one time.

  “FAIR AND OPEN” CONDUCT OF THE LOTTERY

·     Every ticket shall be sold for the same price of £1.00 (One Pound).

·     Every ticket shall have a unique serial number, repeated only on its counterfoil.

·     As a minimum, the name, telephone number and area code (or the name and address) of the purchaser or owner must be written on the counterfoil of every ticket sold. Responsibility for completion rests with the purchaser.

·     No ticket can be entered into the lottery unless it has been paid for.

·     Every validly completed ticket that has been paid for shall be entered into the lottery.

·     The chance of winning will depend on the total number of tickets sold. For instance, if 50000 tickets are sold, for each ticket purchased there will be a 1 in 50000 chance of winning.

·     There will be only ONE prize and that is a Suzuki Swift 1.2 motor car. No alternative prize will be available. The Society will arrange for the prize car to be awarded to the winner on an agreed date and at an agreed location. From receipt of the car, the winner shall absolve the Society of any and all further liability for said vehicle.

·     The draw for this lottery shall take place in public within the Bon Accord Centre, Aberdeen on Christmas Eve. The number of the winning ticket as shown on the first drawn counterfoil shall be announced immediately.

·     The award of the prize shall be dependent upon verification of name and contact details to match those written on the counterfoil.

·     In mitigation of the possibility that the winner of the prize may be untraceable or may be unwilling or unable to accept the prize for any reason, or ineligible for same, a second and third counterfoil shall also be drawn in public within the Bon Accord Centre, Aberdeen on Christmas Eve and placed immediately (but without announcement) into individually sealed envelopes for safekeeping in case needed.

·     We intend following the same procedures for the breakdown of all monies raised as was used for the last lottery that we ran in 2023 that had a car as its only prize. The breakdown then was as follows; - monies raised - £41,175, of which 1.43% went to administration, £9, 000 ie 21.86% went to acquire the car prize valued at £17,725 as this was partly sponsored with a £8,725 donation to the main charity, 51.28% went to the main charity and 25.53% went to the charities and good causes chosen by the participating Rotary clubs. For this year’s lottery the main charity will be Grampian Children’s Respite Care (operating as CHARLIE HOUSE, Registered Charity number SC042643) with the balance of the net proceeds, after meeting the cost of the car, being donated to the main charity and participating Rotary Clubs for distribution to their supported charities and good causes along with the same small percentage being retained for administration purposes which mainly includes the Gambling Commission fees and the printing of the tickets for the lottery.

Rules of the Lottery continued.

·     The winners agree that, and any photographs taken and articles written may be used in publicity about current and future raffles.

·     The decision of the Society regarding the interpretation of all rules shall be final.

TICKETS

• The name of the Society – Aberdeen and North East Rotary Clubs Charity Lottery Society - on whose behalf the Lottery is being promoted is clearly stated on each ticket.

• The price - £1 - of purchasing a ticket is clearly shown on each ticket.

• The name and address of the Promoter of the Lottery – A Pirie, 23 Queens Den, Aberdeen, AB15 8BW, is clearly shown on each ticket.

• The date of the draw of the Lottery – 24th December 2024 - is clearly shown on each ticket.

• The fact that the Society is licensed by the Gambling Commission to undertake Lotteries is clearly shown on each ticket.

• The website of the Gambling Commission – www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk - is clearly shown on each ticket.

A copy of the Rules and Policies of the Society will be available to view during our opening times at our sales kiosk within the Bon Accord Centre or alternatively on the following web site:–

https://www.rotary-ribi.org/upimages/clubfiles/3/2024/Rules_of_the_lottery_2024.pdf

If you or someone you know has been affected by gambling, you can contact Gamcare at www.gamcare.org.uk or Tel: 0808 8020 133.