Lottery definition
A lottery is an arrangement which satisfies the statutory description of either a simple lottery or a complex lottery. This is according to section 14 of the Gambling Act 2005.
An arrangement is a simple lottery if -
- persons need to pay to take part
- one or more prizes are allocated to one or more members of a class
- the prizes are allocated by a process which relies wholly on chance
An arrangement is a complex lottery if -
- persons need to pay to take part
- one or more prizes are allocated to one or more members of a class
- the prizes are allocated by a series of processes
- the first of those processes relies wholly on chance
Arrangements that fulfil all the criteria of either of the above categories are defined as a lottery. They are defined as this under the Act.