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Hannah Lyons
Senior Associate
On 29 July 2020, changes to the rules for society lotteries licensed by the Gambling Commission came into effect.
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Broadly, the changes, which are reflected in the updated Licence conditions and code of practice (LCCP):
Along with these increased limits on lottery income, licensees will be required to comply with new transparency requirements and guidance (which is available here), aimed at providing consumers with the information needed to make fully informed decisions about whether to take part in a lottery. Licensees will need to provide information on:
All draws taking place from 29 July 2020 will need to comply with the updated LCCP, and licensees should review their policies, procedures and lottery and raffle terms and conditions to check whether updates are needed.
If you need any advice on the updated LCCP, please get in touch with Hannah Lyons or Jess Neville.
This information is necessarily of a general nature and doesn’t constitute legal advice. This is not a substitute for formal legal advice, given in the context of full information under an engagement with Bates Wells.
All content on this page is correct as of July 31, 2020.