Gambling Regulation Act 2024
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Certain lotteries held in conjunction with selling or marketing of products not requiring gambling licence | ||
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93. (1) A person may provide a lottery, from among the lottery products and activities prescribed under section 87 (1), without a lottery licence where— | ||
(a) the lottery is provided in conjunction with the selling or marketing of a product or service, | ||
(b) no payment is required to participate in the lottery other than, if required, the purchase of the product or service concerned, | ||
(c) the total value of the winnings do not exceed €5,000, | ||
(d) there is no additional payment required to obtain the winnings, and | ||
(e) the winnings are paid out within a period of 6 months from the first date on which persons are invited to participate in the lottery concerned. | ||
(2) The Authority may, for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) prescribe an amount that is greater than €5,000. | ||
(3) In this section, “selling” means— | ||
(a) in the case of a product, selling the product by retail or wholesale and includes— | ||
(i) offering or exposing the product for sale, | ||
(ii) inviting a person to make an offer to purchase the product, | ||
(iii) distributing the product free of charge, and | ||
(iv) whether or not for profit, supplying the product for a purpose referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iii), | ||
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(b) in the case of a service, includes— | ||
(i) offering or exposing the service for sale, and | ||
(ii) inviting a person to make an offer to purchase the service. |