Rules for Club Raffles – The following legal requirements from the Gambling Commission website which specifically refers to raffles or ‘incidental lotteries’ for fundraising at small clubs & organisations:

Different rules apply if you are selling to the general public or online.

You must provide physical tickets to those taking part.  There are no set requirements for what must be printed on the tickets, as long as you can identify which ones are the winning tickets.  For example, you can use cloakroom tickets.

There is no limit on how much you can charge for a ticket, and you can apply discount tickets for multiple purchases, such as buy one get one free.

You can sell tickets for an incidental lottery to children.

 Tickets can only be sold at the location of the event and whilst the event is taking place. You can’t sell tickets online (which includes social media) or in advance of the event.