UKNM: Re: Raffle, draw, fundraising info with a PS2

[Silas Denyer]

Richard


I think you may have difficulties with this your proposed scenario for this

one, since a prize draw must be freely open to all with no charge. The

moment that you impose a charge (whether the money goes to you or to a

charity) it becomes a lottery.


AFAIK, however, you don't have to provide the same route for entry to the

draw for all people, however (which is how newspapers which you must buy to

get a prize draw competition claim that no purchase is necessary). So, for

instance (& some legal correction from others will be along any moment if

I'm wrong...), if you set up a web interface for the draw which requires a

£10 donation, but place a notice at the bottom of the page that no purchase

is necessary, and that entries on a postcard by mail to your address at

blah, blah received before the closing date will be admitted then you may be

OK. Of course, postcards travel by 2nd class mail, and the last posting date

for Xmas has passed already, etc., etc. so they may have difficulty doing

so....


Of course if this were any form of commercial activity (the £10 bit) then

people might be a little less charitable (no pun intended)....


Anyone else care to comment?


Silas Denyer

Director, Turns Ltd

e.

silas [dot] denyerturns [dot] net

t. 07956 661902



----- Original Message -----

From: "Richard Uttley" <

richardnetstep [dot] co [dot] uk

>

To: <

uknmchinwag [dot] com

>

Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 7:22 PM

Subject: UKNM: Raffle, draw, fundraising info with a PS2



> One of our projects Brownie-points.com (I need to explain this so it's not

a

> blatant plug) is a gift consultancy and personal shopping service that, at

> the moment, is a clicks'n'mortar entity. We have a shop in the town centre

> as well as the web site through which we source and buy gifts for people.

> Through one thing and another Brownie-points.com happens to be in

possession

> of a PS2. Yes, that's right a full blown, UK spec PS2.

>

> With it coming up to the Yuletide we thought it might be a nice idea to

use

> it to raise some money for a local charity. Our thinking went along the

> lines of: if we could get people to donate £10 to charity we would enter

> them in a draw.  The winner could buy the unit at the normal price which,

> considering some of the ludicrous prices these things are going for,

seemed

> like an attractive idea. B-P would get some publicity through promoting it

> and the shop and the site would get some traffic as people made their

> donations.

>

> We've discussed it here and it all seems to hold together but we aren't

sure

> about the legality or correct procedures that might apply. I've looked at

> various sites that advise on gaming, lotteries etc. but nothing seems to

fit

> the bill. Can anyone out there give any advice as this is outside our

normal

> remit? Also I'd appreciate feedback on the idea. Quick though otherwise

> we'll run out of time.

>

> Cheers °<|:o)

>

> Richard M Uttley

> Marketing Director

> Netstep

>

e-mail: richardnetstep [dot] co [dot] uk

> www: http://www.netstep.co.uk



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