| Type |
Permit |
Purpose |
Total prize value limits |
Money prize restrictions |
Additional comments |
| Art unions |
Yes (free) - if total prize pool exceeds $25,000 (under $25,000 treat as a raffle) |
Fundraising - at least 30% of gross proceeds to not-for-profit organisation |
No limit |
Total value of money prizes (excluding spending money) capped at $25,000. Spending money limited to 20% of value of travel prize |
Expenses (including prizes) not to exceed 70% of the gross proceeds. |
| Charity housie, cash housie (bingo) |
Yes (free) |
Fundraising (charity only) - 12.5% of gross proceeds to charity |
Max. of 75% of gross proceeds
Ordinary game prize cannot exceed $150. Max. value of jackpot prizes offered in a minor session - $500; major session - $2,000, super session - $4,000 |
Max. of 40 cents per ticket. Expenses (excluding prizes) not to exceed 12.5% of gross proceeds. |
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| Chocolate wheel |
Yes (free) |
Fundraising (charity only) - 40% of gross proceeds to charity |
Max $500 |
People under 17 years cannot take part. Expenses (including prizes) not to exceed 60% of the gross proceeds |
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| Club bingo (housie) |
No |
Social entertainment, promoting trade |
$30 max |
No money prizes |
Only on premises of registered club. Max. 5 cents per ticket. Cannot be conducted on Sunday and Saturday and after 6pm Friday |
| Football doubles and similar (football triples, final score, points margin) |
No |
Fundraising - at least 40% of gross proceeds to not-for-profit organisation |
$5,000 |
Total value of money prizes (excluding spending money) capped at $5,000.
Spending money limited to 20% of value of travel prize. |
No more than 3000 tickets may be sold in a series. Only one lottery may be conducted at the same time.
Expenses and prizes not to exceed 60% of the gross proceeds. |
| Football (sports) tipping competitions |
No, if value of ticket sales does not exceed $20,000
Yes (free), if value of ticket sales exceed $20,000 |
Social entertainment or fundraising |
No limit |
Total value of money prizes (excluding spending money capped at $5,000.
Spending money limited to 20% of value of travel price. |
Except for fundraising amount, all proceeds of ticket sales or rights to participate must be distributed back to participants as prizes
No salaries, commissions. |
| Gaming (casino) nights |
No |
Social entertainment, fundraising for charities |
No prizes can be given or won. Persons participate for the entertainment value and with the knowledge that the proceeds will help a charity. |
An admission fee or charge may be charged (the fundraising amount). Patrons cannot risk a stake on the outcome. Patrons cannot win and cannot anything lose anything of value. Chips/tokens cannot be redeemed for money or anything of value; cannot be used for the purpose of bidding in an auction; cannot be used to determine the winner of a prize (for example, person with greatest number of chips. |
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| Gratuitous lotteries |
No |
Social entertainment or connected to a fundraising event (cannot promote trade or business) |
$25,000 |
No money prizes |
Must be free of any entry fees or charges. The right to enter may be based on the purchase of a plate at a fundraising dinner function, fundraising ball, or the purchase of a ticket for a seat at a particular fundraising event or function. |
| Hundred clubs and similar progressive lotteries |
No, if value of ticket sales does not exceed $20,000
Yes (free) if value of ticket sales exceed $20,000 |
Social entertainment or fundraising |
No limit |
Total value of money prizes (excluding spending money) capped at $5,000.
Spending money limited to 20% of value of travel prize. |
Except for fundraising amount, all proceeds of ticket sales or rights to participate must be distributed back to participant as prizes.
No salaries, commissions. |
| Lucky envelopes |
Yes (free) |
Fundraising (charity only) - 40% of gross proceeds to charity |
From $40 to $200 depending on sale price of ticket. |
People under 17 years cannot take part. Tickets can be sold at 20 cents, 50 cents or $1 each. Expenses (including prizes) not to exceed 60% of the gross proceeds. |
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| Mini-number lotteries (lotto-style lotteries) |
No |
Fundraising - at least 40% of gross proceeds to not-for-profit organisation |
Total value of prizes must be 50% of the gross proceeds, and cannot exceed $10,000 |
Total value of money prizes (excluding spending money) capped at $5,000.
Spending money limited to 20% of value of travel prize. |
Purchase price of the ticket cannot exceed $2. Only one lottery may be conducted at one time and in any period of 7 days. Expenses not to exceed 10% fo the gross proceeds. |
| Promotional raffles |
No |
Social entertainment, promoting trade |
Total value of a single prize $100; one prize valued at $500 in a session |
No money prizes |
Only on premises of registered club. Number of sessions limited to 7 each week. Session no longer than 3 hours. |
| Raffles, guessing competitions |
No |
Fundraising - at least 40% of gross proceeds to not-for-profit organisation |
$25,000 |
Total value of money prizes (excluding spending money) capped at $25,000.
Spending money limited to 20% of value of travel prize. |
Expenses (including prizes) not to exceed 60% of the gross proceeds. No jackpotting of prizes. |
| Scratch and break-open lotteries (no-draw lotteries) |
No |
Fundraising - at least 40% of gross proceeds to not-for-profit organisation |
$5,000 |
Total value of money prizes (excluding spending money) capped at $5,000.
Spending money limited to 20% of value of travel prize. |
No more than 3,000 tickets may be sold in a series. Only one lottery may be conducted at the same time. Expenses and prizes not to exceed 60% of the gross proceeds. |
| Social housie (bingo) |
No |
Social entertainment, fundraising |
Ordinary game $30 max
Jackpot prize - total value of prizes in session $150 max. |
Except for fundraising amount, all proceeds of ticket sales or rights to participate must be distributed back to participants as prizes. Cannot be conducted on premises of registered clubs or on licensed premises. No salaries, commissions. |
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| Sweeps and calcuttas |
No, if value of ticket sales does not exceed $20,000. Yes (free) if value of ticket sales exceed $20,000. |
Social entertainment, fundraising |
Sweeps: based on ticket sales
Calcuttas: based on ticket sales and proceeds from auction |
No limit |
Except for proceeds for a non-profit organisation, all proceeds of ticket sales and auction must be distributed back to participants as prizes. Can only be conducted on prescribed events. |
| Trade promotion lotteries and games of chance |
Yes. Fee payable on value of prizes |
Promoting trade or business |
Generally no restrictions |
Must be free of entry fees or charges |
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| Two-up |
No |
Social entertainment, fundraising for charities |
The prize pool compromises all money invested by players. |
Can only be conducted on Anzac Day (April 25), Victory in the Pacific Day (15 August) and Rememberance Day (11 November). Persons under 18 years cannot take part. Subject to deduction of a fundraising amount for the benefiting charity, all bets and wagers must be given as winnings. Fundraising two-up may only be conducted on the premises of a registered club. |
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