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Lotteries and games of chance may be used by businesses to promote a particular product or service, to raise money for non-profit organisations or by registered clubs to increase membership.
Our office regulates the operation of community-based lottery activities in NSW, including common forms of promotions and competitions, known as community gaming, such as lotteries and games of chance.
Forms of community gaming permitted under the law are:
- raffles (including guessing competitions), no-draw lotteries (scratch, break-open lotteries), mini-numbers (lotto style games), art unions, football doubles and variations;
- charity housie, lucky envelopes, chocolate wheels;
- club bingo, promotional raffles;
- social housie;
- sweeps and calcuttas;
- football tipping competitions, hundred clubs; and
- trade promotion lotteries, gratuitous lotteries.
The promotions and competitions pages provide important information about the laws relating to lotteries and games of chance, how to apply for permits, community gaming in other states and territories and income tax provisions.
Permits for lotteries and games of chance can take up to 20 working days for approval.
You can search a register of authorised lotteries and games of chance in NSW at
www.licence.nsw.gov.au 
. View our Government Licensing Service (GLS) help guide.
Contact us
If you have an inquiry about trade promotion lotteries please phone (02) 9842 8188 or email us at 
lottery.inquiries@olgr.nsw.gov.au.
If you have an inquiry about charitable fundraising please phone (02) 9842 8188 or email charity.inquiries@olgr.nsw.gov.au
Street address:
c/- NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing
Level 6, 323 Castlereagh Street
HAYMARKET
Postal address:
GPO BOX 7060
SYDNEY NSW 2001