Gambling Regulation Act 2024

Certain lotteries held in conjunction with selling or marketing of products not requiring gambling licence

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),

and

(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.