Raffle Terms and Conditions
1. These Terms and Conditions are the rules of the raffle. By joining and playing the raffle, the entrant is bound by these rules. You may not accept all or any part of these rules, and your participation in the raffle will be cancelled if you reject any or part of the following.
2. By playing the Charity raffle, participants help contribute over £131,800 of total funding for the year. This allows our specially trained doctors and paramedics to continue saving lives.
3. The Society runs a raffle on behalf of the Charity with the sole beneficiary after prizes and expenses being the Charity. The raffle is licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission under the Gambling Act 2005 in accordance with the Gambling Act 2005 www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Non Remote Licence No. 033615-N-3150-46-003Ancillary Remote Licence No. 033615-A-332719-001Gambling Commission Licence no. 33615
4. The Charity wishes to conduct its raffle in a fair and socially responsible way, and to endorse responsible gambling. We will review the terms and conditions six monthly as well as updating them as required by law from time to time.
5. The responsible person is Daryl Brown and Debbie Florence who may be contacted at the address at the end of this document. The responsible person(s) are not eligible to play the Charity Raffle.
6. Each chance in the raffle cost £1, with a maximum of 100 entries per raffle.
7. There is one prize of £3,000, one prize of £500 and one prize of £300 to win.
- 7b. Due to a printing error, customers may receive tickets that incorrectly list the third place prize as £250. The correct third place prize is £300, and these online T&Cs override the terms printed on the reverse of the tickets.
8. Only those tickets for which payment has been received are eligible for entry into the Draw. All those eligible will have an equal chance to win a prize.
9. Any monies for tickets that are over the maximum limit; over the entry total; or returned after 28th June 2023 will not be entered, but will be processed instead as a donation.
10. To enter the draws you must be aged 18 years of age or over. As of June 2021, in line with the National Lottery, Magpas Air Ambulance will not be selling raffle to any individual under the age of 18 years. The Charity will, where appropriate, carry out checks to verify this requirement, if necessary including seeking confirmation from relevant agencies that can provide such information.
11. Should a prize winner be found to be under the age of 18 we will refund their money and withhold the prize, additionally the charity reserves the right to reclaim any prizes issued in error.
12. Winners are selected at random via their unique ticket number. Ticket numbers can be found on both raffle stubs and main part of the ticket. Prizes are not transferable.
13. Results will be drawn on 30th June 2023 and we will attempt to contact winners by phone, where a number has been provided, on the same day. Where a phone number is not provided, we will then attempt to contact by email, then post. We reserve the right to withdraw winners who we have been unable to contact and select another winner.
14. Full list of winners are available on the magpas.org.uk website a week after the draw.
15. The total prize fund will be 9% of total proceeds up to a maximum of £3,800 per draw.
16. Raffle responses are processed and fulfilled by third party supplier Sterling Lotteries on behalf of Magpas Air Ambulance.
17. Entry is open to all residents of the UK (including the Charity‘s volunteers) but excludes: The Charity trustees or directors; or the Charity employees or third parties each directly involved in the administration or management of the Raffle, or with the ability to influence the Raffle results.
18. The draws take place at Sterling Lotteries, Suite 8, Furness Gate, Peter Green Way, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2PE utilising a Random Number Generator that has been tested and approved by an independent, Gambling Commission approved, third party test house. Three back-up numbers will be drawn for each prize. This is in case any winners don’t come forth within 10 working days if the draw. The results of the draw are final.
19. Winners have to acknowledge their prize in order to claim. Winners will receive their prize by cheque or bank transfer in the post no later than ten working days after the draw has taken place, addressed to the details of the player held by charity on the day of the draw.
20. Any uncashed or unclaimed prizes will be deemed as a donation to the Charity after the period of six months.
21. The Charity reserves the right to postpone any raffle draw for a period of no longer than 14 days; in the event of an emergency. Details of any postponement will appear on the charity website www.magpas.org.uk
22. All participants who join the draw are responsible for providing the charity with an up to date and correct email address and contact details. The charity will not be liable for any loss incurred by the entrant caused by the failure of the entrant to inform the charity of any changes or errors to their details.
23. The Charity cannot accept liability for the loss of, delays in or theft of any communication sent by post, email or fax; nor for any delays in the banking system.
24. If we are notified that a participant in the raffle is deceased, the charity will use all reasonable efforts to contact the personal representatives or executors of the entrant to establish their wishes in relation to any unclaimed prizes. If the charity is not able to contact the personal representatives or executors of the entrant, it will hold the funds for six months from the date we became aware the entrant was deceased. After this time, the funds will be deemed a donation to the charity.
The personal representatives or executors may contact the charity to claim the funds at any time during the six month period and, as long as they can provide any information the charity reasonably requires, the charity will then refund the funds. No interest will be payable in respect of monies refunded.
25. The Charity will comply with all of the Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR) requirements to protect your personal data. Any individual has the right to request information held about them. To gain access to this information, please contact the responsible person for the raffle at the end of this document.
26. The Charity’s Complaints and Disputes Procedure forms part of the Charity Social Responsibility Policy which can be made available to customers upon request by calling our Raffle Office on 08701 624858 or by writing to the responsible person at the address below.
27. We reserve the right not to accept an application, or to cancel an existing payment without giving reason and at our absolute discretion.
28. Members wishing to self-exclude can do so by contacting the Raffle Office but will not be able to re-join the raffle for a period of 6 months from the date of self-exclusion. Further details and a self-exclusion request form can be found on the charity website www.magpas.org.uk, by calling 0300 321 4971 or via email at fundraising@magpas.org.uk
29. The Charity would like you to gamble responsibly. The Charity’s Responsible Gambling Guide is included in its Raffle Policy and Procedures online at www.magpas.org.uk.
30. If you feel you have a problem with gambling, visit www.begambleaware.org or call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.
31. This raffle is subject to the laws of England and the jurisdiction of the English courts.
32. The exact likelihood of winning a prize in the raffle is dependent on the eventual number of participants and will therefore change each draw.
We estimate the chance of a single ticket winning any prize in the Raffle is roughly 1:20,000
33. All profits from the raffle are used to fund the charity’s work.
34. The Charity reserves the right to make changes to these rules and will publish any changes 28 days in advance on the charity website, as required by law.
Responsible Person & Promoter:
Daryl Brown and Debbie Florence
Registered address:
Magpas RaffleCentenary HouseSt Marys StreetHuntingdonPE29 3PE Telephone 08701 624858
Registered Charity Number 1119279
Magpas is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission