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Lottery Terms & Conditions

Rules
  1. The lottery is subscription based only via the Scout Group website www.inverkipscouts.org.uk or www.wemyssbayscouts.org.uk
  2. By submitting an entry through the Scout Group website an entrant confirms that they accept the terms and conditions and that they are eligible to take part in the lottery.
  3. The lottery will be drawn on the 1st day of every calendar month.
  4. 1 winning entry will be selected at random for each monthly draw.
  5. The winning entry will win the full content of the Instant Win Fund.
  6. The winning entrant's Rollover Number will be checked against the Bonus Ball number from the UK National Lottery's main draw. If the number matches, then the winning entrant also wins the full content of the Rollover Jackpot.
  7. The UK National Lottery bonus ball used for the purpose of deciding if the Rollover Jackpot has been won will be the Bonus ball drawn during the most recent Saturday night draw from the previous month. Specifically, if the 1st of the month falls on a Saturday, the the Bonus Ball from the previous Saturday will be used - not the Bonus Ball from the 1st.
  8. If an entrant subscribes for more than 1 monthly ticket, they will have that number of entries registered in the monthly draw. Each entry will have a different Rollover Number as chosen by the entrant. Only the Rollover Number associated with their winning entry will be compared to the Bonus Ball.
  9. The Scout Group reserve the right to change the rules or terms and conditions at any time. That includes if circumstances change. For example of the UK National Lottery Bonus Ball game is changed. Any changes will be communicated in advance.
  10. Entrants can cancel their subscription at any time by logging on to the PayPal account at www.paypal.co.uk and canceling the payment profile which has been set up to the Scout Group.
  11. Entrants can modify details of their subscription either by canceling (see above) and recreating their subscription, or by emailing the Scout Group. If the latter method is chosen then changes will only be valid once a confirmation email has been received. This may incur a delay so may be after the date of the next draw.
  12. Only entries which have been paid in full by midnight on the last day of the preceding calendar month will be valid for any draw. Payments for entries received after that time will be entered into the following month's draw.
  13. Entrants are responsible for ensuring their PayPal accounts are valid and able to pay the monthly charge. That includes renewal of expired credit cards registered with PayPal. The Lottery imposes no penalty for failed payments, but only entries fully paid in time are valid for any draw (see rule above).
  14. The minimum age for participation in the lottery is 16 years of age. Any claims by  an entrant subsequently found to be under this age will be void and entry fees will not be refunded.
  15. Monthly results will be communicated to all entrants using the email addresses they provide, and also via the Scout Group website. Results will include the name of the winner, rollover number and amount won.
  16. If any errors occur in the communication of results, then a correction will be issued. The corrected communication will stand, including corrections to any prizes won.
  17. No more than £20 may be paid to a single draw from any address which does not belong to an Scout Group Member.
  18. The Rollover Jackpot may not exceed £25,000. In the event that the jackpot is expected to exceed that value, the full jackpot amount will be awarded to the winner of the last draw before the amount is exceeded.
  19. If the lottery is closed, the full jackpot amount will be awarded to the winner of the last draw before closure.
  20. If the lottery is replaced with a new game, the office bearers in the Scout Group with ultimate authority of the Group Scout Leader will decide whether to carry any remaining Rollover Jackpot over to the new game, or to award it to the winner of the last draw before the game is replaced.
  21. The lottery will be limited to a monthly Instant Win Fund not exceeding £20,000 not including the Rollover Jackpot. New registrants above that number will not be accepted.
  22. Email Receipts supplied by PayPal should be accepted as tickets and will contain the name and address of the organiser of the lottery, and the fact, that the society is licensed by the local authority.
  23. 1 Email Receipt may represent more than 1 ticket if the entrant requested more than 1 monthly ticket at time of registration.
  24. Accounting records will be retained for a minimum of three years from the date of any lottery to which they relate and they must be made available for inspection by the UK Gambling Commission on request.
  25. These records must contain, in respect of each lottery, details of the total proceeds of each lottery, the expenses of the lottery, and the number of sold and unsold tickets.
    For each draw the Scout Group will submit a statement providing the following information:
    1. The date on which new and continued entries are available and the date of the draw. This will be the full month between the previous draw and the current draw.T
    2. The total proceeds of the lottery (remote and non remote)
    3. The amounts deducted by promoters of the lottery in providing prizes, including rollovers
    4. The amount applied directly to the purpose for which the promoting society is conducted
    5. Whether any expenses incurred in connection with the lottery were not paid for by deduction from the proceeds, and, if so, the amount of expenses and the sources from which they were paid.

      This statement will be sent to the local authority within three months beginning on the day the draw (or last draw) in the lottery took place. It will be signed by two members of the Scout Group appointed in writing for that purpose by the society’s governing body and accompanied by a copy of that appointment.


Funds
  1. Entries will be paid via the Scout website only using the preferred payment mechanism. Currently this is PayPal.
  2. Payments will be set up to be paid monthly on a date chosen by the entrant.
  3. A monthly ticket will cost £4 each month plus a PayPal administration charge
  4. Each month, all income will be split 4 ways:
    1. PayPal administration charge will be automatically retained by PayPal.
    2. £2 from every £4 taken will be used directly for 85th Greenock & District (Inverkip & Wemyss Bay) Scout Group Funds.
    3. £1 from every £4 taken will go into the Instant Win Fund for that month. The Instant Win Fund will contain only proceeds from ticket payments from the preceding month including all payments made from 1st - 31st of that month. If 100 entrants are subscribed to the lottery in any month, then that month's Instant Win fund will be £100.
    4. £1 from every £4 taken will be added to the Rollover Jackpot. This is expected to build up month to month until it is won. If 100 entrants are subscribed to the lottery in any month, then £100 will be added to the Rollover Jackpot for that month.
  5. All proceeds from the lottery will be used to fund 85th Greenock & District (Inverkip & Wemyss Bay) Scout Group expenditure and for no other purpose. The type of Scout Group Expenditure will be as decided by the office bearers in the Scout Group with ultimate authority of the Group Scout Leader.