Portsmouth City Council
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You have completed the application form fully in every respect.
WARNING
Registration of your society depends on the location of the office of the society. ONLY SOCIETIES WHOSE OFFICE IS IN PORTSMOUTH CAN REGISTER WITH US
NB: Once registered, you may promote lotteries outside Portsmouth without the need for further registration.
That you have carefully considered the amount of money your society is likely to raise.
If it is anticipated that any one lottery will raise £20,000 from ticket sales OR the total value of ticket sales in any one calendar year will exceed £250,000 then you must be licensed with the Gambling Commission and not the local authority. Their contact address is:
Portsmouth City Council
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire, PO1 2BG
023 9283 4092
general@portsmouthcc.gov.uk