Lotteries often form part of events such as bazaars, fetes, dinners, dances and sporting events. The Lotteries Act regards these kinds of events as “exempt entertainment”.
Lotteries that are incidental to exempt entertainment are essentially self-regulated. Organisers do not need to register with the National Lotteries Commission or report to the commission. But they do need to observe the following rules to stay within the law:
Lotteries and the law
Section 36 of the Lotteries Act
Regulations on the conduct of lotteries incidental to exempt entertainment