Raffle Lotteries Info and Application (202KB

LOTTERY LICENSING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
The information set out below has been prepared as a guide only. We advise that for
accuracy, reference should be made to the Terms and Conditions prescribed by the Alcohol
and Gaming Commission of Ontario, and it is your responsibility to comply with the terms and
conditions as they apply to your type of lottery.
The following information and documents must be submitted to the Lottery Licence Office (Town of
Orangeville) when applying for a lottery licence.
1.
A fully completed application form signed by 2 signing officers.
2.
The applicable licence fee. (3% of prize total value) cheque payable to Treasurer-Town of
Orangeville.
3.
The retail market value of prizes to be awarded shall not be less than 20% of the anticipated
gross proceeds from sale of tickets calculated on the total number of tickets expected to be
sold multiplied by the price per ticket as per the licence application.
4.
A complete list of prizes to be awarded and their retail market value as well as a detailed
description of the manner in which the winner will be determined.
5.
Copy of a sample raffle ticket. (See attached sample.)
6.
A budget covering the current 12 month fiscal or calendar year, detailing how lottery revenues
will be acquired and dispersed.
7.
Any other information that will assist in determining the charitable nature of the organizations
object and purposes, eg. copy of letter of incorporation or constitution and/or by-laws,
charitable number for income-tax purposes, etc.
8.
Organizations must have an established structure which may include a Board of Directors and
a constitution and by-laws and have a stated purpose or mandate which must include
charitable undertakings in one of the following classifications:
a)
b)
c)
d)
The relief of poverty;
The advancement of education;
The advancement of religion;
Other charitable purposes beneficial to the community not falling under a, b or c,
(these can be grouped into four sub-classifications)
- nature of culture and arts
- nature of health and welfare
- sports organizations (youth amateur sports groups where the majority of the
players are under the age of 18 years)
- service clubs
The minimum requirements for the purposes of providing eligibility as a charity must meet the
following criteria:
•
•
Organization’s name
Organization’s purposes
9.
A clause stating that the organization shall be carried on without purpose or gain for its
members, and any profits or other accretions to the organization shall be used solely to
promote the objectives of the organization.
10.
The organization’s structure (president or chair, secretary, treasurer, etc., i.e. organization
chart).
11.
A provision that explains how the organization will replace its directors and directing officers.
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12.
The effective date of the starting of the organization.
13.
Original signature of at least three of the organization’s directing officers.
14.
It must be stated whether the organization is recognized by the Public Trustee and/or
Revenue Canada as being “charitable” and it is complying with the reporting requirements
under the Charities Accounting Act or is completing a Public Information Return under the
Income Tax Act, and as applicable provide a copy of the most recent public information return.
An organization must have been in existence for at least one year before being considered eligible
for lottery licenses.
Lottery proceeds cannot be used to start up a charitable or religious organization.
An organization must have a place of business in Ontario, demonstration that it is established to
provide charitable services in Ontario, and use proceeds for objects or purposes, which benefit
Ontario and its residents.
The proposed use of proceeds must be specific and consistent with the primary objects and purposes
of the organization, which must be of a charitable nature consistent with at least one of the four
classifications of charitable purposes as listed above.
Lottery Expenses by Order of Council 2688/93 limits expenses to only those set out in the Terms and
Conditions that are reasonable and necessary and are actually incurred in the management and
conduct of the lottery.
Each organization shall provide the Lottery Licence Office (Town of Orangeville) with a verified
financial statement on a yearly basis outlining the financial details of all LOTTERY events conducted
(i.e. reconciliation of LOTTERY TRUST ACCOUNT). The financial statement must be submitted
within 180 days (6 months) of the organization’s year-end.
In addition to the requirements stated herein, all terms and conditions (as attached) relating to the
lottery must be complied with.
Licenses will not be issued upon submission, and we ask that you allow at least one week for
processing.
LOTTERY LICENSING REPORTS
The following information applies when completing the Lottery Licensing Report, which must be
received in our office within 30 days of the lottery event.
The net proceeds derived from the conduct of the lottery shall be used for the charitable and religious
objects or purposes as approved in the licence application.
All prizes and expenses incurred as a result of conducting the lottery shall be listed and deducted,
and paid out from the gross receipts derived from the lottery. The licensee shall not use monies from
any other source to pay for the expenses.
In case of a raffle, where the prize is donated, the value of the prize must still be shown on the report
form, however, the value is not included in the total.
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Along with a completed lottery report the following back up documentation must be submitted:
15.
Copies of all deposit slips and cancelled cheques relating to the lottery event to reconcile with
the figures reported on the lottery report. (Reconciliation of Bank Account)
16.
For a raffle lottery licence the name(s) of the prize winner(s) must be supplied. (Only the
prize(s) as described and approved in the licence application shall be awarded)
BANKING AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
The licensee must open a separate lottery trust account to administer all funds related to the conduct
of lottery events. This account must have cheque writing privileges and monthly statements issued
and must state “In Trust” on the cheques.
There must be a paper trail of all transactions for audit purposes and no money may be transferred
from the lottery trust account from any other source. Each expense must be individually calculated
and paid separately by cheque drawn on the lottery trust account. The licensee shall obtain receipts
for each expense incurred, and maintain a detailed record of how profits from the lottery have been
dispersed.
Designated Lottery Trust Accounts
A licensed organization must open and maintain a separate lottery trust account, designated as a
trust account by the branch of a recognized financial institution, in the Province of Ontario. The
designated lottery trust account must be in Canadian funds. If the licensee conducts more than one
type of lottery event, it may hold either one designated lottery trust account for all lottery proceeds or
a separate designated lottery trust account for each type of lottery.
If the licensee maintains only one lottery trust account, the licensee must keep a separate ledger for
each type of lottery event and for each licence issued. The bookkeeping and accounting
requirements for each type of lottery are covered in detail in the licence terms and conditions.
The trust account(s) must:
• be a chequing account;
• require at least 2 authorizing signatures;
• be held in the name of the licensee, in trust;
• have duplicate deposit slips, with one copy kept for the licensee’s records;
• provide monthly statements; and
•
include either the return of all cheques with the monthly statements or the return of
electronically scanned images of the front and back of each cancelled cheque with
the monthly statements.
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The fact that it is a trust account must be stated on the face of the cheques and attached to the
lottery application. Lottery applications will be returned if this information is not attached.
CHEQUE SAMPLE
Charity Name
Lottery Account – In Trust
123 Any Street
Any Town, ON
L9W 1T1
001
Date dd/mm/yyyy
Pay to the
Order of____________________________________________________________________________ $______________
__________________________________________________________________________________/100 DOLLARS
Bank Name
Address
Signed___________________________________
Memo________________________________________
Signed___________________________________
Note: Any interest accrued on the lottery trust account shall be used for the charitable
purposes of the licence.
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TICKET REQUIREMENTS
The licensee shall print only the number of tickets indicated and approved in the application for the
licence.
Tickets shall be consecutively numbered.
1.
a)
The licensee shall have tickets printed in two parts which shall contain the following
information:
i)
the licence number;
ii)
the name of the licensee, the location(s), date(s), and time(s) of the draw(s);
iii)
a description, including the nature, number and value of the prize(s) to be
awarded;
iv)
the price of each ticket;
v)
the number of the ticket, and;
vi)
the total number of tickets printed.
b)
On the part retained by the organization (for draw or record purposes):
i)
the number of the ticket;
ii)
the licence number and the name of the licensee;
iii)
adequate space for the name, address and telephone number of the ticket
purchaser.
2.
If tickets are to be discounted from the regular price (i.e. $1.00 or 3 for $2.00), then the prices
shall be indicated and printed on each ticket.
3.
At the request of the licensing authority, the licensee shall provide a sample (below) of the
ticket.
CHARITY NAME
CHARITY NAME
st
Name:_____________________________
1 Prize Dinner for Two at ____ (Valued at $180)
Address:___________________________
2
Phone No:__________________________
3 Prize $100 cash
nd
Prize 2 Theatre Orangeville Vouchers (Valued at $ 50)
rd
Sold By:____________________________
Licence No. M123456
$5.00/ ticket
Draw to be made April 15, 1998 at 1:15 p.m.
Lazy Maple Retirement Centre, 2 Broadway, Orangeville
Proceeds to CHARITY NAME
Ticket No. 001
(300 tickets to be sold)
Licence No. M123456 Ticket No. 001
(300 tickets to be sold)
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4.
The licensee shall not use any type of “scratch and win” ticket.
5.
Where prizes are donated, and the donor and the licensee agree, the donor name or company
name may be included on the ticket, provided that the name of the licensee is more
prominent.
6
Tickets shall not bear any coupon, promotional or advertising material unless it is promoting
the licensee and approved by the licensee.
We hope you have found this guide to be informative and useful. Please direct any inquires to
Johanna Wilson in the Clerk’s Department at 941-0440, ext. 2239.
To obtain application forms and additional information, please visit the AGCO website directly
at http://agco.on.ca/en/home/index.aspx
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Alcoholand Gaming
Commission des alcools
Commission of Ontario
etdes jeuxde I'Ontario
Gaming Registration
Lotteries
20 Dundas Street W, 7th
Toronto ON MsG
2N6
41
and
floor
Group ldentification Number (GlN)
Numéro d'identification d'organisme (NlO)
tttttt
lnscription pourles jeux
et loteries
20 rue Dundas ouest, 7" éLage
Application to Manage and
Conduct a Raffle Lottery
Demande de permis pour adm¡n¡strer
et conduire une tombola (tirage)
Toronto ON Msc 2N6
6-326-8700 1-800-522-2A76 Ìoll fiee in Ontarìo / sans fra¡s en Ontario
We, the undersigned, as two principal officers of record (organization)
Les soussignés, qui sont deux principaux dirigeants de
(organisme)
Address
Adresse
apply for a licence to manage and conduct a Raffle Lottery from the
premises municipally known as
font une demande de permis pour administrer et conduire une
tombola(tirage) dans les locaux connus dans la municipalité sous
le nom de
and situated in the Municipality of
et situés dans la municipalité de
between the dates specified, and for the charitable or religious objects
and purposes, and in the manner described herein.
1. The Charitable or religious objects or purposes to which proceeds
are to be donated are described as
entre les dates indiquées, à l'intention des oeuvres religieuses ou de
bienfaisance spécifiées et de la manière décrite dans les présentes.
Les profits seront répartis aux oeuvres religieuses ou de
bienfaisance suivantes.
2. The total value of all prizes to be awarded
in the Raffle Lottery for
which this appl¡cat¡on is made will be
....cash
value, or merchandise or art¡cles at equivalent market retail value
Merchandise prizes are described as
2.
Closing date forthe sale of the tickets will be ...
and the draw for a winner or winners will be made at (address)
3.
$.........
3.
on (date).
lf a
.................
de
$ en espèces, ou une valeur équivalente
au détail.
Les prix de valeur au détail consisteront en
La date finale pour la vente de billets sera le ............
et le tirage du ou des gagnant(s) sera fait au (adresse)
at(time)..
S'il y a plusieurs tirages, première date
series of draws, beginn¡ng date
ending date
Nombredetirages
dernière date
4.
4. A winner or winners will be determined by (describe)
and the name(s) and address(es) of the winner or winners will be
published (describe)
Le ou les gagnants seront déterminés (préciser)
et le nom et I'adresse du ou des gagnant(s) seront connus par
(préciser)
5.
5. The total number of ticketsto be printed will be
Le nombre total des billets qui seront imprimés sera de................
et tous les billets porteront des numéros consécutifs allant de
and all tickets will be numbered consecutively from.....
to
La valeur totale de tous les prix qui seront attribués dans le cadre
de la tombola (t¡rage) pour laquelle cette demande est faite sera
Price
a
Prixdu billet
$.
Gertificate / Attestation
We (name)/Nous soussignés(nom)...........
of (organization) /de organisme)...............
of (municipality)/de (municipalité)......
of the county of/ du comté de
jointly and severally, hereby certify thaVattestons collectivement et individuellement que:
1) We have read, and have in our posession, and agree to comply
with, the provisions of Schedule A-Terms and Conditions under
which the Lottery Licence is issued.
2) We have read over this
application.
3) All facts stated and information furnished herein are true and
correct.
4) We are the
holders of the offices with descriptive title as set out
and àppearing under our respective signatures below.
5) lf a licence is granted, we undertake to comply with all the terms
and conditions of such licence.
Signed/Signature
Print Name/Nom en
lettres moulées
Title/Titre
Bus. Telephone No.
N". de té|. d'aff.
Date/Date
Witness (sign)
Témoin(signature)
6004 B (e8/07)
r) Nous avons lu les dispositions de l'annexe A- modalités inhérentes
à la délivrance d'un permis de tombola (tirage), que nous les avons
en notre possession et que nous acceptons de nous y conformer,
2) Nous avons lu la présente formule,
3) Tous les faits indiqués et les renseignements fournis dans les
présentes sont véridiques et exacts,
4) Nous assumons les fonctions correspondant aux titres spécifiés
sous nos signatures respectives ci-dessous,
5) Si un permis est délivré, nous engageons à en observer les
modalités.
ffi
Alcohol and Gaming
Commission of Ontario
Commission des alcools
et des jeux de I'Ontario
Lottery ReporURapport de loterie
Group ldentifìcation Number (GlN)
Numéro d'identification d'organisme (N.l.O
lnscription pour les jeux et loteries
Gaming Registrat¡on and Lotter¡es
20, rue Dundas Ouest
20 Dundas Street West
7" étage
7th Floor
Toronto ON MsG 2N6
Toronto ON MSG 2N6
(416) 326-8700 1800 522-2876 toll free in Ontario/sans frais en Ontario
Ontarìo
)
Note: This report must be filed with the Lottery Licensing Officer within 30 days of the holding of the lottery in accordance with the terms and conditions under
which the lottery licence was issued.
Remarque ll faut soumettre ce rapport à I'agent(e) de délivrance des licences de loterie dans les trente jours qui suivent la loterie conformément aux modalités
en vertu desquelles la licence de loterie a été délivrée
:
Lottery Licence No./N" de licence de loterie
1. Organization Name - Address/Nom et adresse de I'organisme
Type of Lottery/Genre de loterie
Raffle/Tombola
BazaarA,/ente de charité
(tirage)
Lottery Date/Date de la loterie
2. Total number of tickets
Price per TickeVPrix du billet
or cards / Nombre total de billets ou de cartes
Sold/Vendus
Printed/lmprimés
Unsold/Non vendus
this report.
Note: ln the case of a Raffle, a list of all prize winners must accompany the return
Remarque : S'il s'agit d'une tombola (tirage), la liste des gagnants des prix doit accompagner le présent rapport.
3. Total Gross
Receipts derived from lottery/Total des recettes brutes tirées de la loterie
Application of Funds/Affectation des fonds
(a) Total value of prizes awardedA/aleur totale des prix attribués
(b)
$
..
Total admin¡strative costs incurred/Total des frais d'administration
engagés (attach itemized lisUjoindre une liste détaillée)
-$
-$
Net proceeds derived/Recettes nettes obtenues
4. Details of Donations/Re
Name of
om du bénéficiaire
sur les dons
$
r proceeds
donated/Recettes réellement données
Amount Donated/Montant donné
Address of Payee/Adresse du bénéficiaire
Total value of proceeds actually donated for charitable or religious purposes/
Valeur totale des profits réellement donnés à des oeuvres religieuses ou de bienfaisance
$
5. Chartered Bank, Loan or trust company or Province of Ontario Savings Office in which the
Lottery Trust Account is kepVBanque à
charte, compagnie de prêt ou de fiducie ou caisse d'épargne de la province de I'Ontario où se trouve le compte de loterie en fìducie.
Name of Bank/Nom du la banque
Branch Address/Adresse de la succursale
Balance of proceeds retained in Lottery Trust AccounVSolde des profits conservé
dans le compte de loterie en fiducie
Account Number/Numéro de compte
$
We, the undersigned, as two Principal Officers of the above organization, certify thatthe above report is a correct statement of the lottery funds herein.
Nous, soussignés, à titre de dirigeants principaux de I'organisme mentionné ci-dessus, attestons que le rapportquiprécède décrit correctement l'étatdes
fondsde loterie en question.
Princi
Principal
Signature
Name in full/Nom au complet
Title/Titre
Bus. Telephone/Téléphone d'aff
Date
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