South Australian Consolidated Regulations

LOTTERY AND GAMING REGULATIONS 2008 - REG 29

29—Calcutta sweepstakes rules

The rules with which an association must comply in relation to conducting a Calcutta sweepstakes are as follows:

            (a)         the Calcutta may only be conducted on the outcome of—

                  (i)         a horse race, harness race or greyhound race (whether run inside or outside this State) in respect of which on-course totalisator betting is authorised under the Authorised Betting Operations Act 2000 ; or

                  (ii)         the final of the foot race known as the "Bay Sheffield";

            (b)         the whole of the proceeds of the Calcutta (including the amount raised by the auction of the drawn names), after deduction of the administrative expenses of conducting the Calcutta, must constitute the prizes in the Calcutta;

            (c)         the administrative expenses of conducting the lottery must not exceed 10% of the gross proceeds of the Calcutta;

            (d)         no ticket in the Calcutta may be sold more than 3 months before the day on which the race to which the Calcutta relates is to be run;

            (e)         each ticket in the Calcutta must be of equal value and give rise to an equal chance of winning;

            (f)         if tickets in the Calcutta are to be sold before the day of the draw or at places other than the place at which the draw is to be carried out—

                  (i)         each ticket and the butt of each ticket must have the name of the association conducting the Calcutta, the name of the race and the date, place and time for the draw clearly printed on it; and

                  (ii)         the butt of each ticket sold in the Calcutta must have the name and address (or telephone number) of the purchaser of the ticket clearly written on it; and

                  (iii)         the draw must be carried out on the day and at the place and time so specified;

            (g)         each person who has been successful in the draw must, before the race to which the Calcutta relates is run, be notified personally of the name that he or she has drawn;

            (h)         a list of the names of the persons successful in the draw must be read out and exhibited immediately after the draw has been carried out;

                  (i)         if a prize in the Calcutta is not delivered to its winner within 4 days of the race being run, written notification must be given before the end of that period to the winner of the amount of the prize and of the time and place at which it can be collected;

            (j)         if the terms and conditions of the Calcutta provide for the manner in which an unclaimed prize is to be dealt, those terms and conditions must allow a reasonable opportunity (having regard to the nature of the prize) for the prize winner to claim the prize;

            (k)         the association must keep accurate records of the Calcutta including—

                  (i)         the gross proceeds of the Calcutta; and

                  (ii)         the administrative expenses of conducting the Calcutta; and

                  (iii)         the distribution of all prizes to the prize winners and the details of any unclaimed prizes and the manner in which they were dealt;

            (l)         the records required to be kept under paragraph (k) must be kept for a period of not less than 3 months from when the lottery is drawn;

            (m)         the association conducting the lottery must provide the Minister with such information, and in such manner, as is reasonably required by the Minister for the purpose of monitoring compliance with these regulations.