Fundraising Games Policy

License details: 

• East Renfrewshire Council
• Small lottery gambling license number SL/059

500 Club

500 Club Definition

Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home defines 500 Club as:

• Small lottery delivered monthly
• Fixed top prize of £500 per month
• Second prize fluctuates depending on number of players
• £5.00 per month, per unique number allocated
• Players are allocated a unique number which is set for the duration of their play

Cash Prizes 

• Two cash prizes will be won each month
• Fixed top prize of £500 every month
• Value of the second prize will fluctuate every month depending on the number of donations received i.e., number of active/paying players each month
• Top prize number and second prize number will be pulled from a random number generator on the second Saturday of every month
• Winning numbers will be decided by an independent online random number generator
• First winning number pulled wins the top prize of £500
• Second winning number pulled wins the second (lower) cash prize amount
• If the number selected by the random number generator hasn’t been donated for, another number will be selected by the random number generator
• Give a Dog a Bone will make every effort to notify players they have won. Process for claiming prize is:
  • The winning number and the name of the person who has won will be announced on the Give a Dog a Bone Facebook page
  • Give a Dog a Bone will make contact with the winner via the details provided by player at point of sign up, to notify them they have won
• Prizes are paid to winners by BACS transfer or PayPal within three working days of notifying the winning players and confirming payment details
• Winning player must provide payment details to an account under their name
• It is the responsibility of the winning player to provide Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home with the correct bank details to transfer prize money to, if paid to the wrong bank account, Give a Dog a Bone will not approve a second transfer to the correct details if the details provided by winner are incorrect
• If Give a Dog a Bone transfers to the wrong bank details due to an error on the side of the Charity, then Give a Dog a Bone will accept responsibility and pay to the correct account
• Prize money cannot be transferred to the winner until the winner has claimed their prize by responding to Give a Dog a Bone and confirming their preferred payment details

Players 

• Players must be of legal gambling age to play
• Players will be allocated a unique player number at the point of sign-up which belongs to them for as long as they play
• At point of sign-up players will be asked to provide date of birth, email, telephone and postal address
• Players must set up a monthly standing order to play, players can pick a payment date that suits their circumstances
• £5.00 per unique number allocated
• No limit to unique allocated numbers per player
• Entries / unique allocated numbers are not to be sold to or by anyone under legal gambling age
• One-off play is not permitted in the 500 Club due to the large prize pot available. Therefore, players are asked to commit to a monthly standing order.
• Should the players circumstances change and they need to cancel their standing order, we ask that they notify the charity at point of cancellation, so that we can release their unique number

How it works 

• Each player will be allocated a unique number which belongs to them for the duration of their play
• All proceeds and profits from the 500 Club small lottery will go to Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home to support the charity’s work in tackling loneliness in our ageing years and animal homelessness

Irish Lotto

Irish Lotto Definition

Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home defines Irish Lotto as:

• Small lottery delivered monthly
• Fixed cash prize of £100 per month
• £5.01 per month, per unique number allocated
• Players are allocated a unique number which is set for the duration of their play

Cash Prizes 

• One cash prize will be won each month
• Fixed prize of £100 every month
• Winning number is determined by Irish Lotto Bonus Ball number on the second Saturday of every month
• If the number matching the Irish Lotto Bonus Ball hasn’t been donated for no prize will be awarded that month
• Give a Dog a Bone will make every effort to notify players they have won. Process for claiming prize is:
  • Give a Dog a Bone will make contact with the winner via the details provided by player at point of sign up, to notify them they have won
• Prizes are paid to winners by BACS transfer or PayPal within three working days of notifying the winning players and confirming payment details
• Winning player must provide payment details to an account under their name
• It is the responsibility of the winning player to provide Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home with the correct bank details to transfer prize money to, if paid to the wrong bank account, Give a Dog a Bone will not approve a second transfer to the correct details if the details provided by winner are incorrect
• If Give a Dog a Bone transfers to the wrong bank details due to an error on the side of the Charity, then Give a Dog a Bone will accept responsibility and pay to the correct account
• Prize money cannot be transferred to the winner until the winner has claimed their prize by responding to Give a Dog a Bone and confirming their preferred payment details

Players 

• Players must be of legal gambling age to play
• Players will be allocated a unique player number at the point of sign-up which belongs to them for as long as they play
• At point of sign-up players will be asked to provide date of birth, email, telephone and postal address
• Players must set up a monthly standing order to play, players can pick a payment date that suits their circumstances
• £5.01 per unique number allocated
• No limit to unique allocated numbers per player
• Entries / unique allocated numbers are not to be sold to or by anyone under legal gambling age
• One-off play is not permitted in the Irish Lotto, therefore, players are asked to commit to a monthly standing order.
• Should the players circumstances change and they need to cancel their standing order, we ask that they notify the charity at point of cancellation, so that we can release their unique number

How it works 

• Each player will be allocated a unique number which belongs to them for the duration of their play
• All proceeds and profits from the Irish Lotto small lottery will go to Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home to support the charity’s work in tackling loneliness in our ageing years and animal homelessness

Bonus Ball

Bonus Ball Definition

Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home defines Bonus Ball as:

• Small lottery delivered weekly
• Fixed cash prize of £25 per week
• £4.50 per month, per unique number allocated
• Players are allocated a unique number which is set for the duration of their play

Cash Prizes 

• One cash prize will be won each week
• Fixed top prize of £25 every week
• Winning number is determined by UK Bonus Ball number every Saturday
• If the number matching the UK Bonus Ball hasn’t been donated for no prize will be awarded that week
• Give a Dog a Bone will make every effort to notify players they have won. Process for claiming prize is:
  • Give a Dog a Bone will make contact with the winner via the details provided by player at point of sign up, to notify them they have won
• Prizes are paid to winners by BACS transfer or PayPal within three working days of notifying the winning players and confirming payment details
• Winning player must provide payment details to an account under their name
• It is the responsibility of the winning player to provide Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home with the correct bank details to transfer prize money to, if paid to the wrong bank account, Give a Dog a Bone will not approve a second transfer to the correct details if the details provided by winner are incorrect
• If Give a Dog a Bone transfers to the wrong bank details due to an error on the side of the Charity, then Give a Dog a Bone will accept responsibility and pay to the correct account
• Prize money cannot be transferred to the winner until the winner has claimed their prize by responding to Give a Dog a Bone and confirming their preferred payment details

Players 

• Players must be of legal gambling age to play
• Players will be allocated a unique player number at the point of sign-up which belongs to them for as long as they play
• At point of sign-up players will be asked to provide date of birth, email, telephone and postal address
• Players must set up a monthly standing order to play, players can pick a payment date that suits their circumstances
• £4.50 per unique number allocated
• No limit to unique allocated numbers per player
• Entries / unique allocated numbers are not to be sold to or by anyone under legal gambling age
• One-off play is not permitted in the Bonus Ball, therefore, players are asked to commit to a monthly standing order.
• Should the players circumstances change and they need to cancel their standing order, we ask that they notify the charity at point of cancellation, so that we can release their unique number

How it works 

• Each player will be allocated a unique number which belongs to them for the duration of their play
• All proceeds and profits from the Bonus Ball small lottery will go to Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home to support the charity’s work in tackling loneliness in our ageing years and animal homelessness

What data and information does Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home collect

• First name
• Surname
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Postal address
• Date of birth
• Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home will only ever ask for bank details if the player has won a cash prize and this has been verified and confirmed by both the player and Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home

Review of this Policy

Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home will review this policy on an annual basis

Last Updated: 02.06.23

Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home is a Registered Charity in Scotland (SC044440)

121 Eastwoodmains Road, Clarkston, G76 7HD

Telephone: 07969 742 858 | Email: hello@giveadogabone.net | Website: www.giveadogabone.net

We are registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ZB133630)