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| Labour and Workforce Development - Alcohol and Gaming Division
Ticket Lottery Permit (Under $500)
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| Who Needs This Permit? |
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Any charitable or religious organization wanting to conduct a lottery draw for prizes valued under $500.
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| Issuing Department / Agency:
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Labour and Workforce Development
Nova Scotia Alcohol
and Gaming Division
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| Where can you get this Permit
and / or further information? |
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Phone: |
(902) 424-6160 [ Dartmouth
Office ]
(902) 563-3495 [ Sydney Office ]
1-877-565-0556 (toll-free in Nova Scotia)
Note: If you call after normal business hours, your call will be returned
the next day. |
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Visit: |
Dartmouth location:
Alderney Gate, 5th floor
40 Alderney Drive
Dartmouth, NS
fax: (902) 424-4942 |
Sydney location:
Nova Scotia Power Building
235 Townsend Street
Sydney, NS
fax: (902) 563-3430 |
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(Hours: Monday to
Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm) |
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E-mail: |
Licensing & Registration: agdlicense@gov.ns.ca
Investigation & Enforcement: agdinvest@gov.ns.ca
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Website: |
http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/agd/ |
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Write: |
Licensing Section
Alcohol and Gaming Division
P.O. Box 545
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Y8 |
| Application Forms & Process:
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1) If you wish to
apply using an application form, phone, visit, write or e-mail one
of the contact sources listed above. The appropriate application
kit will be supplied by mail, or may be picked up by the applicant. |
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Other materials which may be of
interest include: |
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Ticket
Lottery Regulations |
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Please note: These forms are in Portable
Document Format (PDF), which requires the FREE Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. If
you do not have the Reader, you can download
the program FREE of charge. |
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2) If you are not
applying online, the completed application form can be mailed, faxed
or brought to the Alcohol and Gaming Division office (see addresses
above).
3) If the application is approved, the Division will
mail an official lottery licence to the applicant displaying a lottery
number.
The completed application is reviewed by licensing staff and if the criteria is met, the application is approved. The applicant is mailed a permit certificate bearing a lottery license number which must be displayed on their printed tickets. |
| Waiting Period: |
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By Mail - 3 to 5 business days providing the application is complete. (Please allow several extra days for mail delivery.)
Walk In - 20 minutes
However, if the applicant has submitted a complete application and requires
a Permit number sooner, they may inquire and if the application
has been received and number assigned, it is provided at that time.
(See Additional Information below.)
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received
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| Expiry : |
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This permit is valid for 1 day to a maximum of 1 year; the number of days is specified on the application. It is not renewable.
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| Price: |
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No Fee
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| Related Requirements: |
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None
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| Additional Information: |
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The permit number that is issued is only valid for the lottery fundraising program for which it has been assigned, and is in force only for the period stipulated on the permit.
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| Legislative Authority: |
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Gaming
Control Act, Ticket
Lottery Regulations, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1994-95. |
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