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| Labour and Workforce Development - Alcohol and Gaming Division
Ticket Lottery Licence (Over $500)
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| Who Needs This Licence? |
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Any charitable or religious organization wanting to conduct a ticket raffle offering total prizes valued over $500. |
| Issuing Department / Agency:
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Labour and Workforce Development
Nova Scotia Alcohol
and Gaming Division |
| Where can you get this Licence
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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Notice to All Applicants
Ticket
Lottery Regulations
Ticket
Lottery Report
Ticket Lottery Licence (over $500) Application Form |
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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 application is reviewed by staff to ensure it is completed in its entirety. After review by the staff, the applicant is issued the appropriate license, or notified of its denial. |
| Waiting Period: |
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3 to -5 business days
However, if the applicant has submitted an application and requires the
lottery licence number sooner, they may telephone our office and if the
application has been processed the licence number can be provided at that
time.
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received |
| Expiry & Renewal: |
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This license is valid for a period varying from 1 day to 3 years. The renewal is started by the Division, which will send a renewal form to the license holder before the current license expires. Ticket Single Licenses are not renewable. |
| Price: |
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Ticket Single: Fee equivalent to 2.13% of total prize value to be submitted within 30 days after the expiry date of the license
Ticket Series: Fee equivalent to 2.13% of total prize value to be submitted on an annual basis for a 3 year license term, or 30 days following the expiry date of a license issued for less than 3 years. |
| Related Requirements: |
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See Guidelines |
| Additional Information: |
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The lottery license number issued is only good for the lottery fundraising program for which it has been assigned and is in force for the period stipulated on the license. |
| Legislative Authority: |
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Gaming
Control Act, Ticket
Lottery Regulations, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1994-95. |
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