Prize Draw VAT in the UK: What HMRC’s 2026 Position Means for Competition Operators
UK competition operators must charge 20% VAT on paid skill-based entries from 17 February 2026, after HMRC's Treasury minister confirmed entries are…
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UK competition operators must charge 20% VAT on paid skill-based entries from 17 February 2026, after HMRC's Treasury minister confirmed entries are…
A legal opinion letter is a written assessment from a gambling-law professional confirming your UK prize competition is lawful and needs no…
Meta restricts UK competition ad accounts for five common reasons: advertising before Real Money Gaming (RMG) approval, failing Meta's RMG compliance review,…
To run paid Facebook or Instagram ads for a UK competition or prize draw website, you need Meta's RMG approval first. The…
In the UK, an instant win competition's legality depends on the mechanic, not just the legal route. Three formats stay on the…
This is a practitioner's guide written by a signatory to the Code. It assumes you have already read our overview of the…
Running a raffle legally in the UK as an online competition business requires understanding one critical distinction first: most commercial prize draw…
A prize draw in the UK is a promotional competition where winners are selected by chance rather than skill. Under the Gambling…
UK online competitions are lawful under one of three categories: a free draw (no payment), a prize competition (paid, won by genuine…