Gaming

Sweden-based BingoLotto, which generates around £100 million a year for Swedish charities, is to launch in the UK next month, with the beneficiaries being the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR), the representative body for national sports organisations in the UK, and members of NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations).
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The Kent Charities Group, a group of 10 Kent-registered charities, has raised over £4,000 from a Christmas raffle to help eight registered charities across the county. The funds will be distributed between the Kent Charities Group to assist the participating charities in improving the quality of life for Kent residents.
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An East Lothian mechanic has won £7,000 in the Royal Blind's first 50/50 Prize Draw. David Stokes took the first prize in the draw in which schools, clubs and organisations taking part received 50% of their takings i.e. for every £1 raffle ticket sold they got back 50p.
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Fiat Group Automobiles UK Ltd has donated a new Fiat 500 for Save the Children's gala charity auction this week.

The car will be one of many prizes on offer at Save the Children's Festival of Trees Gala Dinner in London's Natural History Museum today in the presence of charity President, HRH The Princess Royal.
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Gaming Ventures Plc reports that bigheartbingo.co.uk, "the UK's only charity bingo site", has recorded a tenfold increase in the numbers of customers registering since the new Gaming Act came into force.

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The biggest-ever Lottery grant decided by public vote got underway yesterday as online voting began in the Big Lottery Fund's 'The People's £50 Million' contest which is giving people across the UK the chance to decide which big project will be awarded a Lottery grant of up to £50 million.

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The People's Postcode Lottery is to launch in Scotland in November with the aim to raise £120,000 a week for charities based in Scotland by the end of 2008.

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Amnesty International UK has launched its winter 2007 raffle offering five prizes worth £5,500. The top prize is £3000.

Members over 16 have been sent books of 24 raffle tickets to sell at £1 each. Anyone who sells £24 worth of tickets or more is entered into a special extra draw the chance of winning a further £500 lump sum. The draw will be made on 7 December.
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T Hafan, the Children’s Hospice in Wales is seeking to develop its two main commercial fundraising activities with the appointment of Garth Caswell as Commercial Manager.
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