The defendant was accused of running an unlicensed lottery. He sold tea packets. With each tea packet he gave away a ticket allotting a prize to the purchaser. The prizes varied in value, and the purchaser would not know what he would receive until after he made the purchase.
Held: The defendant was runing a lottery.
Citations:
(1883) 11 QBD 207
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Esso Petroleum Limited v Commissioners of Customs and Excise HL 10-Dec-1975
The company set up a scheme to promote their petrol sales. They distributed coins showing the heads of members of the English football team for the 1970 World Cup. One coin was given with each for gallons of petrol. The Commissioners said that the . .
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Contract, Licensing
Updated: 14 October 2022; Ref: scu.242901