David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Group 4 deals with lotteries held in conjunction with certain events. Amendment No. 5 proposes a minor addition to the wording of a new section 27A(1)(b) of the principal Act, inserted by section 10 of the Bill. That new section concerns lotteries that may take place in the context of a marketing promotion. The maximum prize allowed is €2,500. The amendment makes it clear that there is no charge for taking part other than the purchase of the product, if such is required. A further clarification is to the effect that "no further charge is required for redemption of a prize". The intention in this regard is to prevent the situation whereby a free ticket or coupon is provided. For example, a scratch card is given away in a newspaper, but registration and finding out what a person may have won will incur a charge. This may happen by way of ringing a prize line for a considerable number of minutes, often at premium rates.