Guides
The questions people actually ask about prize competitions, answered properly — including the ones most sites would rather you didn’t ask.
Do you pay tax on competition winnings in the UK?
UK prize competition winnings are not taxed as income. What that means in practice, what still can be taxed, and the one thing worth checking before you enter.
4 min readAre prize competitions gambling?
Skill-based prize competitions are not gambling under UK law, and need no Gambling Commission licence. The two rules that decide it, and how to check any site meets them.
5 min readFree postal entry, explained
How to enter a UK prize competition free by post, why the odds are identical to a paid entry, and what a site has to do for the free route to be lawful.
4 min readHow we prove our draws are fair
Most competition sites ask you to trust a video. Ours can be recomputed by anyone using a public randomness beacon nobody can predict — including us.
5 min readCompetition odds, explained honestly
How to calculate your real odds in a UK prize competition, why a capped ticket count matters, and the odds language that should make you suspicious.
4 min readBe first when we open
Grand Draws opens soon. Create a free account for first pick of tickets, free welcome rewards and launch-day alerts. 18+.