The prohibition on the jackpotting of lotteries other than membership lotteries means that some lotteries commonly held in clubs are illegal.

The most common of these is Joker's Wild, a lottery involving a deck of cards.  These are usually face down on a board.  Participants buy a ticket in a draw.  The winner of the draw gets to choose a card.  If that card is the joker, the winner receives the prize pull.  The prize pool jackpots until the joker is turned over.  Cards turned over are not used again.

The Lottery Game Rules state that a lottery that is Class 2 or 3 gambling cannot jackpot.  This means that Joker's Wild lottery with prizes with a value of mare than $500 cannot jackpot.

Clubs should note that the net proceeds of gambling conducted by societies must be applied to authorised purposes regardless of whether it is Class 1, 2 or 3 gambling.  This applies to all lotteries held by clubs other than membership lotteries.  At least 20 per cent of the potential gross income of any lottery must be returned as prizes.

(SOURCE: Department of Internal Affairs, Page 8, Gambits December Issue)