Terms and Conditions

    Action Medical Research is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 4773.
    Website: www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk. Promoter: Action Medical Research, 5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PF.
    Responsible Person: Kabba Njie. Registered charity in England & Wales (208701) and in Scotland (SC039284)

  1. Your purchase of FIGHT BACK Friday Lottery entries is from Action Medical Research (“The Promoter”), solely in accordance with the terms under which the Charity from time to time promotes its lotteries.
  2. All proceeds from the Lottery go to Action Medical Research (Registered office address: 5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PF.).
  3. You represent and agree that;
    a) You are 18 years of age or over
    b) You are a resident of Great Britain or Northern Ireland
    c) You will not buy or purport to buy an entry to this lottery on behalf of anybody under the age of 18
    d) You will provide accurate entry information, including your name, personal address, telephone number and email address and accept that it is your responsibility to keep us informed of any changes as soon as they arise.
  4. You agree that you shall not be entitled to receive any prize if you are unable to substantiate to the Promoter your representations under paragraphs 3 (a), (b) and (c) above.
  5. You accept that the FIGHT BACK Friday Lottery is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission, under the Gambling Act 2005 and that in certain circumstances we may be unable to provide refunds or replacements once you have purchased your lottery entries.
  6. The prizes for the FIGHT BACK Friday Lottery are printed on the leaflets / tickets provided and are advertised on the Action Medical Research website. There are no alternatives to any prize and no interest is payable. Prizes will be paid by cheque and posted to the winners within 14 days. Entrants will be notified as to any change in the prize structure.
  7. Any cheques remaining uncashed for over 6 months will be cancelled and the unclaimed prizes will be treated as a donation.
  8. The cost of each entry is £1 per play. Members may purchase more than one entry and payment must be made in advance by one of the methods permitted and will be held as customers funds. Players’ lottery entry money (which has the same definition as ‘customer funds’ as defined in clause 4 of the Gambling Commission’s Licensing Conditions and Codes of Practice) will be held in a separate bank account so that, in the unlikely event of the insolvency of Action Medical Research, such funds will be protected.
  9. The Promoter may (without giving any reason or notice at its absolute discretion) decline to accept an application, cancel an existing subscription, or terminate or suspend the lottery scheme.
  10. The Promoter will conduct the weekly lottery draw every Friday. The draw will be made utilising a Random Number Generator (RNG) that has been tested and approved by an independent, Gambling Commission approved, third-party test house.
  11. The winning numbers will be on the Action Medical Research website and will be available via the Lottery Office Helpline from the following working day. Please telephone 01524 753247. (Monday-Friday 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.).
  12. No liability is accepted for the loss, theft or delayed receipt of any communication.
  13. The Promoter is not responsible for any delay in bank payments.
  14. It is not our normal practice to offer refunds for the FIGHT BACK Friday Lottery. Most FIGHT BACK Friday Lottery members choose to let their lottery membership lapse once all paid for draws have taken place. However if you choose to cancel your FIGHT BACK Friday Lottery subscription you may be eligible for a refund for lottery draws that haven't yet taken place. Please call 01524 753247 to enquire. We will not be able to offer a refund for lottery draws that have already taken place unless a member is found to be under 18. Any cancellation of an existing subscription will not affect your prior purchase of Lottery entries for the FIGHT BACK Friday Lottery nor your rights as a holder of such entries, providing that you have complied with the foregoing obligations. Any sums under £1 remaining in your FIGHT BACK Friday Lottery account, after your final draw, will be treated as a donation. Unless a refund has been requested within 6 months of your final draw.
  15. The Promoter reserves the right to use the winner’s name for promotional purposes. These will be only in summary, for example Mr S from London. In addition, The Promotor may also ask to use winners’ stories and/or photographs for publication on the website, or to promote the lottery.
  16. The Promoter operates a Complaints and Disputes Procedure which is available via the Action Medical Research website and which will also be made available to customers upon request.
  17. Action Medical Research is committed to ensure that information about how to gamble responsibly and how to access information and help in respect of problem gambling is readily available to all. Please refer to our Responsible Gambling Guide which is available via the Action Medical Research website, or request further information via the Lottery Helpline on 01524 753247.
  18. Any cancellation of an existing subscription will not affect your prior purchase of Lottery entries nor your rights as a holder of such entries, providing that you have complied with the foregoing obligations.
  19. The Promoter’s decisions made pursuant to the Rules shall, once made, be final and binding.
  20. The rules are subject to change by The Promotor. The latest version of them will be published here on our website.

    Additional Terms for Super Draws

  1. We only accept payments in GBP (Pound Sterling), using one of the following payment methods:
    Powered By World Pay American Express DINERS MasterCard Maestro JCB Visa
  2. Any entries received after the Superdraw closing date will be treated as a donation
  3. Entrants into the Superdraw will also be in with a chance of winning the Rollover jackpot on the Superdraw draw date. The minimum value of this prize will be £150
  4. Any cheques remaining uncashed for over 6 months will be cancelled and the unclaimed prizes will be treated as a donation.

    The following terms and conditions apply to the Fightback Friday Lottery New Players’ Free Gift Draw

  1. Entrants in the New Players Free Gift Draw must be 18 years and over.
  2. Anyone who signs up to join the Fightback Friday Lottery for the first time will be automatically entered into the next months New Players’ Free Gift Draw held on the last Friday of the month, following receipt of payment for their first Weekly Lottery Entry.
  3. Cash gifts of £5 will be awarded to 80% of all entrants.
  4. Any cheques remaining uncashed for over 6 months will be cancelled and the unclaimed prizes will be treated as a donation.
  5. The draws will be held utilising a random number generator that has been tested and approved by an independent, Gambling Commission approved third-party test house.
  6. The gift recipient’s details will be available via the Fightback Friday Lottery helpline from the following working day. Please telephone 01524753247 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm).
  7. There are no alternatives to gifts and no interest is payable.
  8. There is no need to claim any of the gifts. The gift cheques will be posted out direct to the recipients by Royal Mail 2nd class post, within 7 days of the draw taking place.
  9. No liability is accepted for the loss, theft or delayed receipt of any communication.
  10. The Promoter may (without giving any reason or notice) decline to accept an application or terminate or suspend the scheme.
  11. The Promoter reserves the right to use gift recipient names for promotional purposes. These will only be used in summary e.g. Mr Smith from Peckham.
  12. The Promoter’s decisions made pursuant to the Rules shall, once made, be final and binding.

    How proceeds are used:

In 2023, £754,673.00 was raised from ticket sales in our Weekly Lotteries & Super Draws, with 5.54% spent on prizes, 74.15% spent on expenses and a fantastic 20.32% being used to fund vital medical research across the UK, to help beat diseases that devastate children's lives and improve lives for children living with disability and disabling conditions (Based on the Lottery Submissions made by Action Medical Research to the Gambling Commission, during the 2023 calendar year). The majority of the remaining Proceeds were used to help grow the number of people supporting our Lottery each week - so together we can save and change even more children's lives in the future.

    The likelihood of winning a prize:

The likelihood of winning a prize in 2023, on average was, 1 in 465 in our weekly lotteries and 1 in 536 in our Super Draws. Players in our weekly lotteries are also automatically entered into a weekly Rollover draw in which they could win up to £10,000. Our Rollover prize increases by £150 each week it isn't won (in 2023, the likelihood of winning was, on average, 1 in 726,649) and if it reached £10,000, then one lucky player will be guaranteed to win that week (when the likelihood of winning reverts to the aforementioned weekly lottery average).