Compers To Be Hit By New Competitions Tax
UK compers face the prospect of having to pay tax on their winnings and on their competition entries if new government tax proposals are finalised in The House of Lord. Under the scheme competition promoters would be forced to inform tax offices of entry details and winner details so that the new ‘compers tax’ can [...]
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Fanta To Launch Want It Win It on April 1st
Every year Fanta run a massive competition and 2008 is going to no exception as on April 1st they’re launching a great new giveaway. It’s called Want It Win It and the competition is running in association with Play.com. The competition will run from 1st April for 12 weeks - and there are loads of [...]
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Purely Creative Scratchcard Winner Gets £1million!
An article in The Sunday Mirror reports that lucky Lorna Carr has won £1million from a newspaper scratchcard. She spotted the scratchcard after it fell from her sunday newspaper magazine and had a go. The result was she became Purely Creative’s first million pound winner.
So who are Purely Creative?
Well, they’re the company who produce [...]
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Prize Register Letters Go Localised!
This week compers have been receiving letters from a brand new localised Prize Register service. Stockport, Milton Keynes, Cardiff, Wigan, Birmingham, Manchester, Portsmouth, Wolverhampton, Stoke on Trent, Torquay, Sheffield and Carlisle are just some of the “lucky” UK areas who now have their own Prize Register. We’re also told there’s a Northern Ireland one too!
The [...]
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Suspensions, Setting Restrictions, Selling Prizes
Susmans Suspend Their Competition
As of 11th January Biltong have stopped their competition. A note on their website states “Unfortunately we have suspended this until further notice due to a sad person abusing this great competition”. Loquax has contacted Biltong and are hoping to find out what has happened. Why anyone would abuse this competition is [...]
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