How BuyDoubles operates within Australian state charitable gaming legislation. This page is designed for compliance analysts, risk reviewers, and payment processor onboarding teams.
Football doubles is a sporting contingency lottery where winners are determined by the jersey numbers of the first try scorers in a rugby league match. It is not a raffle, not a traditional lottery, and not sports betting.
Each draw consists of a 13×13 grid (169 unique ticket positions). Each ticket represents a combination of two jersey numbers (Home 1–13, Away 1–13). The winner is determined entirely by an external sporting outcome that occurs on the field, not by any draw, random selection, or platform-controlled mechanism.
Football doubles is a specifically named and defined game type in Australian state gaming legislation, including the NSW Community Gaming Act 2018 (classified as a "no-draw lottery") and the QLD Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999.
BuyDoubles exists solely to facilitate this game type as a fundraising tool for incorporated not-for-profit community sports clubs.
No winner payouts are processed through the payment gateway. The draw, winner determination, and prize payment all occur outside the platform's payment infrastructure. The payment gateway's role is limited to subscription billing and fund forwarding to incorporated not-for-profit organisations.
If a subscriber requests a refund related to a draw outcome, they deal with the club directly. The platform does not process draw-related refunds through the payment gateway.
Each Australian state and territory has its own charitable gaming legislation. We've structured BuyDoubles to comply with each jurisdiction's requirements.
| State | Permit-Free Threshold | Season Pass Maximum | Standalone Draw Maximum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $5,000 | $1,774.50 | $4,901 | Active |
| QLD | $50,000 | $1,774.50 | $16,900 | Pending OLGR |
| SA | $5,000 | $1,774.50 | $4,647 | Active |
| TAS | $5,000 | $1,774.50 | $4,647 | Active |
| NT | $5,000 | $1,774.50 | $4,225 | Active |
| ACT | $2,500 | $1,774.50 | $2,112 | Active |
| VIC | N/A | N/A | N/A | Not Available |
| WA | N/A | N/A | N/A | Not Available |
The platform's fixed 13×13 grid (169 tickets) combined with state-specific maximum ticket prices enforced at both the user interface and server level means no single draw can breach any state's permit-free ceiling. This is enforced in code, not by policy.
No-Draw Lottery under the Community Gaming Act 2018
$58/week maximum ticket price
Trade Promotion
$55/week maximum ticket price
Permitted lottery (permit-free)
$55/week maximum ticket price
Permitted lottery (permit-free)
$25/week maximum ticket price
Trade Promotion Permit
$25/week maximum ticket price
Pending OLGR Approval — Charitable & Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999
Cash prizes not permitted under current regulations
All multi-day raffles require permits
Community sports clubs in Australia operate as state-incorporated not-for-profit associations. They are generally not registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), as ACNC registration requires meeting the legal definition of "charity" under the Charities Act 2013 (Cth), which most sporting clubs do not meet. State-level incorporation as a not-for-profit is the qualifying standard under all relevant state charitable gaming legislation. This is confirmed by the ACNC's own published guidance.
Gambling Help: 1800 858 858 | gamblinghelp.nsw.gov.au