VGCCC declaration (Victoria)
Why every Victorian raffle needs a declared organisation, what a VGCCC declaration gives you, and how to get one — free, valid 10 years.
To conduct — or benefit from — a raffle in Victoria, your organisation must be declared by the VGCCC (Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission). It's a one-time status for the organisation, separate from any individual raffle's permit, and it's required no matter how small the raffle is. Community groups, charities, sporting clubs, and political parties all need it.
Required for every Victorian raffle
The declaration applies to all raffles sold in Victoria, regardless of size — and the benefiting organisation is the one that must be declared. Without a current declaration you can't legally run a raffle in Victoria.
What the declaration gives you
- It's free. There's no application fee.
- It lasts 10 years from the approval date.
- Your organisation is added to the VGCCC's public register of declared organisations.
- It covers the organisation for running raffles in Victoria — it isn't tied to one raffle.
Who can be declared
Your organisation must be:
- Not-for-profit
- Conducted in good faith
- A community, charitable, sporting, or recreational organisation — or a political party
How to apply
Applications now go through the VGCCC Portal — start from the VGCCC's Application: declared community or charitable organisation page. It's free.
You'll need a VGCCC Portal account to lodge it. The VGCCC publishes a step-by-step portal user guide (PDF) that walks through creating the account and completing the application.
The official processing time is up to 28 days, but the VGCCC is usually very responsive. If you're on a tight timeline, call them to ask about expedited processing — they're generally happy to help.
Contact the VGCCC: 1300 599 759 · vgccc.vic.gov.au
The declaration is only the first step
Being declared lets your organisation run raffles in Victoria — but a larger raffle also needs a minor gaming permit on top of the declaration. The permit kicks in once your total prize value passes Victoria's threshold (an indexed figure, currently around $23,060 — confirm the current amount with the VGCCC). Below that, the declaration alone is enough. See Victoria rules for the permit tiers and prize rules.
Running in Victoria on another organisation's declaration
If your organisation isn't declared, there's one legitimate route into Victoria: name a benefitting organisation that is declared, and have their admin approve the request. Your raffle can then operate in Victoria on their declaration.
Two consequences worth understanding before you rely on it:
- The Statement of Return is attributed to them — they're the declared organisation for that raffle, so it appears in their return, not yours.
- It locks once you've sold. After the raffle has sold tickets into Victoria on their declaration, the benefitting organisation can't be changed or removed. That's deliberate — the declaration is what makes those sales lawful.
It has to be an approved request. Linking an organisation you happen to administer is enough to display the Benefitting line, but not to borrow the declaration — that needs their admin's recorded consent.
Recording it in RaffleLink
Once you have your VGCCC declaration number (a 5-digit number), enter it under Settings → Verification. That both earns your Verified badge and unlocks selling in Victoria — an ABN check or manual review alone won't unlock VIC. If your declaration later expires, you lose VIC eligibility and we'll email you. See Verify your organisation.
If someone is running a raffle on your behalf and your organisation isn't on RaffleLink yet, your signing contact can also add the declaration number while authorising that raffle.