Agreement

This agreement forms a legally binding agreement between the syndicate manager "Roy Benham, aka Beth Nicole Gordon, and all paid members.

Every effort to ensure payments are allocated on time. In the event of any problems placing bets then alternative draws may be used.

I will make every effort to ensure that draw entry numbers are displayed correctly on this website. In the event of mistakes then the official entry will remain valid and legally binding.

Membership confirms a legal right for all paid members to receive shares of winnings from the syndicate manager.

Rules version 4.04

4.00 - Updated 6th April 2025
Layout changed to reduce duplication of information
4.01 - Updated 3rd April 2026
Membership fee information added (A3)
4.02 - Updated 16th May 2026
Draw Booster removed (E)
4.03 - Updated 7th June 2026
Lucky Dip Prizes will be removed (E)
4.04 - Updated 24th October 2026
References to Benico Enterprises removed

These rules are checked regularly to ensure the information is still correct and relevant.

Sections


A. Membership Requirements
B. Payments
C. Account Closure
D. The Draws
E. Prizes
F. Administration Costs
G. Data Protection & Website Cookies
H. When & How you will be contacted

A - Membership Requirements
Updated 6th April 2025
Updated 3rd April 2026 - Membership Fee entry added
  1. Membership is open to anyone, over the age of 18, preferably resident in the United Kingdom, with a GBP bank account.
  2. Form completion will require you to provide:
    1. Forename & Surname
    2. Mobile Phone Number
    3. Email Address
    4. House Number or Name & Postcode
    5. Date of Birth
    6. Bank Sort Code
    7. Bank Account Number
  3. From 12th April 2026, all membership applications will require payment of a membership admin fee. This fee is subject to change at any time. See the Membership Page for details of the current charge.
    This fee will be refunded after the first 3 consecutive monthly payments have been made, from the start of your membership..
  4. Data Protection: This information will not released to any other person or organisation without your written consent or a court request and will only be stored as long as is necessary. This information may be checked for validity and will retained for no longer than 1 year after your membership ends. None of this information is stored on this website, or any other public access site or device.
B - Payments
Updated 6th April 2025
  1. DUE DATES: Payments are due no later than the 23rd of each calendar month.
    Allowances will be made when this falls on a bank holiday or weekend.
  2. Payment entitles you to share all prizes won in the draws held in the next month.
  3. In the event that you miss a payment you will not be eligible for any prizes for that month.
  4. Late payment delays membership until the following month, unless agreed otherwise in writing.
  5. AMOUNTS: Payments can be any agreed amount between £4.33 (£1 per week) and £26.00 (£6 per week). Larger payments may be approved if agreed in writing.
    The syndicate manager may make larger payments in order to maintain a minimum level of entries.
  6. Membership amounts may be changed or cancelled at anytime.
    Notification of changes is not strictly required but would be appreciated, especially in the event of payments being paused or stopped.
  7. Reminders will not be sent in the event of missed payments
  8. Each 1p paid will count as 1 share of winnings.
  9. All funds received will be used for Betting. There will not be any deductions from payments for administration.
  10. METHODS: Payments can be made by Bank Transfer, Standing Order (Regular Payment) or other agreed method
  11. Funds will be held in an GBP bank account that is used solely for the lottery syndicate. This account may earn interest.
C - Account Closure
Updated 6th April 2025
  1. You may request the closure of your account at any time.
    If requested 25th or earlier: Membership finishes at the end of that month.
    If requested 26th or later: Membership finishes at the end of the following month, unless payment has not been made.
  2. Accounts will be deemed closed if payments are not received for 3 months.
  3. Any remaining prize fund balance will be paid out when your account has been closed.
  4. Stored personal information will be deleted 1 year after final prizes have been paid out, to enable easy re-activation.
    After this time you will need to message me and then provide your personal information again.
D - The Draws
Updated 6th April 2025
Notes added 7th June 2026, regarding draws no longer entered
Powerball listing added 3rd Oct 2026, for reference only and unlikely to used for entries
  1. All funds received will be split evenly over the 4-5 weeks of the following calendar month. Any remaining funds will be used additional lottery draws or online betting, details of which will be published on the home page.
  2. Draw Entry Tickets will be purchased for no more than 4 weeks at a time, due to limits set but the companies used for betting.
  3. Funds will primarily be used to bet on UK National Lottery Draws. The actual allocation will depend on total funds received and may vary each month. Other Betting may be used at any time.
    UK National Lottery Draws:
    1. LOTTO: £2.00 each - Wed & Sat (2 draws from 10 Jun 2026)
    2. Lotto HotPicks: £1.00 each - Wed & Sat (2 draws from 10 Jun 2026)
      Unlikely to be used again due to low returns, after April 2026
    3. EuroMillions: £2.50* each - Tue & Fri (*£2.00 prior to Sep 2016)
      Unlikely to be used again due to low returns, after April 2026
    4. EUROMILLIONS HOTPICKS: £1.50 each - Tue & Fri
    5. Thunderball: £1.00 each - Tue*, Wed, Fri & Sat (*Tuesday draws added 30 Jan 2018)
      Unlikely to be used again due to low returns, after April 2026
    6. Set For Life: £1.50 each - Mon & Thu (launched 18 Mar 2019)
      Unlikely to be used again due to potential complications with Jackpot monthly prizes, paid over 30 years.
    7. Powerball: £4.00 each - Tue, Thu & Sun (launched 21 Jul 2026)
      Unlikely to be used due to potential complications with Jackpot monthly prizes., paid over 30 years
    Operated by Camelot until 31 Jan 2024, then operated by Allwyn from 1 Feb 2024
    The National Lottery Online Account is recorded as being used by a syndicate.
E - Prizes
Updated 6th April 2025
From 15th May 2026 - Draw Booster removed for simplification
From 10th June 2026 - Reference to Lucky Dip prizes removed as they have been discontinued
  1. FREQUENCY: Prizes may be paid out Monthly, Half-Yearly or after it reaches a specific value (£25 or £50). You may leave prizes to accumulate and then withdraw them in time for Christmas, Birthdays or Holidays.
  2. WHEN: Prizes will be paid out as soon as possible after the last draw of each month.
    Please allow up to 14 days for prizes to be paid out to allow for my own holidays, funds transfers, or other unforeseen eventualities - where possible payments will be made within 24 hours of requests.
  3. The minimum monthly payment will be £1.00. Smaller amounts will be rolled over.
    Smaller payments may occasionally be paid out.
  4. If the event of large wins, these may be paid out early if you have selected half-yearly payments.
  5. METHOD: All prizes will be paid via Bank Transfer.
  6. Prizes will only be shared between those that have made payments for that month. NO exceptions will be made for anyone that has missed payments for that month.
  7. BANK DETAILS: It is the responsibility of the members to ensure that they have provided the correct bank details.
  8. Prizes will be calculated after the final draw of each month.

    Prize allocation will be processed as follows:
  9. Loyalty Bonus: In the event of wins of at least £5,000 then any losses accrued by currently active members may be offset from winnings before the remaining funds are shared out, to a total value not exceeding 10% of the prize total.
  10. Shares: All members will receive an equal share for every 1p paid, from the remaining prize fund balance.
F - Administration Costs
Updated 6th April 2025
  1. COSTS: The Website Domain costs are currently £11.99 per year. Hosting costs are shared with the benico.uk primary domain. Time spent on administration of the syndicate and website is not billed.
    No fees are deducted from winnings.
  2. ADMIN: Small remaining prize funds afters prizes have been shared equally will be taken as admin fees. Such amounts are just a few pence that cannot be divided equally between all the member shares. These are less than 10p per month.
  3. INTEREST: Interest may be earned on funds held awaiting payment and on prize draw funds, and taken as admin fees.
  4. Admin Fees collected:
    • 2026 = £0.25 (+ £2.45 interest) - to end of October
      Interest = £0.62 membership fees (Lloyds 0.75%) + £1.83 prize fund (Revolut 2.90%) + £0.00  prize fund (Zopa 2.95%)
    • 2025 = £0.31 (+ £0.63 interest)
    • 2024 = £0.68 (+ £0.20 interest)
    • 2023 = £0.45 (+ £0.73 interest)
    • 2022 = £0.34 (+ £0.20 interest)
    • 2021 = £0.32 (no interest)
    • 2020 = £0.11 (no interest)
    • 2019 = £0.09 (no interest)
    • 2015-2018 = no fees claimed
G - Data Protection & Website Cookies
Updated 6th April 2025
  1. In accordance with Data Protection no personal information will be forwarded to any other person or organisation. The information will be used only to confirm identity and make prize payments.
  2. Electoral Roll checks may be made to confirm identity, for members that I do not know personally. No personal information will be published or stored online.
  3. Information may be stored on a third party cloud storage service.
  4. You may request a copy of the information held about you at any time. This information will be provided free by email, or by post for £5.00.
  5. No personal information is retained, other than that you personally provide when being provided with a service.
  6. Website Cookies may be collected by Google & eUKhost for statistical purposes only.
    The syndicate rarely uses any information obtained by these companies.
H - When and How you will be contacted
Updated 6th April 2025
  1. EMAIL: You will be contacted by email to confirm online registration application.
  2. TEXT: Texts messages may be sent as part of the registration process.
  3. VOICE: There will be no telephone voice contact at any time.
  4. POST: Postal addresses will only be used to check the Electoral Roll and not for any written contact.
  5. LARGE WINS: In the event of large winnings you may be sent an email, Facebook Message, text or WhatsApp message.
  6. BANK DETAILS: You will be contacted by any suitable means if there are changes to Membership Bank Account Details

UK Lottery Syndicate
by Beth Nicole Gordon
© Copyright 2015-2026
Based in Liverpool L36. UK
Launched Aug 2015
Updated 2026.10.30.0900
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