A State Government may organise, conduct or promote a lottery, subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(a)prizes shall not be offered on any pre-announced number or on the basis of a single digit;
(b)the State Government shall print the lottery tickets bearing the imprint and logo of the State in such manner that the authenticity of the lottery ticket is ensured;
(c)the State Government shall sell the tickets either itself or through distributors or selling agents;
(d)the proceeds of the sale of lottery tickets shall be credited into the public account of the State;
(e)the State Government itself shall conduct the draws of all the lotteries;
(f)the prize money unclaimed within such time as may be prescribed by the State Government or not otherwise distributed, shall become the property of that Government;
(g)the place of draw shall be located within the State concerned;
(h)no lottery shall have more than one draw in a week;
(i)the draws of all kinds of lotteries shall be conducted between such period of the day as may be prescribed by the State Government;
(j)the number of bumper draws of a lottery shall not be more than six in a calendar year;
(k)such other conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government.