Lottery Duties

General information

Lottery duty is a levy that anyone organizing a lottery must pay to the Territorial Treasury. This type of levy is known as an indirect tax.

Duty must be paid on all types of lotteries that offer prizes - for example, bingo or public competitions featuring prizes of value.

Prizes include both cash and goods.

The duty applies regardless of whether the lottery is organized by a private association (such as a sports club hosting a bingo event) or is open to the general public.

If you wish to hold a lottery at a public event—for instance, during a town festival—you must obtain permission from both the municipality and the police.

If you are in doubt, please contact the Tax Agency’s Duties Department.

Forms are only available in greenlandic and danish.