The 20 May Draw Evidence Test

If your last draw was challenged tomorrow,
what evidence could you show?

A number on a screen is not the same as a draw evidence record.

OCSA Certified Draw is available only to OCSA Certified, Silver and Gold operators.

20 May 2026 is not far away

From 20 May 2026, DCMS expects prize draw operators to be operating in line with the Voluntary Code of Good Practice.

That means operators need to move beyond informal assurance and start showing evidence-backed practice.

Winner selection is one of the simplest places to start, because it is visible, important and easy for customers to question: Was the winner drawn fairly? How can I be sure?

If your draw method still depends on screenshots, livestreams, screen recordings or a basic online RNG, this is the moment to upgrade.

The quick test

After a draw, could you clearly show:

• which entry list was used?
• whether that list was fixed before the draw?
• how the winning number was generated?
• whether the draw result was recorded somewhere independent?
• whether the certificate or record can be checked afterwards?
• whether the evidence would still match if someone tried to change the draw history?

If the answer is mostly “we recorded the screen”, that may not be enough for the standard the sector now needs to reach.

OCSA Certified Draw gives you the evidence

OCSA Certified Draw is built for competition operators who want more than a number on screen.

It creates a certificate-backed draw record using:

• pre-draw entry-list hashing — a secure fingerprint of the list used for the draw;
• verifiable randomness — the winning number is generated live;
• on-chain result recording — the draw evidence is anchored externally;
• PDF certification — the completed draw record is shown and delivered;
• OCSA archive storage — the certificate can be referred to later.

Your audience can still watch the draw live, but now the evidence can also be checked afterwards.

The winning number does not exist until the draw completes

OCSA Certified Draw is not a pre-selected result displayed on screen.

The draw is initiated live. Verifiable randomness is requested. The result is recorded on-chain. The certificate is then issued.

A certified draw usually takes around 1–3 minutes because the system is creating the evidence record as the draw happens.

Visible process. Verifiable result.

Simple operator process

Fixed-price certified draws

OCSA Certified Draw is priced by the certificate, not by the number of tickets sold.

The current certificate format supports ticket ranges up to 999,999,999.

A 50-ticket draw, a 500,000-ticket draw and a 9,999,999-ticket draw cost the same to certify.

One certified draw. One fixed price. No entry-volume shock.

Draw-account pricing

OCSA Certified Draw is available only to OCSA Certified operators - at Certified, Silver, and Gold level.

Buy a draw bundle, add it to your OCSA draw account, and each certified draw is taken from your account automatically.

Larger bundles can be discussed for high-volume operators. In the event of a winning ticket miss by the random draw system only £1 is debited from your account.

The sector still has a choice

The DCMS Voluntary Code gives the prize draw sector an opportunity to show that it can raise standards without heavy-handed regulation.

If operators cannot demonstrate fair, transparent and evidence-backed practice, the likely alternative is legislation written for the sector rather than with it.

Build credible standards now, or wait for rules you may not like later.

See the evidence being created

Try the live demo and watch the certified draw process in action: request submitted, oracle randomness, result on-chain, certificate issued.

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