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Prize competition platforms

The storefront, the accounts and the tools behind every draw.

A prize competition depends on entrants trusting the draw, and on the site holding up when a popular competition opens. We build the whole platform: the storefront, the accounts entrants use and the tools that run each competition from launch to prize delivery.

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Who it’s for.

Operators starting a prize competition business who want a platform of their own
Competition sites that have outgrown a template or plug-in
Operators who need to show entrants and payment providers how every draw is run

What it has to get right.

Tickets that can’t be sold twice: When a popular competition opens, many people check out at once. Baskets are checked on the server and tickets allocated in one step, so two people never get the same number and a sold-out competition stays sold out.
Payments that reconcile: Every entry is a payment, and every payment has to match an order. That means a hosted checkout, verified payment callbacks, refunds handled in the platform and payments reconciled against orders.
Draws people can check: Live ticket availability, entry lists that protect people’s privacy, draw records locked once made, published winners and draw replays. For instant wins, a published commitment hash means winning tickets can’t be moved after the fact.
A free entry route: Paid prize draws in the UK generally rely on offering a free way to enter, usually by post. Postal entries belong in the same system as paid ones, so they are counted in the draw like any other.
Protection that holds: Responsible-play controls only count if they are enforced on the server, not just hidden in the interface.
Running it day to day: Competitions, promotions, affiliates, orders, draws, winners, payouts, support and compliance in one set of tools, with roles for the team and a record of every action.

Work that shows it.

What we built, how it runs and where it stands.

Application · 2026
Agora Competitions: Prize competition platform
A UK prize competition platform: the storefront, customer accounts and the operations suite behind every draw.
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Questions.

Do I need a gambling licence?: That depends on how your competitions are set up, so it is a question for a solicitor and the Gambling Commission’s guidance rather than for us. We build the platform to match the model you’ve been advised on, including a free entry route and the records that show how each draw ran.
Which payment provider will it use?: Whichever provider has approved your business. Agora Competitions takes payments through DNA Payments’ hosted checkout, and we would build around yours in the same way.
Can you move us off our current platform?: It depends on what your current platform lets you export. We would start by looking at what it does today, which customers, orders and entries need to come across, and how to switch over without interrupting live competitions.
What does it cost?: It depends mostly on how much of the operations side you need on day one. After a short call we send a written plan, so you know what you would be committing to before any work starts.

Planning something like this?

Tell us what you’re trying to build or fix. A few sentences is plenty; we’ll ask about the rest.

What happens next

1We read your message and reply by email.
2We talk it through on a short call.
3If we’re a good fit, you get a written plan.

What it has to get right.

Tickets that can’t be sold twice

When a popular competition opens, many people check out at once. Baskets are checked on the server and tickets allocated in one step, so two people never get the same number and a sold-out competition stays sold out.

Payments that reconcile

Every entry is a payment, and every payment has to match an order. That means a hosted checkout, verified payment callbacks, refunds handled in the platform and payments reconciled against orders.

Draws people can check

Live ticket availability, entry lists that protect people’s privacy, draw records locked once made, published winners and draw replays. For instant wins, a published commitment hash means winning tickets can’t be moved after the fact.

A free entry route

Paid prize draws in the UK generally rely on offering a free way to enter, usually by post. Postal entries belong in the same system as paid ones, so they are counted in the draw like any other.

Protection that holds

Responsible-play controls only count if they are enforced on the server, not just hidden in the interface.

Running it day to day

Competitions, promotions, affiliates, orders, draws, winners, payouts, support and compliance in one set of tools, with roles for the team and a record of every action.

Questions.

Do I need a gambling licence?

That depends on how your competitions are set up, so it is a question for a solicitor and the Gambling Commission’s guidance rather than for us. We build the platform to match the model you’ve been advised on, including a free entry route and the records that show how each draw ran.

Which payment provider will it use?

Whichever provider has approved your business. Agora Competitions takes payments through DNA Payments’ hosted checkout, and we would build around yours in the same way.

Can you move us off our current platform?

It depends on what your current platform lets you export. We would start by looking at what it does today, which customers, orders and entries need to come across, and how to switch over without interrupting live competitions.

What does it cost?

It depends mostly on how much of the operations side you need on day one. After a short call we send a written plan, so you know what you would be committing to before any work starts.

Prize competition platforms

Who it’s for.

What it has to get right.

Work that shows it.

Agora Competitions: Prize competition platform

Questions.

Planning something like this?

What happens next

Prize competition platforms

Who it’s for.

What it has to get right.

Work that shows it.

Agora Competitions: Prize competition platform

Questions.

Planning something like this?

What happens next