Council bosses are considering launching a lottery to raise cash for good causes.
East Ayrshire Council is working with other local authorities in Scotland to find a firm to operate the gambling plan.
The idea was suggested at an East Ayrshire Council cabinet meeting this week.
It is hoped to present a lottery business case for councillors to consider at a later date.
The council’s head of transformation Craig McArthur put forward the scheme during a performance report.
A number of councils elsewhere in the UK including Essex already sell lottery tickets to generate money for different projects.
A paper presented to the East Ayrshire cabinet meeting said the council was working through the local government Improvement Service and Scotland Excel to “establish a strong business case.”
Council depute leader Councillor Elena Whitham told the meeting some local people in the community were already operating a lottery.
Mr McArthur said the council venture would not undermine any community efforts.
The council paper said: “The results of a recent procurement exercise to establish market interest is currently being considered by the lead councils, including East Ayrshire. A high level business case can then be prepared for initial consideration by members."
Improvement Service said in a statement that “council lotteries offer the potential to generate income for distribution to ‘good causes’ – normally via local community and voluntary groups.”
The lottery venture is part of the council’s transformation strategy.
It aims to redesign council services to cover expected multi-million financial gaps in the budget over upcoming years.
The council needs to reduce its budget by £32 million over the next three years.
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