Tickets for ANZAC Day centenary celebrations only by special ballot Anzac Day at Gallipoli involves a huge security operation including the use of a helicopter drone. AUTHORITIES are warning against unscrupulous tour companies selling tickets to ANZAC Day centenary commemorations in 2015, announcing a special ballot will be the only way of attending the service. The ballot will select the majority of 10,500 tickets that will be allowed for the dawn service - with 8000 Australians, 2000 New Zealanders and 500 special representatives set to attend - about double the amount of this year. But war widows will be spared the ballot and invited to travel in Australia's special representative party, with their travel paid for by the Commonwealth, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Centenary of Anzac Warren Snowdon said. Australia's ballot make up will include 400 double passes for direct descendants of Gallipoli veterans and 400 double passes for current veterans. The rest - 3000 double passes - will go to Australian citizens or permanent residents, who will be able to bring along anyone as their plus one. An extra 400 places will go to school children and their chaperones, to be selected by states and territories. Mr Snowdon said a ballot was the fairest way to allocate tickets to the event he expected would draw far more nominations than available tickets. Australian visitors gather at the Lone Pine Australian Memorial for a ceremony to mark the Anzac Day in Gallipoli. And he warned those wanting to go not to deal with tour companies making promises they could not keep. Without naming companies, Mr Snowdow said he had "spoken to individuals" who had been selling tickets despite being told not to due to the ballot. "If any are advertising a sure attendance on the Anzac service - the dawn service or the Lone Pine service - for 2015, they should cease doing it," he said. And if they've taken money from people, they should give it back. He said tour companies had been told as far back as 2009 not to sell tickets and most companies had acted responsibly. Details on how to register for the ballot have not yet been announced, but registration will be open from November to January and those successful will be notified in March, 2014. Nominating for the ballot will be free, but people will need to make their own travel arrangements.