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What are the raffle laws of each state? | Raffle FAQ

Raffle License or Application

The application for the raffle license may be required by the state, county or city government. Sometimes organizations mustfile with the state and local government so it is always wise to contact all government agencies. Most applications require afee.

Raffle Requirements

Each state also has different requirements about the organizations that are allowed to hold a raffle and the manner in which itis conducted.

For example according to the laws of Colorado, the organization must have been in existence for five years before an applica-tion for a bingo/raffle license can be made. Some state raffle laws limit the number of raffles that a tax-exempt organizationcan hold. Other states have other very specific laws about the value of prizes given away, the format of tickets and other as-pects of the raffle.

Advance Planning for Raffles

Not-for-profit organizations should also keep in mind that some registering agencies require that permits be applied for in ad-vance. For example in Iowa the department requests that applicants allow up to 30 days for processing the application.

The following is a list of raffle laws by state (where available).

Location Legal? State LawAlabama No Ala. Code § 13A-12-20Alaska Yes Alaska Stat. 05.15.010Arizona Yes Ariz. Rev. Stat § 13-331Arkansas Yes Arkansas Code,§ 23-114-101, et seq.California Yes Cal. Penal Code § 320.5; Cal. Code Regs. tit 11, §§ 410-426Colorado Yes Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-9-101, et seq.Connecticut Yes Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 7-170 to 7-186Delaware Yes 10-100-102 Del. Code Regs.Florida Yes Fla. Stat. § 849.0935Georgia Yes Ga. Code Ann. § 16-12-22Hawaii No Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1220Idaho Yes Idaho Code Ann. § 67-77Illinois Yes 230 Ill. Comp. Stat. 15/8.1

Indiana Yes 68 Ind. Admin. Code 21-1-01 through 21-7-14Iowa Yes Iowa Code § 99B.6Kansas No Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-4302Kentucky Yes Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 239.500-570,995Louisiana Yes La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 4:701-740; § 27-402Maine Yes Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17 § 331Maryland Yes Md. Code Title 13 GamingMassachusetts Yes Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271 § 7AMichigan Yes Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.101 et seq.Minnesota Yes Minn. Stat. §§ 349.11 to 349.23Mississippi Yes Miss. Code Ann. § 97-33-50 et seq.Missouri Yes Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 313.005 to 313.080Montana Yes Mont. Code Ann. § 23-5-413; Mont. Admin. R. § 23-16-2602Nebraska Yes Neb. Rev. Stat.§ 9-1,101 et seq.Nevada Yes Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 462-064; 462-130 to 462-200New Hampshire Yes N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 287-A:1 to 287-A:11New Jersey Yes N.J. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 5:8-50 to 5:8-New Mexico Yes N.M. Stat. Ann.§§ 60-2F-1 to 60-2F-26New York Yes N.Y. Rac. Wag. Law §§ 185 to 195rNorth Carolina Yes N.C. Gen. Stat.§ 14-309.15; § 105‑130.11 et seq.North Dakota Yes N. D. Cent. Code§ 53-06.1Ohio Yes Oh. Rev. Code. Ann. § 2915.092Oklahoma Yes Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, §§ 401 to 427

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Oregon Yes Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 464-250 to -995 and Or. Admin. R. 137-025-0020 to -0310Pennsylvania Yes 10 Pa. Code §§ 311 to 327Rhode Island Yes R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-19-1 et seq.; 41-3-1 et seq.South Carolina No S.C. Code Ann. §16-19-10 et seq.South Dakota Yes S.D. Const. § 25;S.D. Codified Laws § 22-25-23 et seq.Tennessee Yes Tenn. Code Ann.§ 3-17-101 et seq.Texas Yes Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 2002Utah No Utah Const. Art. 4, Sec. 27Vermont Yes Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13 § 2143Virginia Yes Va. Code Ann. §§ 15.2-912.2; 18.2-334.2; 18.2-340-16 et seq.Washington Yes Wash. Rev. Code. Ann. § 9.46.0311Washington, D.C. Yes D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, § 1500 et seq.West Virginia Yes W. Va. Code R. § 47-21-1 et seq.Wisconsin Yes Wis. Stat. Ann. § 563-90 et seq.Wyoming Yes Wyo. Code R. § 6-7-101

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