Raffle Law - State Laws Governing Raffle Ticket Events

Fundraising with Raffle Tickets is legal and effective for most types of organizations. However, care must be taken to ensure that the raffle is conducted in accordance with all applicable raffle laws and regulations. Raffle Ticket Drawings are considered a a Game of Chance, similar to Lottery Tickets and Bingo Games, and as such the laws that regulate raffles are administered by state and county governments in the United States. The laws that govern raffles also vary greatly from state to state (and county to county in some states) making it difficult to provide the exact regulations for your area. Below is a list of links to the state laws that govern Raffle Ticket Events. Please use it to begin your research and make sure that your Raffle Ticket Drawing is in accordance local raffle laws.

Raffle Laws and Raffle Regulations by State
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas - Currently Illegal; see proposed amendment California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia - Contact County Sheriff's Office for up to date regulations Hawaii - Currently Illegal Idaho Illinois - Contact County Clerk for up to date regulations Indiana Iowa Kansas - Currently Illegal Reference Kentucky Louisiana Maine eligibility without permit - Guidelines Maryland Massachusetts - Contact City Clerk for up to date regulations Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri		Montana Nebraska Nevada - Contact County Commissioner's Office New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah - Currently Illegal Legal Reference Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming - Currently Illegal Reference

This is not a complete list and TicketPrinting.com is not responsible for the content provided by the individual states. Please check with your local authorities to ensure that you have complied with all local and state rules and regulations before holding any type of fundraiser or event that involves raffle tickets.