3. Who is eligible to conduct a raffle?
Raffles may be conducted by “authorized organizations” who have applied for and received a games of chance identification number from the NYS Racing and Wagering Board.
“Authorized organizations” are defined in part to include bona fide religious or charitable organizations, bona fide educational, fraternal or service organizations or bona fide organizations of veterans or volunteer firefighters that operate without profit to their members. In order for an organization to be eligible for a games of chance identification number, the organization must be domiciled in a municipality that has passed a local games of chance law. It is unlawful to conduct a raffle in a municipality that has not passed a local games of chance law. Furthermore, individuals and commercial businesses are not eligible for games of chance identification numbers and are restricted by law from conducting any type of raffle.
5. Are organizations required to obtain a raffle license from their city, town or village clerk?
Prior to the conduct of any raffle, an organization that has received a games of chance identification number must submit to the municipal clerk a completed “verified statement” (form GCVS-1) listing the dates of the organization’s scheduled raffle drawings. A copy of the GCVS-1 shall also be submitted to the Racing and Wagering Board. If at the end of the calendar year the organization derived net profits of less than $30,000 from the conduct of raffles, a second completed “verified statement” (form GCVS-2 ) shall be submitted to the municipal clerk listing the raffle activity of the organization. A copy of the GCVS-2 shall also be submitted to the Racing and Wagering Board.
http://www.racing.state.ny.us/charitable/faqs_raffle.htm
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