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Old 10-31-2008, 08:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Are Raffles legal?

Does anyone know if raffles are legal in PA? I tried searching online for a phone # to call but I'm not sure where to start. I wanted to do a raffle giving away a gift basket and a tanning package but someone told me raffles are illegal. I want to verify this info first before i can my idea. Please help!!
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Re: Are Raffles legal?

http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/reven...goc_primer.pdf
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Old 10-31-2008, 09:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
 
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Re: Are Raffles legal?

Thank you DBHottie. So i guess this means i cant do a raffle if I am reading this correctly
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Re: Are Raffles legal?

Legally, it depends. Will you advertise this raffle outside your salon ? If its only in your salon, within your customer, you can have not as long as you do not exceed $300 in prizes.

This means that a person has to be inside the salon to find out there is a drawing among your members. You cannot advertise this in your window or anywhere else because then you will need a permit.
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Re: Are Raffles legal?

What if it is put on the postcards that i mail out to my customers? I've tried to get clarification from my local municipality but no one has called me back yet
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Re: Are Raffles legal?

I would think that would be advertising outside of the salon.
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Old 10-31-2008, 01:10 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
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Re: Are Raffles legal?

FYI, i just found out from the treasurers office that is actually not permitted!! That stinks!
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Old 10-31-2008, 01:20 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Are Raffles legal?

This is one those cases where it's best to just do what you want and then plead the 5th if it comes to that.
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Re: Are Raffles legal?

As I said before. What you do within your own premises is your own business. You are not allowed to promote that you are having a rafffle. Its just like us here we sell raffle tickets within the office every payday to help buy some stuff for the Xmas party. We sell tickets and the pot is share 50/50. Half goes to the person who wins and the other half for the Xmas party.

So if you want to do this as a promotional stunt no you cannot do it.
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Re: Are Raffles legal?

We advertise within our store and in the window when we are having a raffle. Have done this for years, even on our customer appreciation day we held a raffle when the mayor was present. I'd just say it depends on where you live and how you advertise it.
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