Communications
(518) 388-3415 info@gaming.ny.gov November 14, 2019
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NYS GAMING COMMISSION INVITES CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN THE DO’S AND DONT’S OF RAFFLE FUNDRAISERS |
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Tis the season when well-intentioned charitable organizations conduct raffles to raise funds for worthy causes. The New York State Gaming Commission’s Division of Charitable Gaming reminds everyone that raffles, like other forms of charitable gaming, are subject to certain laws. Division Director Stacy Harvey said representatives from the Division will host two seminars: one on November 20, 2019 and again on December 18, 2019, each from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., to assist organizations with compliance with the various laws, rules and regulations that govern the conduct of raffles. Both seminars, which are free to attend, will be held at the at the Commission’s main office in Schenectady. “It’s our job to make sure raffles are conducted legally, and the proceeds raised go to the intended charity,” said Director Harvey. For organizations thinking about conducting a charity raffle, Harvey offered these key points for consideration:
A reference guide for the conduct of raffles for authorized organizations, municipal clerks, and chief law enforcement officers is available here on the Commission’s website. Questions regarding the seminars and seat reservations should be directed to the Division at (518) 388-0210. About the NYS Gaming Commission’s Division of Charitable Gaming Charitable gaming, in the form of bingo, bell jar ticket sales, Las Vegas nights, and raffles, is conducted in each of New York’s 62 counties. The Division of Charitable Gaming is responsible for the investigation, audit and monitoring of the sale of hundreds of millions of bell jar tickets sold annually, and the verification of the lawful disbursement of bingo, bell jar, Las Vegas night, and raffle proceeds. The Division also issues licenses to bingo and games of chance manufacturers and suppliers; collects the license fees paid by those licensees; determines commercial bingo hall rental fees; approves bell jar ticket games; and issues bingo and games of chance identification numbers to applicant organizations as a prerequisite to their licensing by municipalities. |
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