State-by-State Raffle Laws
Raffles, even for charity, are illegal in many states. Before you begin planning one for your organization, make sure you look into the relevant gaming laws. Here we’ve provided links to the most up-to-date information for all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. These laws are subject to change, so we’ve also provided the name of the government body on whose site we found the information.
- Alabama (illegal even for nonprofits)
- Alaska (Department of Revenue)
- Arizona (Attorney General)
- Arkansas (search the Attorney General’s site for the latest opinions)
- California Attorney General
- Colorado (Secretary of State)
- Connecticut (Licensing Info Center)
- Delaware (Gaming Control Board)
- Florida (State Senate)
- Georgia (Secretary of State)
- Hawaii (Attorney General–opens attachment)
- Idaho (State Lottery)
- Illinois (search state government page for up-to-date laws)
- Indiana (Gaming Commission)
- Iowa (Department of Revenue)
- Kansas (Racing and Gaming Commission)
- Kentucky (Department of Charitable Gaming)
- Louisiana (Office of Charitable Gaming)
- Maine (State Government)
- Maryland (Secretary of State)
- Massachusetts (Attorney General)
- Michigan (State Lottery)
- Minnesota (Gambling Control Board)
- Mississippi (Gaming Commission)
- Missouri (Attorney General)
- Montana (Attorney General)
- Nebraska (Department of Revenue)
- Nevada (Department of Revenue)
- New Hampshire (Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission)
- New Jersey (Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission)
- New Mexico (Gaming Control Board)
- New York (State Racing and Wagering Board)
- North Carolina (Department of Justice)
- North Dakota (Attorney General)
- Ohio (Attorney General)
- Oklahoma (ABLE Commission)
- Oregon (State Government)
- Pennsylvania (Department of Revenue)
- Rhode Island (State Police)
- South Carolina (search the Attorney General’s site for the latest information)
- South Dakota (search the Attorney General’s site for the latest opinions)
- Tennessee (Secretary of State)
- Texas (Attorney General)
- Utah (search the Attorney General’s site for the latest information)
- Vermont (Attorney General)
- Virginia (Office of Charitable Gaming)
- Washington (Gambling Commission)
- Washington, D.C. (Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board)
- West Virginia (search state government page for up-to-date laws)
- Wisconsin (Department of Administration)
- Wyoming (search state government page for up-to-date laws)
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