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Can I offer contests that involve a single game or event in Kansas? What are the requirements?

Contests involving a single game or event in Kansas

Kansas law does not provide specific guidance on contests involving a single game or event. However, Kansas has recently authorized sports wagering through the Kansas Lottery Act and the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act [2.1]. The Kansas Lottery may offer sports wagering through one or more lottery gaming facility managers that have contracted with the Kansas Lottery to manage sports wagering on behalf of the Kansas Lottery, including sports wagering over the internet through websites and mobile device applications, through interactive sports wagering platforms approved by the Kansas Lottery, and the use of any such platform at the primary facility of a professional sports team or other marketing entity pursuant to a marketing agreement entered into between the lottery gaming facility manager and the professional sports team or other marketing entity [2.1].

Requirements for Charitable Raffle Tickets

If you plan to conduct a charitable raffle in Kansas, the raffle ticket must contain specific information, including the name of the licensee, the licensee’s Kansas charitable raffle license number, the word “raffle,” the date, time, and location of the raffle drawing, the price of the raffle ticket, a statement specifying whether a participant must be present to win, a unique sequential identification number, and any other information requested by the administrator [1.1].

Additionally, each raffle ticket must be offered for the same price as every other raffle ticket being sold for the same charitable raffle. Any licensee may offer a discount for the purchase of two or more raffle tickets if the discount is offered to all persons wanting to participate in the charitable raffle. Each raffle ticket to participate in a charitable raffle shall be paid for in advance by cash, check, or credit card. The extension of credit shall be prohibited. The issuance of free raffle tickets shall not be prohibited; however, the value of all free raffle tickets shall be included in the gross receipts derived from the charitable raffle [1.1].

Conclusion

Kansas law does not provide specific guidance on contests involving a single game or event. However, Kansas has recently authorized sports wagering through the Kansas Lottery Act and the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act. If you plan to conduct a charitable raffle, you must ensure that the raffle ticket contains specific information and that each raffle ticket is offered for the same price as every other raffle ticket being sold for the same charitable raffle.

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Kansas