Can I offer contests that involve travel prizes in California? What are the requirements?

To offer contests that involve travel prizes in California, an eligible organization must register with the Bureau in the Major League Sports Raffle Program, comply with the registration and reporting requirements for various government agencies, and sell raffle tickets only during a home game in designated areas. The raffle tickets must be sold at the same price or pursuant to a uniform discounted pricing structure, and the eligible organization may not change raffle ticket prices or the pricing structure once sales of raffle tickets at a registered event have commenced. The raffle rules must be posted at kiosk locations and, where available, on the eligible organization’s website, and must contain information such as the eligible organization’s name, the registration number issued by the Bureau for the eligible organization, the price of the raffle ticket, the method by which the prize winner will be determined, and the manner for how a prize may be claimed ^[2.1][2.3]. Additionally, the electronic raffle system used for the sale of raffle tickets by an eligible organization at a registered event must be certified by an independent gaming test laboratory and must meet standards no less stringent than GLI-31 ^[2.4].

Source(s):

• [2.1] Raffle Tickets — Limitations; Requirements; Information on Raffle Tickets.
• [2.3] Eligible Organization’s Raffle Rules.
• [2.4] Electronic Raffle Equipment Standards.

Jurisdiction

California

• Gaming