Charity raffle laws
Where nonprofits can run raffles online, and where the rules ask for something more.
Raffle and charitable gaming laws vary by state, and they change. This page is a starting point, not a substitute for checking with your own state and, where one applies, your diocese or governing body.
This is not legal advice. Confirm your state’s current requirements with your own state authority and, where applicable, your diocese or governing body before you sell a single ticket. Rules shift; a state that restricted online raffles a few years ago may allow them now, and the reverse is also true.
Five states, unchanged for years
Chance2Win does not currently operate in Alabama, Hawaii, Kansas, Utah, or Washington. This has been the case for a long time and isn’t expected to change soon. If your organization is based in one of these states, we aren’t the right fit right now.
Alabama
Not currently operating.
Hawaii
Not currently operating.
Kansas
Not currently operating.
Utah
Not currently operating.
Washington
Not currently operating.
Certified physical drawings
Some states require a certified physical drawing rather than a purely digital one. We’re deliberately not naming specific states here, since this is exactly the kind of rule that changes: a requirement in place one year can be lifted the next, and a state without it can add one. Confirm your state’s current requirement directly rather than relying on any list, including this one, to still be accurate by the time you read it.
Where a certified physical drawing is required, printable paper-ticket mode is the compliance-aware way to satisfy it without giving up the convenience of online sales for the rest of your raffle.
Where to go from here
Raffle and charitable gaming laws vary by state and change over time. Nothing on this page is legal advice.
We’ll look at your raffle before you sell anything
Every organization goes through a review before tickets go on sale, which is also when we confirm your state’s current requirements together.