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A raffle is a gaming scheme where ticket purchasers pay for a chance to win a prize through a random draw of tickets purchased.
Prize Options
Prizes for raffles where tickets are sold over a period of days (e.g. some traditional raffles) may not be based on a percentage of ticket sales (as is possible for percentage draw raffles). If a charitable group wishes to offer a percentage of ticket sales as the prize, the group must still guarantee a minimum prize that is 20 per cent of the total ticket value of the raffle along with the option of a percentage of the ticket sales, whichever is greater. These options must be identified on the raffle ticket.
The different categories of raffle licence are:
Total ticket value (TTV) is the total dollar value of all available tickets in a raffle. To calculate total ticket value, multiply the price(s) of the ticket(s) by the number of tickets for sale (e.g. 5,000 tickets at $20 each equals a total ticket value of $100,000.)
To create a raffle licence online follow this step by step guide.
Only eligible charitable organizations currently registered with AGLC may obtain a licence to conduct a raffle.
Any organization registered with AGLC may conduct a raffle online with the use of an approved electronic raffle system to:
Prior to being used in a raffle, all electronic raffle system software and equipment must be:
Licensed charitable organizations can contact AGLC for confirmation.
Additional raffle policy information is at www.aglc.ca:
Visit our Financial reporting for charities page for more information.