Source: http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17sec1837-A.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 00:37:11
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§1837', '§1837', '§1837', '§1837', '§1837', '§25', '§1', '§25', '§1']

Title 17, §1837-A: Raffles
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§1837-A. Raffles
1. Registration required. Unless otherwise specified by this section, a person or organization may not conduct a raffle without registering with the Gambling Control Unit.
[ 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §25 (NEW) .]
2. Raffle with a prize of $2,500 or less. A person or organization is not required to register with the Gambling Control Unit to conduct a raffle in which the total value of the prize offered to the holder of the winning chance does not exceed $2,500. If the raffle is conducted in a manner in which there are multiple winning chances, the total value of all prizes offered may not exceed a value of $2,500.
[ 2017, c. 365, §1 (AMD) .]
3. Raffle with a noncash prize of $2,501 to $10,000. A person or organization may conduct a raffle in which the total value of the prize offered to the holder of the winning chance is greater than $2,501 and does not exceed $10,000 upon the acceptance of a registration by the Gambling Control Unit. The Gambling Control Unit may not accept a registration for a raffle under this subsection unless the registration states a verifiable charitable purpose for which the proceeds of the raffle are dedicated to benefit. If the raffle is conducted in a manner in which there are multiple winning chances, the total value of all prizes offered may not exceed a value of $10,000. A prize offered for a raffle conducted under this subsection may not be in the form of cash and may not be exchanged for cash.
4. Raffle with a noncash prize up to $75,000 conducted by eligible organization; cash prizes up to $20,000. An eligible organization as described in section 1832, subsection 2 may conduct a raffle in which the total value of the prize offered to the holder of the winning chance does not exceed $75,000 upon the acceptance of a registration by the Gambling Control Unit. The registration must state a verifiable charitable purpose for which the proceeds of the raffle are dedicated to benefit. If the raffle is conducted in a manner in which there are multiple winning chances, the total value of all prizes offered may not exceed a value of $75,000. A noncash prize for a raffle conducted under this subsection may not be exchanged for cash. The total amount of cash prizes that may be awarded for a raffle conducted under this subsection may not exceed $20,000 with no more than one $10,000 prize for the holder of a winning chance. An eligible organization may not conduct more than one raffle under this subsection in a 12-month period.
5. Raffle conducted by persons 18 years of age or older; exception. Raffle chances or tickets may not be sold by a person under 18 years of age, except for raffles conducted under subsections 2 and 3 designed to benefit activities of children at an event generally attended by persons under 18 years of age.
2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §25 (NEW). 2017, c. 365, §1 (AMD).