Raffles as a form of fundraising and prize giveaway offer benefits to both organizers and regular participants. Generally, the money raised from ticket sales is split 50/50, with half going to the organizer and the other half going to the prize pool to be paid out to winners. The main feature of raffles is that winners are guaranteed, which distinguishes this game of chance from, for example, lotteries. In addition, raffles are often held for charitable purposes, so that the money raised can be used to solve certain social problems, for example.