Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 185 - Operation of Bazaars and Raffles › Section 7-185-12b - General conduct of a bazaar or raffle

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 equipment used in the conduct of a bazaar or raffle and the method of play by
			 means of chance shall be such that each ticket, share or right to participate
			 shall have an equal opportunit be a winner.
(b) If a bazaar or raffle is conducted on the
			 occasion of or in conjunction with other lawful activity, such as a circus or
			 carnival, a dinner, a dance, an entertainment, fashion show or the like, there
			 shall be separately set forth on each raffle ticket the price of participation
			 in the raffle, and the funds derived from the bazaar or raffle shall be
			 segregated and reported and used only for the purposes stated in the
			 application for a permit.
(c) Only
			 those expenses shall be authorized that are incurred solely in and for the
			 conduct of the bazaar or raffle, and no item of expense shall be incurred or
			 paid in connection with the holding, operating or conducting of any bazaar or
			 raffle except as are bona fide items in reasonable amount for equipment, goods,
			 wares or merchandise furnished or services rendered.
(d) No commission, salary, compensation,
			 reward or recompense shall be paid or given to a seller or purchaser of
			 tickets, directly or indirectly.
(e) The presence of a holder of a ticket on a
			 raffle shall not be required in order to win, unless the ticket bears the
			 statement "Not valid unless holder is present at the drawing."
(f) If the presence of a holder of a ticket
			 on a raffle is required in order to win, such person shall be entitled to be
			 present at the drawing without any additional charge.
(g) The particular method of drawing winners
			 shall be clearly described and announced immediately before the drawing or
			 allotment by chance begins, and every drawing and every allotment by chance
			 shall be conducted openly and in plain view of all participants
			 present.
(h) All stubs and
			 counterparts drawn shall be immediately exhibited and shall be preserved and
			 available for inspection for a period of one year from the date of the
			 termination of a bazaar or raffle.
(i) No sponsoring organization shall, in the
			 conduct of a bazaar or raffle, give any service or thing of value without
			 charge or compensation to persons participating in the bazaar or raffle other
			 than, or in addition to, the prizes awarded the winner.
(j) No compensation or reward shall be given
			 to any person for his services in drawing the winning number, or for any other
			 service except as provided for in these regulations.
(k) No proceeds derived from the conduct of a
			 bazaar or raffle shall be devoted to other than the aims and purposes of the
			 sponsoring organization.
(l) A
			 sponsoring organization may promote the sale of raffle tickets and conduct a
			 single drawing for prizes during a specified period of time pursuant to section
			 7-175 of the
			 general statutes.
(m) All games of
			 chance to be operated under a bazaar permit shall be segregated together and
			 shall be played for a uniform unit price which must be clearly visible to the
			 general public.
(n) Each game of
			 chance operated under a bazaar permit shall conspicuously display a notice,
			 prescribed by the executive director, stating that such game is authorized
			 pursuant to sections
			 7-170
			 to
			 7-186, inclusive, of the
			 general statutes, these administrative regulations governing the operation of
			 bazaars and raffles, and such other information as the executive director may
			 require.
(o) Each bazaar
			 "money-wheel" game operated under a bazaar permit shall also conspicuously
			 display a second notice, prescribed by the executive director, stating among
			 other things, that such "money-wheel" game is authorized pursuant to subsection
			 (c) of section
			 7-185a
			 of the general statutes.
(p) Each
			 worker assisting in the operation of any bazaar shall have an appropriate
			 identification card, confirming membership in the sponsoring organization, or
			 an identification card prescribed by the executive director, signed by a
			 ranking officer of the sponsoring organization and authorizing such worker to
			 assist in the operation of said bazaar. Such identification shall be displayed
			 on request.