2025 AIFF Raffle

Raffles, Lotteries, and Other Gaming Activities

15 AAC 160.640. Raffle Tickets

(a) Raffle tickets must be consecutively numbered and must have a numbered, detachable stub for purposes of the drawing at the conclusion of raffle ticket sales. (b) A raffle ticket must provide the following information on its face:

(1) the date and location of the drawing;

(2) the name of the permittee and the permit number;

(3) if applicable, the name of the operator and the operator’s license number;

(4) the price of the raffle ticket;

(5) whether the player must be present at the drawing to be eligible for a prize;

(6) the ticket number.

(c) A permittee or operator conducting a raffle shall disclose the raffle procedures, prizes, and the price collected from a player either on a pamphlet or similar document given to a player at the time of sale, or on the face of the raffle ticket. (d) The detachable stub on a raffle ticket must provide the following information on its face:

(1) the permit number;

(2) if applicable, the operator’s license number;

(3) adequate space for a player to write the player’s name, mailing address, and telephone number;

(4) the ticket number.

(e) Repealed 9/3/2005.

15 AAC 160.650. Raffle Drawings

(a) At a raffle drawing, the permittee of operator shall post a copy of the permit and a copy of the operator’s license, if applicable, in a manner that is clearly visible to the gaming public. (b) Before a raffle drawing, the permittee or operator shall place the detachable stubs of all raffle tickets sold into a receptacle that is designed so that each stub placed within it has an equal opportunity of being drawn. (c) The permittee or operator shall draw the detachable stub in a manner that is clearly visible to the gaming public. (d) A raffle drawing must determine a winning detachable stub for each prize offered. (e) A raffle drawing must occur at the date and location scheduled, which must be no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the first ticket for the raffle was sold. If a raffle drawing cannot be held at the date and location scheduled for a reason that is beyond the control of the permittee or operator, the permittee or operator shall

(1) immediately notify the department in writing of the reason;

(2) reschedule the date and location of the raffle drawing, only if the entire raffle is completed no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the first ticket for the raffle was sold; and

(3) if a player must be present at the raffle drawing to be eligible for a prize, notify each player in writing of the date and location of the rescheduled drawing.

(f) If a permittee or operator elects to terminate a raffle after a raffle ticket is sold but before the raffle drawing, or does not hold the raffle drawing within the time allowed under this section, the permittee or operator shall

(1) notify the department in writing before the scheduled date of the drawing of the reason for the termination; and

(2) refund the price of each ticket sold to each player not later than 20 days after the scheduled date of the drawing.

(g) If a permittee or operator awards a raffle cash prize of $50 or more, the winner shall acknowledge receipt of the prize by completing and signing a raffle prize form that includes the winner’s name and address. (h) A permittee or operator shall make every reasonable effort to award a raffle prize. If, after not more than 45 days following a raffle drawing, a raffle prize is not awarded, the permittee or operator shall conduct a drawing from the non-winning detachable stubs to determine a new winning detachable stub. The person named on that detachable stub shall be awarded the unawarded raffle prize. (i) If a permittee or operator changes one or more prizes in a raffle after one or more tickets have been sold, the permittee or operator must either

(1) terminate the raffle and refund the ticket price to each ticket holder; or

(2) notify each ticket holder before the raffle is held and offer the ticket holder a refund.

15 AAC 160.652. Special-Draw Raffles

(a) A special-draw raffle is an activity in which the winner is determined by means other than drawing from a container. Permittees may conduct, without prior approval of the department, a rubber ducky raffle where the duckies are placed into a moving body of water all at once by a loader or other means and prizes are awarded based on the order in which rubber duckies cross the finish line. Permittees must obtain prior written approval of the department to conduct any other special draw contest. The department will not approve a special draw raffle unless it meets the standards set out in (b) of this section. (b) The department will approve an application for a special-draw raffle only if

(1) the special-draw method of selecting the winner of the raffle involves random chance not subject to influence by the person conducting the raffle;

(2) participants are not able to place bets on the outcome of the special draw;

(3) only one prize is awarded for each special draw;

(4) the special-draw does not involve a casino-gaming device such as a number wheel, dice, or cards; and

(5) the proposed raffle is not contrary to the public interest.

(c) The department will not approve a special-draw contest if participants participate in the game by placing a token on one of a series of numbers or colors and the winner is selected by throwing a dart at a spinning wheel on which the same numbers or colors have been painted. (d) The price of a raffle ticket may not exceed $100.

15 AAC 160.656. Raffle Variations

(a) The provisions of 15 AAC 160.640(b) – (d) do not apply to the following raffle variations if they are conducted at a single event, at a single time and gaming location, with all players present:

(1) a bucket or basket raffle;

(2) a raffle with a merchandise prize;

(3) a split-the-pot raffle.

(b) A permittee may conduct a calendar raffle. If the winning tickets are to be returned to the ticket pool for drawings on subsequent dates in the raffle, this provision must be included in the house rules. (c) With adequate notice to raffle ticket purchasers, a permittee may conduct a progressive raffle. A sign-in book, a descriptive poster at the point of sale, and serialized dual roll tickets may be used to satisfy the requirements of 15 AAC 160.640(b) – (d). House rules must provide for player eligibility and rules of play. One year from the start of a progressive raffle, if there has been no winner, the permittee must draw until there is a winner, at which time the permittee may start a new progressive raffle. Prizes may not exceed 85 percent of gross receipts. (d) Any raffle format not described by 15 AAC 160.640, 15 AAC 160.652, or this section must be approved by the department under AS 05.15 and this chapter before the raffle may be conducted. (e) House rules describing the rules and procedures governing a raffle under this section must be prominently posted before the sale of tickets starts.

15 AAC 160.660. Ownership of Raffle Prizes

A raffle prize must be owned by the permittee or operator without lien or other adverse interest before the raffle drawing. 15 AAC 160.670. Raffle record (a) A permittee or operator conducting a raffle shall keep a record of

(1) the number of raffle tickets printed;

(2) the number of raffle tickets sold;

(3) the number of unsold raffle tickets;

(4) the price collected for a raffle ticket;

(5) the raffle prizes;

(6) the date and location of the raffle drawing;

(7) the raffle prizes claimed;

(8) the name, address, telephone number, and prize won for each prize winner; and

(9) the disposition of unclaimed raffle prizes.

(b) The record described in (a) of this section must be retained by the permittee or operator for a period of three years from the date of the raffle drawing.