[OMS_MANAGERS] Bingo & 50/50 fundraising question

[Sheri Stuart]

Yes, it is helpful to have the assistance. What you should check on as
well is the rules for a charitable gaming license (raffle, bingo, Monte
Carlo) through the Department of Justice - from their website
(http://www.doj.state.or.us/charigroup/gaming_oregon.shtml: 
 
Charitable Gaming in OregonIntroduction
Regulation of nonprofit gaming is the responsibility of the Oregon
Department of Justice. The laws and regulations afford bona fide,
nonprofit, tax exempt organizations the opportunity to utilize bingo,
raffle, and Monte Carlo event gaming as a means of raising funds for
their charitable programs.

The following information is intended to provide a general introduction
to those organizations considering nonprofit gaming as a fund raising
activity.

The Department has experienced staff who can answer specific questions
you may have concerning charitable gaming. For more information, contact
the Charitable Activities Section at our Portland office, located at
1515 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 410, Portland, Oregon 97201, telephone (971)
673-1880, or e-mail charitable.activities at state.or.us.
Also from their website Q&A: Do all bingo, raffle, and Monte Carlo
event gaming operations require licenses?
Generally, all nonprofit organizations wishing to operate bingo, raffle
and Monte Carlo events are required to have licenses issued by the
Oregon Department of Justice. Following are the only three exceptions:
Nonprofit organizations operating bingo games with a handle of no more
than $2,000 per session and with a total handle of no more than $5,000
per calendar year.
Nonprofit organizations holding raffles with a cumulative handle of no
more than $10,000 per calendar year.
Nonprofit organizations holding Monte Carlo events with a handle of no
more than $2,000 per Monte Carlo event and a total handle of no more
than $5,000 per calendar year.

Application Forms:
 
http://www.doj.state.or.us/charigroup/applygaming.shtml 
 
Cheers, Sheri
 
Sheri Stuart, Coordinator
Oregon Main Street
725 Summer St., Suite C
Salem, OR  97301
503.986.0679
www.oregonheritage.org ( http://www.oregonheritage.org/ )

 
 
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>>> Lorraine Williams <lorraine at hillsborodowntown.org> 6/25/2012 2:27
PM >>>
Hi Angi,
If you want to be sure you're on the straight and narrow, the best
thing to do is connect with the Department of
Justice in Portland. They'll help you to be sure that you're within
their guidelines of either being fine doing what you're doing or
registering it with them. They're very easy to work with and sound much
more ominous than they are. 

I've worked with them on a few different fundraisers and they were
great and really walked me through what I needed to do. And it wasn't
prohibitively expensive either.
Lorraine


On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Angi Ford
<angi at sherwoodmainstreet.org> wrote:


Hi ~

Does anyone know if there are any legalities we should look into
regarding a Bingo and 50/50 Raffle fundraiser? We are looking at doing
this on a monthly basis as an on-going fundraiser (another organization
I volunteer for makes $1,000 - $2,000 every couple months with this).

I've heard that one or both of these may fall under gambling guidelines
or something like that so we are looking for anyone with experience that
can advise us on what we may need to do to make sure we're not breaking
any rules with this type of a fundraiser.

-- 
Thanks,
Angi Ford
Sherwood Main Street
503-625-7800 ( tel:503-625-7800 )
www.sherwoodmainstreet.org 
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