[OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Question about raffles for Main Street orgs

Tue Aug 28 17:46:31 PDT 2018

Don’t think I chimed in on this, my apologies if I already did. 

We ran into the RAFFLE question this summer as well, but ours was under $10K and OK without a license.

For our Movies at Monteith event we wanted to encourage attendees to shop or dine downtown before coming to the park. We wanted individuals to bring a Downtown receipt to enter a drawing (didn’t matter how much they spent or when). 

I contacted DOJ and was told the type of little drawing Albany Downtown Association wanted to do was a raffle. But we didn’t need a license as it was under the $10,000/year threshold. We were required to place a value on the tickets, to track ticket “sales”. We valued the tickets at $1 which made sense for a $40 prize. See email attached.

For the prize I wanted them to shop around Downtown again. I asked businesses to donate a $10 gift card. I  bundled a mix of 4 cards for the $40 prize. I like having the winner go to 4 places, and it’s a small ask for our business owners. I use this same strategy for our Business Mixer prizes as well. Some businesses want to give more depending on the event, so I ask for multiple cards at $10 each and create multiple theme prize packages (Shopping Spree, Dine and Unwind, etc.)

I plan to do a number of receipt drawings this year.

Hope this helps.

Thank you,

Lise Grato

Executive Director

Albany Downtown Association

126 SW Ferry Street

Albany, OR 97321

Email: director at albanydowntown.com

Phone: (541) 928-2469

Cell: (541) 905-2908

From: OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Jonathan Stone
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 10:55 AM
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Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Question about raffles for Main Street orgs

We recently did the research. You need to apply for a license from the DOJ. https://www.doj.state.or.us/charitable-activities/charitable-gaming/charitable-gaming-license-applications-and-reports/ The rules are very strict. The application process helps you understand the rules. 

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 10:53 AM, STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov <mailto:Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov> > wrote:

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The Dalles Main Street is looking for info re: raffles – see below. Any advice for Luise?

Thanks, Sheri

From: Luise Langheinrich [mailto:lllcubed17 at gmail.com <mailto:lllcubed17 at gmail.com> ] 

Hi Sheri,

Hope your summer is going well.  I have a question about running a raffle.  We did one in February and raised $6k.  We would like to do one in September and hopefully bring in alot more.  The prize is an $8k trip for 2 on a cruise.

It looks like we have to get a license from Oregon Charitable org.  But do you have any insights or experiences so we can avoid any pitfalls?  

Any thoughts are much appreciated.  Thanks.

Luise Langheinrich

541-296-4470

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