Raffles - Frequently Asked Questions
Can I sell raffle tickets online using Venmo, PayPal, etc?
Unfortunately, no. Online raffle ticket purchases must be done using a licensed Payment Management System or Internet Raffle System to ensure compliance.
What are the compliance requirements of selling chance(s) or ticket(s) online?
You must use a licensed Payment Management System or Internet Raffle System such as MaineRaffle
MaineRaffle ensures that:
- Participants are at least 18 years of age
- Participants, at the time of sale, are physically located in the State of Maine
- Participants cannot purchase a raffle ticket online and provide payment by mail
- Debit cards are used. The use of credit cards is prohibited
- The immediate refund of any payment from anyone under 18 years of age at the time of purchase or was physically located outside of Maine.
What are the reporting requirements for selling raffle tickets online?
In addition to the record-keeping requirements under section 1839, an eligible organization that uses a payment management system to conduct a raffle shall:
- Retain for a period of 3 years an electronic copy of each receipt for the sale of a raffle chance or ticket sold using the payment management system;
- Retain for a period of one year a physical copy of each raffle ticket stub generated by the sale of a chance or ticket for a raffle sold using the payment management system;
- Maintain raffle ticket stubs retained under paragraph A or B separately for each individual raffle;
- Provide receipts for raffle chances or tickets and raffle ticket stubs retained under this subsection to the Gambling Control Unit on request; and
- Submit an annual report to the Gambling Control Unit that includes the number of raffles conducted using a payment management system during the year covered by the report and the amount of gross receipts for each of those raffles.