18.2-340.26 - Sale of raffle tickets; drawings. - Virginia Statutes

§ 18.2-340.26. Sale of raffle tickets; drawings.

A. Except as provided in subsection B, a qualified organization may sellraffle tickets both in and out of the jurisdiction designated in its permitand shall conduct the drawing within the Commonwealth.

B. A qualified organization may sell raffle tickets for a raffle drawingwhich will be held outside the Commonwealth, provided the raffle is conductedin accordance with (i) the regulations of the Board and (ii) the laws andregulations of the jurisdiction in which the raffle drawing will be held.

C. Before a prize drawing, each stub or other detachable section of eachticket sold or won through some other authorized charitable game conducted bythe same organization holding the raffle, shall be placed into a receptaclefrom which the winning tickets are drawn. The receptacle shall be designed sothat each ticket placed in it has an equal chance of being drawn.

(1995, c. 837; 1997, cc. 777, 838; 2001, c. 833; 2003, c. 884; 2006, c. 644;2008, c. 573.)