HB1675 Summary

• Authorizes licensed charitable organizations to sell raffle tickets through mail, email, fax, telephone, and websites in addition to authorized premises and off-premises sales by uncompensated volunteers.

• Requires the department to adopt rules ensuring electronic media for raffle ticket sales are owned and operated exclusively by the organization and do not allow unauthorized activities.

• Permits raffle ticket sales for cash, check, or debit card payments through authorized electronic means.

• Limits licensed charitable organizations to conducting no more than three raffles per year and requires the department to adopt rules preventing circumvention of this limit.

• Clarifies that raffles cannot be conducted through machines or electronic devices, except for the authorized electronic sales methods specified in the bill.

• Prohibits individuals under 18 years of age from playing bingo or purchasing raffle tickets directly or through any authorized sales method.