NR - Drawing vs. Raffle

[Burke McCrory]

At 11:18 AM 2/14/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Staci L. Myers (Staci-Myers at ouhsc.edu) said something that sounded like:
> > What exactly is the difference between a donation drawing & a raffle?
>
>In the genaral terms, one is a game of luck and gambling (raffle) while
>the other is a fund raiser.
>
>Technically you can not deny someone a ticket if they do not give a
>donation nor does someone have to take a ticket if they give a donation.
>
>Ciao,
>
>--
>Phelim "Pug" Gervase   | "I want to be called. COTTONTIPS. There is something


Not quite,  in reality there is very little difference but because of the 
way that the Laws are written in Oklahoma the main focus is on the 
intent.  A Raffle has a person buying a ticket in order to win a possible 
prise, much like a lottery.  A donation-drawing has a person receiving a 
token as the result of having made a donation to a worth cause (you can 
deny someone a token if they don't make a donation).  In a Raffle some of 
the proceeds are usually used to pay for whatever the prise is.  In a 
donation-drawing, the money collected is never used to purchase the prise 
(which is usually also a donation).  This may seem like we are splitting 
legal hairs, but it is the way things work in Oklahoma and how a lot of 
churches and schools often raise money.

Sir Burke

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