2017 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 563. Bingo and raffle control.
563.935 The conduct of raffles under a Class B license.

Universal Citation: WI Stat § 563.935 (2017)

563.935 The conduct of raffles under a Class B license. All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle under a Class B license:

(1) All tickets shall be identical in form.

(1m) If state or federal law places an age restriction on who may possess any prize that will be awarded for a raffle, the organization conducting the raffle shall prominently display a notice describing the restriction at each place where tickets may be purchased.

(2) The tickets need not be numbered consecutively.

(4) No person may sell a ticket unless authorized by an organization with a Class B license.

(5) All drawings shall be held in public.

(6)

(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the purchaser of a ticket must be present at the drawing to win a prize.

(b) Any organization conducting a raffle may, according to procedures determined by the organization, allow the purchaser of a ticket not to be present at the drawing to win a prize.

(c) The purchaser of a ticket may give the ticket to another person who may claim the prize on behalf of the purchaser, but only if that other person is present at the drawing.

(7) All prizes shall be awarded.

(8) The date, time, and place of each drawing, the prizes to be awarded, and the prize amount or the methodology used to determine the prize amount shall be posted or announced before each drawing.

(9) If a drawing is canceled, the organization shall refund the receipts to the ticket purchasers.

History: 1995 a. 27, 301; 1997 a. 27; 2009 a. 317; 2013 a. 273; 2015 a. 6.

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