In Texas and in many states, this is not the case. It's bad for the very same reasons.often the answers you receive are 'NO'. It's good in you know exactly where you stand on every issue, as the rules are laid out for you, and the regulators are pro-active in telling you what you can do and what you can't do. As such, the Canadian charitable gaming sector is more evolved than that of the US. There is a far greater appetite for raffles in Canada than in the US because Canada does not tax raffle/lottery winnings.
Canada is the birthplace of electronic raffles/electronic 50/50 raffles.
