Bridget,

Contact your state agency that handles gambling -- I would suspect that the
rules vary greatly from state to state.

Our friends group generally holds at least one raffle a year. The trick (in
Michigan) is to apply for the license way in advance because you need to
print the license number on the raffle tickets. Michigan (and I would
suspect, Texas) has very specific rules, but they are quite easy to follow.
Just allow yourself enough time to be able to follow them.

Heather Price
Ella Sharp Museum
Jackson, Michigan
http://www.ellasharp.org/

Bridget wrote:
> Have any of
> you held raffles...good or bad, and how do you word things etc. to be in
> compliance with not-for-profit tax rules?

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