Section 15 AAC 160.650 - Raffle drawings(a) At a raffle drawing, the permittee or operator shall post a copy of the permit and a copy of the operator's license, if applicable, in a manner that is clearly visible to the gaming public.(b) Before a raffle drawing, the permittee or operator shall place the detachable stubs of all raffle tickets sold into a receptacle that is designed so that each stub placed within it has an equal opportunity of being drawn.(c) The permittee or operator shall draw the detachable stub in a manner that is clearly visible to the gaming public.(d) A raffle drawing must determine a winning detachable stub for each prize offered.(e) A raffle drawing must occur at the date and location scheduled, which must be no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the first ticket for the raffle was sold. If a raffle drawing cannot be held at the date and location scheduled for a reason that is beyond the control of the permittee or operator, the permittee or operator shall(1) immediately notify the department in writing of the reason;(2) reschedule the date and location of the raffle drawing, only if the entire raffle is completed no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the first ticket for the raffle was sold; and(3) if a player must be present at the raffle drawing to be eligible for a prize, notify each player in writing of the date and location of the rescheduled drawing.(f) If a permittee or operator elects to terminate a raffle after a raffle ticket is sold but before the raffle drawing, or does not hold the raffle drawing within the time allowed under this section, the permittee or operator shall (1) notify the department in writing before the scheduled date of the drawing of the reason for the termination; and(2) refund the price of each ticket sold to each player not later than 20 days after the scheduled date of the drawing.(g) If a permittee or operator awards a raffle cash prize of $50 or more, the winner shall acknowledge receipt of the prize by completing and signing a raffle prize form that includes the winner's name and address.(h) A permittee or operator shall make every reasonable effort to award a raffle prize. If, after not more than 45 days following a raffle drawing, a raffle prize is not awarded, the permittee or operator shall conduct a drawing from the non-winning detachable stubs to determine a new winning detachable stub. The person named on that detachable stub shall be awarded the unawarded raffle prize.(i) If a permittee or operator changes one or more prizes in a raffle after one or more tickets have been sold, the permittee or operator must either (1) terminate the raffle and refund the ticket price to each ticket holder; or(2) notify each ticket holder before the raffle is held and offer the ticket holder a refund.Eff. 7/30/94, Register 131; am 1/1/2003, Register 164As of Register 218 (July 2016), the regulations attorney made a technical correction under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to 15 AAC 160.650(a).
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