Section 2004.004 - Raffle Authorized; Ticket Sales(a) A professional sports team charitable foundation that meets the qualifications under Section 2004.003 may conduct a charitable raffle during each preseason, regular season, and postseason game hosted at the home venue of the professional sports team associated with the foundation to provide revenue for the foundation's charitable purposes. Text of subsection effective on approval by the voters of H.J.R. 143, 87th Leg., R.S.
(a) A professional sports team charitable foundation that meets the qualifications under Section 2004.003 may conduct a charitable raffle during each preseason, regular season, and postseason game hosted at the home venue or each rodeo event at the rodeo venue of the professional sports team associated with the foundation to provide revenue for the foundation's charitable purposes.(a-1) Raffle tickets for a charitable raffle conducted under Subsection (a) may be sold: (1) at the home venue or rodeo venue of the professional sports team associated with the foundation conducting the raffle; or (2) through digital interactive media, including an Internet website of or mobile application provided by the professional sports team associated with the foundation conducting the raffle. (a-2) Raffle tickets for a charitable raffle conducted under Subsection (a) may be sold only during the period beginning when the venue opens to attendees of the game or rodeo venue opens to attendees of the rodeo event and ending when the draw to determine the prize winners for the raffle concludes. (a-3) Raffle tickets sold under Subsection (a-1)(2) may only be sold to individuals who at the time of the sale are physically located inside the home venue or rodeo venue of the professional sports team associated with the foundation conducting the raffle. (a-4) Subsection (a-1)(2) does not authorize the use of an Internet website or mobile application to provide a graphic or dynamic animation that corresponds to the outcome of a winning or losing raffle ticket. (b) A professional sports team charitable foundation authorized to conduct a raffle under this section may award to a raffle winner selected by random draw a cash prize in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the gross proceeds collected from the sale of raffle tickets.(c) Only employees or volunteers of the professional sports team charitable foundation or the professional sports team associated with the foundation may sell raffle tickets for a charitable raffle conducted under this chapter.(d) Only persons 18 years of age or older may purchase raffle tickets in a charitable raffle conducted under this chapter. A professional sports team charitable foundation that conducts a charitable raffle under Subsection (a) shall contract with a third-party vendor to ensure only persons 18 years of age or older purchase tickets for the raffle. Tex. Occ. Code § 2004.004
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 771,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 483,Sec. 3, eff. 12/1/2021.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 47,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2016if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, authorizing the legislature to permit professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct charitable raffles is approved by the voters.