Title 9 Part 5007

The following definitions shall apply to a lottery raffle game, in addition to the general definitions set forth in section 5000.2 of this Title:

by purchasing a bet ticket that will be sold for a limited sales period, in

which a set total number of plays will be offered.

central gaming system and printed on a bet ticket by a licensed lottery

sales agent through a computer terminal.

date of the raffle game bet tickets as specified by the commission and

ending:

that exactly match the unique numbers randomly selected in the specified

raffle drawing as a winning play.

Raffle is a lottery game with a limited number of tickets that awards

prizes to bet-ticket holders exactly matching a raffle play to the unique

numbers randomly selected in the raffle drawing that represent a winning

play. A purchaser requests a raffle bet ticket from a lottery sales agent.

Each raffle bet ticket contains a unique number, which is assigned by the

central gaming system. During the raffle drawing, winning plays are

selected from a pool of all purchased raffle plays for a specified drawing.

Raffle-game winning plays shall be selected at random, with the aid of

drawing equipment pursuant to the controls and methods established for

the game. A unique raffle number can be selected only once during the

raffle drawing. Each unique raffle number on a bet ticket purchased shall

constitute a single play. A raffle bet ticket shall contain no more than one

raffle play. A purchaser shall not select specific raffle numbers. Numbers

shall be generated in an order based on instruction by the commission and

produced by the central gaming system.

The price of each raffle wager shall be the price set by the commission.

ticket shall be determined by the number of prizes awarded divided by the

number of total plays in the drawing. The odds of winning a raffle-game

prize if all tickets are sold shall be determined by the commission prior to

the sales period and announced publicly.

by the commission prior to the sales period and announced publicly.

to 40 percent of each drawing period’s gross sales for New York-only

raffle games and up to 55 percent for multi-jurisdictional raffle games.