Search for the Queen of Hearts.
Source version current through Sep 30, 2026
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- NYCRR title agency
- Executive Department
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- Source version current through
- Sep 30, 2026
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- Oct 4, 2026
- Related Register notice
- SGC-13-22-00004-A · Adopted rule
- Related notice published
- Jul 20, 2022
- Related notice effective date
- Jul 20, 2022
Search for the Queen of Hearts.
(a)Equipment. A series of two-part, sequentially numbered raffle tickets; a raffle ticket drum or receptacle; a standard deck of 52 playing cards plus two jokers; and a game board onto which 54 playing cards can be placed facedown, side-by-side and held securely by a locking, transparent cover.
(b)Play.
(1)The licensed authorized organization shall offer a series of two-part, sequentially numbered raffle tickets for sale at a price determined by the licensee. Each player shall write such player’s name and telephone number on the licensee’s part of the ticket, which shall be deposited into a raffle ticket drum or receptacle. The purchasing player shall retain the other part of the ticket as a receipt for verification purposes. All monies collected from the sale of raffle tickets, and only such monies, shall be designated the grand prize pool.
(2)The deck of facedown playing cards shall be shuffled thoroughly by a licensed organization’s member in charge or assistant to the member in charge and, without revealing any of the faces, placed facedown, side-by-side, onto the game board. The transparent game board cover shall be closed and locked to secure the cards in place.
(3)One raffle ticket shall be drawn each week from among all of the tickets sold for each drawing, except for the first week and the 26th week (if necessary), when three drawings may be held. If three drawings are held, each of the three winners of the drawings shall search in the order in which such winner’s ticket was selected.
(4)The participant (or participants) holding the winning ticket stub (or stubs) shall be declared the winner (or winners) of each drawing and shall be entitled to “Search for the Queen of Hearts.”
(5)All remaining tickets in the raffle drum or receptacle shall be defaced and discarded.
(6)The transparent, locking cover securing the cards shall be opened by a licensed organization’s member in charge or assistant to the member in charge at the time of each drawing.
(7)Each winner shall select one of the facedown playing cards, which shall be turned face up by a licensed organization’s member in charge or assistant to the member in charge. If that playing card is the queen of hearts the holder of the winning raffle ticket selecting that card shall be awarded 60 percent of the grand prize pool.
(8)If the card selected is not the queen of hearts, that card shall be defaced by drawing a diagonal line across its face in ink. Such card shall be returned to the game board face-up. The transparent, locking cover securing the cards shall be locked by a licensed organization’s member in charge or assistant to the member in charge. Then, that player shall be awarded immediately a cash prize valued in an amount that is at least equal to the following odds: Card drawn Payout odds Any 2, 3, 4, or 5 4:1 Any 6, 7, 8, or 9 6:1 Any 10, jack or king 8:1 Any ace 10:1 Any joker 15:1 Any queen other than hearts 20:1
(9)The weekly raffle drawings shall continue until a winner selects the queen of hearts.
(10)When the queen of hearts is selected, the winning player shall be awarded the grand prize consisting of 60 percent of the grand prize pool.
(11)The licensee shall retain the remaining 40 percent of the grand prize pool as raffle profit and shall secure those funds for deposit into the special games of chance or raffle checking account (if applicable) or other bank account.