Raffles
N.D. Cent. Code § 53-06.1-10.1
in effect53-06.1-10.1. Raffles
1. A prize for a raffle may be cash or merchandise but may not be real estate. No single
cash prize may exceed twenty-five thousand dollars and the total cash prizes in one
day may not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. However, on not more than two
occasions per year a licensed organization may, at the request of a winning player,
exchange a merchandise prize valued at not more than twenty-five thousand dollars
for a cash prize.
2. The maximum cash prize limits of this section do not apply to a public-spirited
organization that supports amateur collegiate athletics.
3. An organization permitted to conduct raffles in this state may conduct an electronic
fifty-fifty raffle either by manual drawing or by using a random number generator.
Electronic fifty-fifty raffle tickets must be sold and drawings held onsite at the location
of and on the date of the event. Electronic fifty-fifty raffles may not be conducted online
over the internet.
4. A licensed organization permitted to conduct raffles in this state may sell online over
the internet and may accept an electronic payment, including payment by a debit card
or a credit card, for the purchase of a raffle ticket. An organization that accepts
payment by credit card for the purchase of a raffle ticket shall limit an individual's ticket
purchases using a credit card to five hundred dollars per day, not to exceed
one thousand five hundred dollars per week. If a licensed organization accepts
electronic payment for the purchase of a raffle ticket, the organization shall verify the
ticket purchaser is at least eighteen years of age and physically is located in the state.
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