LAC 42:II.204. General Requirements

A. Any prize which will be awarded by raffle drawing shall be owned by the applicant or permittee prior to the sale of any tickets or chances to win. B. No raffle shall be conducted where the winner must be present at the drawing in order to win, unless clearly stated on the raffle ticket. C. Raffle tickets or chances to win shall be consecutively numbered and designed and constructed to allow the licensee to retain a consecutively numbered stub for each ticket sold and to provide the purchaser with a matching consecutively numbered ticket at the time of purchase. D. Permittee shall retain the following records and documentation for three years from the date of the raffle drawing: 1. name, address, and Social Security number of the winner(s); 2. amount received from the sale of all raffle tickets and expenses incurred; 3. stubs of all tickets sold, winning tickets and the unsold tickets; and 4. copies of all records and documentation submitted in conjunction with the raffle to any local, state or federal taxing authority. E. Permittees shall comply with all applicable local ordinances, and state and federal laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, income withholding and reporting requirements. F. Permittees shall take steps to insure that each ticket purchaser has an equal chance to win and that the prize winner is selected in an entirely random manner.