The most commonly exempted activities are bingo and charitable raffles as well as certain types of casino games. Hawaii and Utah do not have any charitable gaming laws. The charitable gaming laws from all states that have them are listed in the table below. To view the applicable state law. Utah State Raffle cannot be conducted in the state of Utah.For more information, Please visit this page.It will provide full information.

• Alabama – Online raffles prohibited
• Arkansas – Online raffles prohibited
• California – Online raffles prohibited
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Indiana – Prohibits the use of credit cards for purchase of entry
• Iowa – Permits online charity raffles, but only with an Electronic Manufacturer and Distributor that is licensed in Iowa.
  Due to this regulation, Eventgroove Fundraising is unable to serve organizations in Iowa for raffles.
• Kansas– Online raffles prohibited
• Minnesota – Online raffles prohibited

• Montana – Prohibits the use of credit cards for purchase of entry
• New York
• Utah– All raffles prohibited

1. Raffles may only be run by qualified organizations. Raffles to benefit personal causes are not allowed on Eventgroove Fundraising under any circumstances.
2. The organization running the fundraiser is regulated by its state and in some cases, local laws, and therefore is fully responsible for the organization’s complete legal compliance. Therefore, the organization must directly consult their respective laws and regulations of their respective state and locality.
3. We strongly advise seeking guidance from legal counsel and your state attorney general’s office if you are unsure of raffle regulations in your area.
4. All Terms of Use, including the roles and responsibilities of all parties, are defined in Eventgroove’s Terms of Use.

We are happy to help you choose what type of fundraiser is best, and even help you set it up. However, we cannot provide legal advice, and strongly recommend speaking to a lawyer if you are unsure about the regulations in your area.

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Can our PTA have a savings account and how much can we have in it?

Many financial institutions require a minimum amount in a savings account to hold a checking account at their institution. This is perfectly acceptable. The amount and any interest should be shown as part of the budget on a separate line.

Any amount is acceptable to have in the account and if a PTA would like to build up their reserve, in case of a bad fundraising year, the reserve can be put into a savings account and used the next year.

There is no need for a PTA to have more than one fiscal year’s budget in their reserve and if that is starting to occur, fundraising efforts should be scaled back. There is no reason to continue to raise money just to raise money. PTAs raise funds to exist; PTAs do not exist to raise funds.

The other risk in having so much money is that your school will start to request more and more money from the PTA. PTA funds are to be primarily used for PTA programs. There are opportunities, however, for a PTA to grant money to a school, but again, this is not the main purpose for the PTA. If you have enough money in your accounts to run your PTA programs, then don’t try to continue to raise money.

PTAs CAN use their wonderful volunteer efforts to help raise money for the school’s needs, but other than providing our amazing and powerful manpower efforts, the money should not ever be “run through” the PTA accounts.

Please see the Utah PTA Treasurer Handbook for more details.

Raffle Laws In Utah Ski Resorts

Can our PTA do a Raffle?

The definition of a raffle is: a lottery in which each participant buys a chance or chances to win a prize. Chances are considered gambling in the state of Utah so the answer is No, your PTA can not hold a raffle.

Raffle Laws In Utah County

PTAs can hold drawings for prizes. One example includes when a parent purchases a PTA membership, their name goes into a drawing. This means that they have purchased the rights to be a member and get discounts from PTA partners and such. Another example would be if there is a purchase involved and they receive something for that purchase, such as xx.xx amount in carnival tickets purchased; their name goes into a drawing.

PTAs need to stay as far away from the gray area as possible. We do not want a PTA to lose their tax-exempt status nor good standing with the Division of Consumer Protection for the state of Utah by holding a “raffle”.

If you have had a lot of items donated for a carnival or other event, consider doing a silent auction. This also brings in a good deal of money for PTAs that have participated in them.

Please see the Utah PTA Treasurer Handbook for more details.