Iowa Code 99B.25 – Electronic raffles
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1. A qualified organization with a two-year qualified organization license may conduct a raffle using an electronic raffle system, if the qualified organization complies with the requirements of section 99B.24 and this section.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 99B.25
- Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 99B.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Licensed qualified organization: means a qualified organization that is issued a license under this chapter and that complies with the requirements for a qualified organization issued a license under this chapter. See Iowa Code 99B.1
- manufacturer or distributor: means a person engaged in business in this state who originally produces, or purchases from a business that originally produces, equipment or supplies which are specifically used in the conduct of a bingo occasion or an electronic raffle. See Iowa Code 99B.32
- Qualified organization: means an organization that has an active membership of not less than twelve persons, does not have a self-perpetuating governing body and officers, and meets any of the following requirements:a. See Iowa Code 99B.1
- Raffle: means a lottery in which each participant buys an entry for a chance at a prize with the winner determined by a random method and the winner is not required to be present to win. See Iowa Code 99B.1
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The licensed qualified organization shall only use an electronic raffle system purchased from a manufacturer or distributor licensed pursuant to section 99B.32 and certified by an entity approved by the department. The electronic raffle system may include stationary and portable or wireless raffle sales units.3. A licensed qualified organization shall hold only one raffle using an electronic raffle system per calendar day. A licensed qualified organization shall not hold a very large raffle using an electronic raffle system and may hold only one large raffle using an electronic raffle system per calendar year. A large raffle conducted using an electronic raffle system counts toward the limit of one large raffle per calendar year under section 99B.24, subsection 1, paragraph “f”.4. Except for a large raffle conducted using an electronic raffle system, the prize for an electronic raffle shall be limited to the amount allowed for a small raffle.5. Entries for a raffle using an electronic raffle system shall not be preprinted and shall be provided to the purchaser at the time of sale.6. The electronic raffle receipt shall contain the following information:a. The name of the licensed qualified organization.b. The license identification number of the qualified organization.c. The location, date, and time of the corresponding raffle drawing.d. The unique printed entry number, or multiple entry numbers, of the raffle entry.e. The price of the raffle entry.f. An explanation of the prize to be awarded.g. The statement, “Need not be present to win”, and the contact information, including name, telephone number, and electronic mail address, of the individual from the qualified organization responsible for prize disbursements.h. The date by which the prize shall be claimed which shall be no fewer than fourteen days following the drawing.7. Each electronic raffle entry shall reflect a single unique printed entry number on the entry.8. The licensed qualified organization shall use a manual draw procedure for the electronic raffle which ensures a draw number is randomly selected as a winner from the entries sold.a. The winning entry shall be verified as a sold and valid entry prior to awarding the prize.b. The drawing of the winning entry shall be done in such manner as to allow the purchasers to observe the drawing.9. If the prize is not claimed, the licensed qualified organization shall donate the unclaimed prize to an educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious use.10. The department may determine any other requirements for conducting an electronic raffle by rule.