Qualified Organizations and Qualified Sports Organizations are permitted to operate online raffles in Nevada.

 
There are two types of qualifying organizations which have different limitations: Qualified Organizations and Qualified Sports Organizations.
 
“Qualified organization” means an alumni, charitable, civic, educational, fraternal, patriotic, religious or veterans’ organization or a state or local bar association that:

1.  Has been certified by the Department of Taxation or the Internal Revenue Service as not operated for profit; or

2.  Is registered with the Secretary of State as a charitable organization that solicits contributions pursuant to NRS 82A.100.

 

A “qualified professional sports organization” that is affiliated and co-branded with a professional sports team franchise which is a member of Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League or the National Football League; and plays the majority of its home games in this State.

Are you one of the qualifying organizations?

Are you registered with the Nevada Gaming Commission to operate a charitable lottery pursuant to NRS 462.150?

Has your nonprofit already offered prizes valued over $500,000 in this calendar year or $2 million if you are a qualified sports organization?

Shall your organization expend the net proceeds of a charitable lottery or charitable game only for the benefit of charitable or nonprofit activities in this state?

Does your organization plan to provide additional compensation to any regular employees for services in organizing or operating the raffle?

Does your organization have a segregated bank account exclusively for raffle operations?

For questions contact GBC or the Nevada Gaming Control Enforcement Division’s Operations Unit in Las Vegas Operations Unit at (702) 486-2224 or by email at ops@gcb.nv.gov.