N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47-8.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:47-8.4 - Method of play

(a) The equipment used in the conduct of raffles, and the method of play, shall be such that each ticket, share or right to participate shall have an equal opportunity to be a winner.

(b) In a draw raffle, all the counterparts of the ticket sold, and no others, shall be present in the container before each drawing, except for those already drawn.

(c) In any instant raffle game, including those using seal cards and commingled deals:

1. All instant raffle tickets in a particular deal shall be placed in a receptacle and the deal shall be thoroughly mixed prior to being offered for sale to the public;

2. No deal shall contain more than 12,000 instant raffle tickets; and

3. No deal shall be sold or offered for sale unless the prize schedule of the game is structured to pay out at least 65 percent of the ideal gross receipts to the players.

(d) In an instant raffle game or punch-board game using a seal card:

1. The seal card shall be conspicuously posted in full view of the players at the location where the game is held, operated or conducted;

2. Names of holders of instant raffle tickets or punches which contain the matching predesignated numbers on the seal card shall be printed on the appropriate line next to that number on the seal card;

3. When the seal card is completed or all the tickets or punches have been sold, the seal(s) shall be removed to reveal the prize and the winning line(s); and

4. A winner of a seal card shall show the ticket or punch to the member in charge of the conduct of games.

(e) In an instant raffle game using commingled deals:

1. A registered organization may commingle a maximum of two deals;

2. The two deals shall be thoroughly intermixed and shall be placed in play in a single receptacle; and

3. The deals commingled shall be identical as to particular type, form number, name of game, cost per play, the color of the band in a banded and folded ticket, and number of instant raffle tickets.

(f) In a punch-board game, including those with a seal card:

1. No game shall include more than 2,000 punches; and

2. No game shall be sold or offered for sale unless the prize schedule of the game is structured to pay out at least 65 percent of the ideal gross receipts to the players.

(g) If all prizes in the top-two winning tiers of an instant raffle game or punch-board game have been awarded, a registered organization may close that game and account for the actual profit from each deal.

(h) If a registered organization closes a game in which some instant raffle tickets or punches remain unsold, the organization shall retain all unsold raffle tickets or punches for a period of three years.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47-8.4

Amended by R.1996 d.538, effective 11/18/1996.
See: 28 New Jersey Register 4169(b), 28 New Jersey Register 4891(a).

Amended by 52 N.J.R. 1932(b), effective 10/19/2020

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 605(b), effective 4/3/2023