Minnesota Gambling Control Board
1711 West County Road B, Suite 300 South
Roseville, Minnesota  55113
651-639-4000

The five forms of lawful gambling are
raffles, bingo, pull-tabs, tipboards, and paddlewheels.

Information on the Conduct of Raffles.

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Adobe Acrobat PDF  Chapter 6 Conduct of Raffles - Lawful Gambling Manual.

Alternative methods of conducting raffles

Raffle requirements.

Adobe Acrobat PDF  Who may and may not play.  A person under age 18 may not buy a raffle ticket or win a raffle prize.

Raffles prizes - alcohol restrictions.
Records

Adobe Acrobat PDF  LG820 Raffle Inventory and Sales Log.

Adobe Acrobat PDF  LG821 Physical Inventory Raffles.

Adobe Acrobat PDF  LG830 Merchandise Prize Perpetual Inventory.

Raffles with alternative method of determining winners.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  U Pick raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  bucket raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  cow-a-bunga (cow bingo) raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  elimination raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  flower raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  golf ball drop raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  heads or tails raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  last but not least raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  ping pong ball raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  prop, drop, and win raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  duck (rubber) race raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  duck pond raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  wine pull raffle - APPROVED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  car through ice raffle - DENIED.
 

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  chicken bingo raffle - DENIED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  diamond melt raffle - DENIED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  mouse hole raffle - DENIED.

Conduct of Adobe Acrobat PDF  puzzle piece raffle - DENIED.
 

Questions?  Call or e-mail the Compliance Specialist assigned to your county.

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