Or the state gaming commission. In our state you have to exceed a certain amount of money made for it to be considered gambling (like 10,000) but there are rules for underage children working the function--if there are any)...d

We had to get a permit as it is considered gambling in our state.

in some states you do require a permit to run them. best bet is ask your distrcit legal counsel. every state and district and parent group, must adhere to differnt rules and regs, it seems.

Anyone else here about this? The PTO wanted to do some raffles this year and we were just told by the president that they are illegal! Does anyone have any information on this?