SPONSOR:

Rep. Bush & Sen. Hoffner

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 389

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 28 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHARITABLE GAMING.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 15, Title 28 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1535A Annual Raffle License

(a) An applicant may obtain an annual license that allows the applicant to hold up to 20 raffle events a year. The cost of such license is $100.

(b) A person or organization who obtains a license pursuant to this section shall be required to provide notice to the Board at least 7 days prior to a raffle event. Such notice shall not require details of prizes and values. Each, raffle or event shall not require approval.

(a) An organization providing the notice before a raffle event shall only be required to provide :

(1) name, address, and phone number of the sponsoring organization;

(2) the date the prize will be awarded;

(3) that a raffle event is occurring.

(d) An organization that has an annual raffle license shall have ninety (90) days of the date of awarding the prize to furnish in writing to the Board, the name and address of each person to whom a prize was awarded, the gross receipts derived from the selling of raffle tickets, and the total expenses incurred for the raffle.

SYNOPSIS

This Act provides for an annual raffle license that will allow for the holding of up to 20 raffle events a year. If such license is obtained, the organization must provide notice to the Board at least 7 days prior to any raffle event but does not have to include details of the prizes or values in the notice. A report must still be filed after the raffle that lists prizes and values. The Act also changes the number of days in which a report must be filed from 30 to 90 if an organization has an annual raffle license.