HB 1407

                                                             Introduced Version
           HOUSE BILL No. 1407
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              DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 4-32.3.
Synopsis: Contest based raffles. Allows qualified organizations to
conduct contest based raffles for charity gaming. Specifies the manner
in which contest based raffles must be conducted. Provides that a sport
horse competition may be used to determine the winners of a contest
based raffle.
Effective: July 1, 2026.
                                Genda
   January 8, 2026, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
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                                                                                       Introduced
            Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)
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                   HOUSE BILL No. 1407
   A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
 gaming.
     Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1    SECTION 1. IC 4-32.3-1-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 1. (a) This article applies only to a qualified
4 organization.
5    (b) This article applies only to the following approved gambling
6 activities conducted as fundraising activities by qualified organizations:
7      (1) Bingo events, casino game nights, raffles, festivals, contest
8      based raffles, and other gaming activities approved by the
9      commission.
10      (2) The sale of pull tabs, punchboards, and tip boards:
11(A) at bingo events, casino game nights, raffles, contest based
12raffles, and festivals conducted by qualified organizations; or
13(B) at any time on the premises owned or leased by qualified
14organizations and regularly used for the activities of qualified
15organizations.
16      This article does not apply to any other sale of pull tabs,
17      punchboards, and tip boards.
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1    (c) This article does not apply to a promotion offer subject to
2 IC 24-8.
3    (d) This article does not apply to the following:
4(1) A type II gambling game authorized by IC 4-36.
5(2) A raffle or other gambling game authorized by IC 4-36-5-1(b).
6    (e) This article does not apply to a prize linked savings program
7 that:
8(1) is offered or conducted by an eligible financial institution
9under IC 28-1-23.2;
10(2) is:
11(A) offered or conducted by a credit union organized or
12reorganized under United States law; and
13(B) conducted in the same manner as a prize linked savings
14program under IC 28-1-23.2; or
15(3) is:
16(A) offered or conducted by an insured depository institution
17(as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813) that is:
18(i) a national bank formed under 12 U.S.C. 21;
19(ii) a state member bank (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813);
20(iii) a state nonmember bank (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813);
21or
22(iv) a savings association (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813);
23and
24(B) conducted in the same manner as a prize linked savings
25program under IC 28-1-23.2.
26    SECTION 2. IC 4-32.3-1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
27 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
28 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 3. A bingo event, casino game night, raffle,
29 contest based raffle, festival, or other charity gambling activity is not
30 allowed in Indiana unless it is conducted by a qualified organization in
31 accordance with this article.
32    SECTION 3. IC 4-32.3-1-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
33 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
34 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 5. (a) Local governmental authority concerning
35 the following is preempted by the state under this article and IC 4-30:
36(1) All matters relating to the operation of bingo events, casino
37game nights, contest based raffles, or raffles.
38(2) All matters relating to the possession, transportation,
39advertising, sale, manufacture, printing, storing, or distribution of
40pull tabs, punchboards, or tip boards.
41    (b) A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state
42 may not enact an ordinance relating to the commission's operations
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1 authorized by this article.
2    SECTION 4. IC 4-32.3-2-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
3 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
4 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 2. "Allowable event" means:
5      (1) a bingo event;
6      (2) a casino game night;
7      (3) a raffle;
8      (4) a festival;
9      (5) a sale of pull tabs, punchboards, or tip boards; or
10      (6) a gambling activity under IC 4-32.3-4-11; or
11      (7) a contest based raffle;
12 conducted by a qualified organization in accordance with this article
13 and rules adopted by the commission under this article.
14    SECTION 5. IC 4-32.3-2-13.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
15 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 13.5. "Contest based raffle"
17 means the selling of tickets or chances to win a raffle prize in which
18 the winners of the raffle prize are determined by result of a specific
19 event or contest, including a sport horse competition, in the
20 manner described in IC 4-32.3-5-25.
21    SECTION 6. IC 4-32.3-2-34.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
22 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
23 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 34.5. "Sport horse competition"
24 means a gaming event with not more than twelve (12):
25      (1) Indiana bred thoroughbred, standardbred, or quarter
26      horses participating in a sporting activity including:
27(A) racing; and
28(B) harness racing; or
29      (2) retired American quarter and thoroughbred horses
30      participating in a jumping event;
31 that occurs at a local event, a county fair, or the state fair.
32    SECTION 7. IC 4-32.3-2-39, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
33 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
34 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 39. "Volunteer ticket agent" means a person
35 acting on behalf of a qualified organization that:
36      (1) receives no compensation from the qualified organization;
37      (2) sells tickets at a raffle or contest based raffle licensed under
38      IC 4-32.3-4-6, a festival under IC 4-32.3-4-7, or a gambling
39      activity under IC 4-32.3-4-11; and
40      (3) does not assist the qualified organization in conducting the
41      allowable activity in any other way.
42    SECTION 8. IC 4-32.3-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2025,
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1 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 5. (a) The commission may issue an annual
3 activity license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
4(1) meets the requirements of this section;
5(2) submits an application; and
6(3) pays a fee set by the commission under IC 4-32.3-6.
7     (b) The following information must be included in an annual
8 activity license:
9(1) Whether the qualified organization is authorized to conduct
10bingo, pull tabs, punchboards, tip boards, contest based raffles,
11or raffle activities on more than one (1) occasion during a one (1)
12year period.
13(2) The location of the allowable activities.
14(3) The expiration date of the license.
15     (c) A qualified organization may conduct casino game night
16 activities under an annual activity license if the requirements of
17 subsections (a) and (b) are met, and:
18(1) the organization is a qualified veteran organization or fraternal
19organization; and
20(2) the annual activity license requires that a facility or location
21may not be used for purposes of conducting an annual casino
22game night activity on more than three (3) calendar days per
23calendar week regardless of the number of qualified organizations
24conducting annual casino night activities at the facility or
25location.
26     (d) An annual activity license may be reissued annually upon the
27 submission of an application for reissuance on a form prescribed by the
28 commission after the qualified organization has paid the fee under
29 IC 4-32.3-6.
30     (e) Beginning January 1, 2026, a facility or location may not be used
31 for the purpose of conducting a bingo event or a casino game night on
32 more than three (3) calendar days per calendar week, regardless of the
33 number of qualified organizations conducting allowable events at the
34 facility or location.
35     SECTION 9. IC 4-32.3-4-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
36 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
37 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 6. (a) The commission may issue a single activity
38 license to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
39(1) submits an application; and
40(2) pays the required fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
41     (b) A single activity license:
42(1) may authorize:
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1(A) bingo;
2(B) a casino game night; or
3(C) a raffle; or
4(D) a contest based raffle;
5at one (1) specific time and location;
6(2) must state the:
7(A) date;
8(B) beginning times; and
9(C) ending times;
10of the authorized single activity; and
11(3) may authorize a qualified organization to sell pull tabs,
12punchboards, and tip boards.
13     SECTION 10. IC 4-32.3-4-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
14 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 7. (a) The commission may issue a festival license
16 to a qualified organization if the qualified organization:
17(1) submits an application; and
18(2) pays the required fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
19     (b) The license may authorize the qualified organization:
20(1) to conduct:
21(A) bingo events;
22(B) casino game nights;
23(C) raffles; and
24(D) contest based raffles; and
25(D) (E) gambling activities licensed under section 11 of this
26chapter; and
27(2) to sell:
28(A) pull tabs;
29(B) punchboards; and
30(C) tip boards.
31     (c) The license must state the location and the dates the activities
32 may be conducted.
33     (d) A festival cannot exceed five (5) consecutive days.
34     (e) A qualified organization may apply for up to three (3) festival
35 licenses each calendar year.
36     (f) Festival licenses may not be used consecutively.
37     SECTION 11. IC 4-32.3-4-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
38 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
39 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 8. (a) Only a:
40(1) bona fide national organization; and
41(2) bona fide national foundation;
42 may apply for an annual affiliate license under this section.
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1    (b) The commission may issue an annual affiliate license to a
2 qualified organization described in subsection (a) if the qualified
3 organization:
4      (1) submits an application; and
5      (2) pays the required fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
6    (c) The application must include the information the commission
7 requires, including the following:
8      (1) The name and address of the organization.
9      (2) The names and addresses of the officers of the organization.
10      (3) The mailing address of each Indiana affiliate of the
11      organization.
12      (4) An estimate of the number and approximate locations of the
13      bingo events, and raffles, and contest based raffles the
14      organization's Indiana affiliates plan to conduct.
15      (5) The name of each proposed operator and sufficient facts
16      relating to the proposed operator to enable the commission to
17      determine whether the proposed operator is qualified.
18      (6) A sworn statement signed by the presiding officer and
19      secretary of the organization attesting to the eligibility of the
20      organization for a license, including the nonprofit character of the
21      organization.
22    (d) An annual affiliate license:
23      (1) may authorize a qualified organization to conduct:
24(A) bingo events; and
25(B) raffles; and
26(C) contest based raffles;
27      through the organization's Indiana affiliates on more than one (1)
28      occasion during a one (1) year period;
29      (2) must state the expiration date of the license; and
30      (3) may be reissued annually upon the submission of an
31      application for reissuance on a form prescribed by the
32      commission after the qualified organization has paid the fee under
33      IC 4-32.3-6.
34    (e) An Indiana affiliate of the qualified organization may not
35 conduct an activity under an annual affiliate license until the affiliate
36 has been in existence in Indiana for at least sixty (60) days.
37    (f) The following limitations apply to a qualified organization
38 holding an annual affiliate license:
39      (1) The qualified organization may not conduct more than ten
40      (10) activities under the annual affiliate license per week through
41      any combination of its Indiana affiliates.
42      (2) The qualified organization or the Indiana affiliate of a
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1      qualified organization, except the Indiana affiliates that decline
2      affiliate status, may not hold a single activity license for bingo, or
3      a raffle, or a contest based raffle.
4    (g) A qualified organization conducting a bingo event, or raffle, or
5 contest based raffle shall provide notice to the commission at least
6 twenty-one (21) days before the day of the allowable activity. Raffle
7 tickets and contest based raffle tickets may not be sold before
8 providing notice to the commission. The notice provided under this
9 section must be on a form prescribed by the commission.
10    SECTION 12. IC 4-32.3-4-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
11 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
12 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a gambling activity
13 other than a bingo event, casino game night, festival, pull tabs,
14 punchboards, tip boards, or raffle, or contest based raffle.
15    (b) The commission may issue a single activity license or an annual
16 activity license to conduct a gambling activity approved by the
17 commission to a qualified organization upon the organization's
18 submission of an application and payment of applicable fees under
19 IC 4-32.3-6.
20    (c) A single activity license may:
21      (1) authorize the qualified organization to conduct the gambling
22      event at only one (1) time and location; and
23      (2) state the date, beginning and ending times, and location of the
24      gambling event.
25    (d) An annual activity license:
26      (1) may authorize the qualified organization to conduct the
27      activity on more than one (1) occasion during a period of one (1)
28      year;
29      (2) must state the locations of the permitted activities;
30      (3) must state the expiration date of the license; and
31      (4) may be reissued annually upon the submission of an
32      application for reissuance on the form prescribed by the
33      commission and upon the qualified organization's payment of the
34      applicable fees under IC 4-32.3-6.
35    (e) The commission may impose any condition upon a qualified
36 organization that is issued a license to conduct a gambling activity
37 under this section.
38    SECTION 13. IC 4-32.3-4-14, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
39 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
40 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 14. (a) Except for raffles, contest based raffles,
41 pull tabs, punchboards, and tip boards conducted under an annual
42 activity license, raffles, and contest based raffles conducted under an
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1 annual affiliate license, or an allowable activity conducted under a
2 festival license, a qualified organization may not conduct more than
3 three (3) allowable activities during a calendar week and not more than
4 one (1) allowable activity each day.
5     (b) Not more than one (1) qualified organization may conduct an
6 allowable event on the same day at the same location.
7     SECTION 14. IC 4-32.3-4-16, AS ADDED BY P.L.188-2019,
8 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 16. (a) This section applies only to a qualified
10 organization that is a bona fide veterans organization.
11     (b) The commission may issue a three (3) year charity gaming
12 license, for any license issued under this chapter, to a qualified
13 organization if:
14(1) the provisions of this section are satisfied; and
15(2) for each license held by the qualified organization, the
16organization:
17(A) submits a report to the commission that includes:
18(i) information described in section 15(b)(1) through
1915(b)(7) of this chapter;
20(ii) a financial report; and
21(iii) a gross receipts report; and
22(B) pays the applicable fees under IC 4-32.3-6-3.
23     (c) A license issued under this section authorizes a qualified
24 organization to conduct any of the following allowable events:
25(1) A bingo event.
26(2) A casino game night.
27(3) A raffle.
28(4) A festival.
29(5) A sale of pull tabs, punchboards, or tip boards.
30(6) A contest based raffle.
31(6) (7) Other gambling activities authorized under section 11 of
32this chapter.
33     (d) A license issued under this section:
34(1) must state the expiration date of the license; and
35(2) may be reissued after the expiration of the three (3) year
36period upon the submission of an application for reissuance on the
37form established by the commission and upon the licensee's
38payment of a fee in the amount set by IC 4-32.3-6-7.5.
39     SECTION 15. IC 4-32.3-5-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2025,
40 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
41 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 5. (a) A qualified organization shall maintain and
42 submit to the commission accurate records of all financial aspects of an
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1 allowable event as set forth in rules adopted by the commission under
2 IC 4-22-2. A qualified organization shall make accurate reports of all
3 financial aspects of an allowable activity to the commission within the
4 time established by the commission as set forth in rules adopted by the
5 commission under IC 4-22-2.
6     (b) Except for a candidate's committee, a convention license, and an
7 exempt event, a qualified organization shall deposit funds received
8 from an allowable activity in a separate and segregated account set up
9 for that purpose.
10     (c) A qualified organization conducting a bingo event, or raffle, or
11 contest based raffle under an annual affiliate license shall deposit the
12 funds received from each activity conducted by its separate Indiana
13 affiliates into a single account maintained by a financial institution
14 physically located in Indiana. All expenses of the qualified organization
15 with respect to an allowable activity shall be paid from the separate
16 account.
17     (d) The commission may require a qualified organization to submit
18 any records maintained under this section for an independent audit by
19 a certified public accountant selected by the commission. A qualified
20 organization must bear the cost of any audit required under this section.
21     (e) A bona fide veterans organization holding a three (3) year
22 charity gaming license issued under IC 4-32.3-4-16 must submit the
23 following to the commission before the annual anniversary date of the
24 issuance of the three (3) year charity gaming license:
25(1) An event summary for each allowable event conducted under
26the license.
27(2) An annual financial report.
28(3) An annual gross receipts report.
29     (f) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a qualified organization that:
30(1) conducts casino game night activities; and
31(2) has an adjusted gross revenue with annual gross receipts of
32over one million dollars ($1,000,000) from casino game night
33activities for the purpose of the license fee assessed under
34IC 4-32.3-6-7 or IC 4-32.3-6-7.5;
35 shall submit any records maintained under this section related to the
36 year described in subdivision (2) for an independent audit by a certified
37 public accountant selected by the qualified organization. A qualified
38 organization shall submit the results of the independent audit to the
39 commission not later than ninety (90) days after the qualified
40 organization pays the license fee assessed under IC 4-32.3-6-7 or
41 IC 4-32.3-6-7.5 as part of the qualified organization's application for
42 renewal. The commission and a qualified organization may agree on an
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1 extension to the deadline to submit the independent audit.
2     SECTION 16. IC 4-32.3-5-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
3 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
4 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 9. (a) For each allowable activity conducted under
5 this article, a qualified organization shall designate an individual to
6 serve as the operator of the allowable activity. An individual designated
7 under this section:
8(1) must be qualified to serve as an operator under this article;
9and
10(2) in the case of a qualified organization holding an annual
11affiliate license, must be a member of the Indiana affiliate
12conducting the particular activity.
13     (b) A qualified organization holding an annual affiliate license may
14 do the following:
15(1) Designate an individual qualified under subsection (a)(2) to
16serve as the operator of raffles or contest based raffles
17conducted by two (2) or more Indiana affiliates of the qualified
18organization.
19(2) Designate a full-time employee of the qualified organization
20as the operator of a raffle or contest based raffle conducted by
21an Indiana affiliate of the qualified organization if the employee
22is qualified under subsection (a)(2).
23     SECTION 17. IC 4-32.3-5-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
24 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c)
26 through (e), an operator or a worker may not directly or indirectly
27 participate, other than in a capacity as an operator or a worker, in an
28 allowable activity that the operator or worker is conducting.
29     (b) A patron at a casino game night may deal the cards in a card
30 game if:
31(1) the card game in which the patron deals the cards is a
32qualified card game;
33(2) the patron deals the cards in the manner required in the
34ordinary course of the qualified card game; and
35(3) the qualified card game is played under the supervision of the
36qualified organization conducting the casino game night in
37accordance with section 12 of this chapter (in the case of a game
38of Texas hold'em poker or Omaha poker) and any rules adopted
39by the commission.
40 A patron who deals the cards in a qualified card game conducted under
41 this subsection is not considered a worker or an operator for purposes
42 of this article.
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1    (c) A worker at a festival event may participate as a player in any
2 gaming activity offered at the festival event except as follows:
3      (1) A worker may not participate in any game during the time in
4      which the worker is conducting or helping to conduct the game.
5      (2) A worker who conducts or helps to conduct a pull tab,
6      punchboard, or tip board event during a festival event may not
7      participate as a player in a pull tab, punchboard, or tip board
8      event conducted on the same calendar day.
9    (d) A worker at a bingo event:
10      (1) whose duties are limited to:
11(A) selling bingo supplies;
12(B) selling tickets for a raffle or contest based raffle
13conducted at the bingo event; or
14(C) the duties described in both clauses (A) and (B);
15      (2) who has completed all of the worker's duties before the start
16      of the first bingo game of the bingo event; and
17      (3) who is not engaged as a worker at any other time during the
18      bingo event;
19 may participate as a player in any gaming activity offered at the bingo
20 event following the completion of the worker's duties at the bingo
21 event.
22    (e) A worker at a raffle or contest based raffle conducted by a
23 qualified organization may purchase a raffle ticket or contest based
24 raffle ticket for a particular drawing at the raffle or contest based
25 raffle, subject to the following restrictions:
26      (1) The worker may not purchase a raffle ticket or contest based
27      raffle ticket from himself or herself.
28      (2) The worker may not participate in the drawing of a winner.
29    SECTION 18. IC 4-32.3-5-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2021,
30 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
31 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c),
32 and (e), the following persons may not play or participate in any
33 manner in an allowable activity:
34      (1) A member or an employee of the commission.
35      (2) A person less than eighteen (18) years of age.
36    (b) A member or employee of the commission may participate in an
37 allowable activity if that person:
38      (1) has received written authorization from the executive director
39      to participate in an allowable activity; and
40      (2) is participating only to the extent approved by the executive
41      director.
42    (c) Except as provided in subsection (b), an employee of the
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1 commission or a relative of an employee of the commission living in
2 the same household with the employee may not be an operator, worker,
3 or a volunteer ticket taker.
4     (d) An employee, officer, or owner of a manufacturer or distributor
5 is prohibited from participating in or affiliating in any way with the
6 charity gaming operations of a qualified organization that an employee,
7 officer, or owner is a member.
8     (e) A person less than eighteen (18) years of age may sell tickets or
9 chances for a raffle or contest based raffle.
10     SECTION 19. IC 4-32.3-5-22, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2019,
11 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
12 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 22. The following apply to a qualified
13 organization's use of a volunteer raffle ticket agent or volunteer
14 contest based raffle ticket agent:
15(1) Before using volunteer ticket agents to sell tickets to an
16allowable activity, a qualified organization shall provide a list
17containing the following information to the commission:
18(A) The name, address, and telephone number of each retail
19establishment whose employees will serve as volunteer ticket
20agents.
21(B) The name of the general manager of each retail
22establishment listed under clause (A).
23(2) A volunteer ticket agent may not sell pull tabs, punchboards,
24or tip boards.
25(3) A volunteer ticket agent is not required to be a member in
26good standing of the qualified organization.
27(4) A volunteer ticket agent may participate as a patron in any
28allowable activity conducted by the qualified organization.
29(5) A qualified organization must include on each ticket or entry
30sold by a volunteer ticket agent the name of the qualified
31organization, the date of the allowable activity, and a valid license
32number for the allowable activity.
33(6) All tickets sold by volunteer ticket agents must be numbered
34sequentially.
35(7) After tickets to the allowable activity are sold, the qualified
36organization shall provide to the commission the name, address,
37and telephone number of each person who served as a volunteer
38ticket agent.
39     SECTION 20. IC 4-32.3-5-25 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
40 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
41 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 25. A contest based raffle must be
42 conducted as follows:
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1(1) The number of different ticket numbers available to be
2sold in a contest based raffle must be equal to the number of
3contestants in the contest or event used to determine the
4winners of the contest based raffle.
5(2) Tickets for a chance to win a contest based raffle must be
6sold in a serial manner so that an approximately equal
7number of patrons hold tickets bearing the number of each
8contestant.
9(3) A patron holding a ticket bearing the number of the
10contestant that wins the contest or event is a winner of the
11contest based raffle prize.
12(4) The contest based raffle prize must be equally divided
13among the number of patrons holding a winning ticket.
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