Answers about selling raffle tickets online in New York.

• Can a nonprofit sell raffle tickets online in New York?
  Yes, with Gaming Commission approval. Who qualifies, what the online application requires, and the sequence of steps from Games of Chance Identification Number to first online sale.
• Who can buy a ticket in an online New York raffle?
  Anyone 18 or older, physically in New York at the moment of purchase, with a ticket account and not on the self-exclusion list. How each rule is checked, how buyers pay, and why nobody has to be present to win.
• Can you draw a raffle winner online in New York?
  No. Why the drawing stays physical even for online tickets, what a compliant drawing looks like, where it can be held, and how online stubs get into the drum.
• Do you need a licensed supplier to sell raffle tickets online in New York?
  Yes. What the Commission licenses, how the supplier appears on your application, why the server has to be in New York, and how to check a company before you file.
• Can a charity sell raffle tickets through Venmo, PayPal or a GoFundMe page in New York?
  No. Why a payment link or donation page skips every control the online rules require, what the law calls a raffle whatever the page calls it, and what to do instead.
• Can a 50/50 raffle be sold online in New York?
  Yes, with the same approval as any online raffle. The licensing thresholds, the two-part ticket rule, the prize cap, and the per-raffle application for recurring 50/50s.
• Short answers for ticket buyers and charity admins
  The FAQ: thirty quick answers on buying a ticket, accounts, payments, winnings, and getting started as an organization, each pointing to the full answer where one exists.

These pages are educational. They summarize the rules as published by the New York State Gaming Commission and are not legal advice. Where a page and the Commission's documents differ, the documents control. Have a question that is not here? Ask Reggie.