Can Auxiliaries (or Aerie) raffle off booze in New York?

In general and for many different reasons, NO. Answer Provided by Robert Yager 06.20.2010

Many do and I don't know of ANYONE that has EVER had a problem with these type raffles.

Here's some of the raffle laws and rules:

§ 190-a. Raffles; license not required. 1. Notwithstanding the licensing requirements set forth in this article and their filing requirements set forth in subdivision four of section one hundred ninety of this article, an authorized organization may conduct a raffle without complying with such licensing requirements or such filing requirements, provided, that such organization shall derive net proceeds from raffles in an amount less than five thousand dollars during the conduct of one raffle and shall derive net proceeds from raffles in an amount less than twenty thousand dollars during one calendar year.
2. (a) For the purposes of this section, "authorized organization" shall mean and include any bona fide religious or charitable organization or bona fide educational, fraternal or service organization or bona fide organization of veterans or volunteer firefighter, which by its charter, certificate of incorporation, constitution, or act of the legislature, shall have among its dominant purposes one or more of the lawful purposes as defined in this article, provided that each shall operate without profit to its members, and provided that each such organization has engaged in serving one or more of the lawful purposes as defined in this article for a period of three years immediately prior to being granted the filing requirement exemption contained in subdivision one of this section.
(b) No organization shall be deemed an authorized organization which is formed primarily for the purpose of conducting games of chance and which does not devote at least seventy-five percent of its activities to other than conducting games of chance. No political party shall be deemed an authorized organization.
3. No person under the age of eighteen shall be permitted to play, operate or assist in any raffle conducted pursuant to this section.
4. No raffle shall be conducted pursuant to this section except within a municipality in which the authorized organization is domiciled that has passed a local law, ordinance or resolution in accordance with sections one hundred eighty-seven and one hundred eighty-eight of this article approving the conduct of games of chance, and in municipalities which have passed a local law, ordinance or resolution in accordance with sections one hundred eighty-seven and one hundred eighty-eight of this article approving the conduct of games of chance that are located within the county or contiguous to the county in which the organization is domiciled.


§ 5620.22 Raffles.

(a) Equipment. The equipment used in the conduct of raffles and the method of play shall ensure that each and every ticket to participate shall have an equal opportunity to be drawn as a winner.

(1) Raffle tickets, with the exception of the two-part "admission-style" tickets utilized in the game commonly known as a "50/50 raffle" shall reflect the following:


(i) name and identification number of the authorized organization;

(ii) the location(s), date(s) and time(s) of the drawing(s);

(iii) the consecutively printed serial number of the ticket;

(iv) the price of the ticket;

(v) a list of the prizes offered;

(vi) the statement: "Ticket holders need not be present to win"; and

(vii) each ticket stub or receipt shall reflect the name, address and telephone number of the ticket purchaser, and the consecutively printed serial number of the ticket.


(2) Each part of a two part "admission-style" ticket used in the game commonly known as a "50/50 raffle" shall bear an identical, consecutively printed serial number, to be used in verifying the winning ticket.
(b) The play.
(1) No single prize shall exceed the sum of $50,000 except that an organization may award a single prize of $100,000 if it lists in the appropriate schedule (schedule 5) of the application for games of chance license (form GC-2) the amount of this increased prize.

(2) The aggregate fair market value of all prizes to be offered or awarded by a licensee in raffles in any one calendar year (license period) shall not exceed $100,000.

(3) The method of drawing and determining the winning ticket(s) shall be clearly announced and described prior to drawing a ticket.

(4) Each drawing shall be conducted openly and in plain view of the ticket purchasers present.

(5) Raffle tickets may be sold, and raffle drawings may be conducted, during a licensed organization's games of chance license period, during a licensed organization's bingo occasions, and during the games of chance license periods and licensed bingo occasions conducted by an organization that is an affiliate of, or is auxiliary to, the organization licensed to conduct raffles, when permitted by the licensed auxiliary or affiliate.

(6) Raffle tickets may also be sold to the public outside the premises of an authorized organization or an authorized games of chance lessor or in municipalities, which have passed a local law, ordinance or resolution in accordance with sections 187 and 188 of the General Municipal Law that are located in the county in which the municipality issuing the license is located, and in the counties which are contiguous to the county in which the municipality issuing the raffle license is located, provided the licensee has received written approval, on a form prescribed by the bard, from each municipality to sell raffle tickets therein and provided that no sale of raffle tickets shall be made more than 180 days prior to the date scheduled for the final drawing of the winning raffle ticket(s).

(7) No ticket shall be sold in conjunction with any raffle, including raffles in which winning tickets are scheduled to be drawn on multiple dates, more than 180 days prior to the date scheduled for the drawing of the last ticket in that raffle.

(8) All raffle tickets, with the exception of the two-part "admission-style" tickets used in the game commonly known as a "50/50 raffle," shall be sold at a uniform price per ticket, unless the discount offered is based on the selling price per book of tickets and the price per single ticket and the discounted price per book of tickets are printed on each ticket.
(9) The value of merchandise to be awarded as a raffle prize shall be the fair market value of the merchandise at the time of submission of an application or verified statement for a raffle license.

(10) Purchasers of raffle tickets need not be present at the raffle drawing to win.

(11) Alcoholic beverages may be sold an consumed in locations where raffle tickets are sold and raffle drawings are conducted.

(12) Alcoholic beverages shall not be awarded as a raffle prize.

(13) No commission, salary, compensation, reward or recompense shall be paid or given to any person for the sale or assisting with the sale of raffle tickets.

(14) Raffle tickets shall be sold by a member of an authorized organization licensed to conduct raffles and may also be sold by any person with a blood relationship or affinity with a member of an authorized organization licensed to conduct a raffle.