SB 6190 Fundraising Activities of Bona Fide Charitable Nonprofit Organizations (January 25, 2024)

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Clint McCarthy's January 25, 2024 presentation to the Business Financial Services Gaming & Trade Committee on SB 6190, Fundraising Activities of Bona Fide Charitable Nonprofit Organizations, compares sweepstakes with contests and lotteries by prize, chance and consideration. It describes a sweepstakes as a free-to-enter game of chance with a randomly chosen winner, while a lottery requires the purchase of a ticket.

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SB 6190
Fundraising Activities of
Bona Fide Charitable
Nonprofit Organizations.        Business
                            Financial Services
                                 Gaming
                                    &
Clint McCarthy                    Trade
                               Committee
January 25, 2024
Comparing Sweepstakes to Other Types of Common Games
SB 6190 Fundraising Activities of Bona Fide Charitable Nonprofit Organizations


Game              Prize         Chance        Consideration
                                                              •   Low barrier of entry for the contestant.
                                                              •   Free to enter.
Sweepstakes
                                                              •   A game of chance
                                                              •   Winner is to be chosen randomly.
                                                              • Contestants have to expend significant effort or meet
                                                                certain criteria to participate.
Contest
                                                              • Winner is chosen by judging or voting- not a game of
                                                                chance.
                                                              • Chance and consideration are necessary to win a prize: one
Lottery                                                         has to purchase a ticket to win a prize.
                                                              • Winner is to be chosen randomly

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