TSI Sports takes care of all the legal concerns, headaches and paperwork so you don't have to. We have the sweepstakes administration experience that assures a peace of mind from beginning to end. TSI Sports will:

• Consult on the development and implementation of the promotion and provide recommendations concerning the operation of the promotion (based on federal and state laws).
• Review all text, layouts, advertising, and mechanics to ensure that the sweepstakes is in compliance with federal and state laws. 
• Draft and review the official rules which will govern the sweepstakes.
• Secure indemnification for the contest sponsor, including obtaining legal opinion letters when required. 
• File surety bonds in Florida and New York and register your promotion in New York, Florida, and Rhode Island.
• Certify and submit Winner's List for the promotion with the states of Florida & New York as required by law, and obtain release of the surety bonds from these states at conclusion of promotion.
• Develop and host online entry website when required. 
• Conduct prize drawing in a manner that uses a random number generator to select winners and provides an audit trail that can be used as evidence of a fair drawing.
• Develop and prepare an “Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability/Publicity Release and Substitute Form W-9.” At the conclusion of the promotion TSI Sports will notify all the winners, verify eligibility, and collect releases and W-9s.
• Develop and fulfill public winner list requests.
• Collect, sort and maintain write-in entries and distribute to sponsor at the conclusion of the promotion in electronic format.
• Develop and fulfill public winner list requests.
• Collect, sort and maintain write-in entries and distribute to sponsor at the conclusion of the promotion in electronic format.
• Handle all details of prize procurement and fulfillment.
• Oversee the issuance of IRS Form 1099 for sweepstakes.
• For raffles and other contests with entry fees, determine the requirement to collect withholding taxes and oversee the issuance of Form W-2G Form 5754.

If your plans include Cause Marketing, or you are raising funds on behalf of a Charitable and Civic organization, the promotion will be regulated by the Internal Revenue Service, the Federal Trade Commission and the states. Follow this link for additional information on charitable fundraisers and cause marketing.

Raffle Tickets as Fundraisers

As a general rule you cannot conduct a raffle to raise funds because it is considered gambling. Most states have exceptions for charitable and civic organizations.
In almost all circumstances you cannot get around state laws by giving away raffle tickets while selling the same raffle tickets. In some states giving away raffle tickets that are otherwise sold is expressly prohibited.