I'd be careful with doing raffles in Cal. There are several DA's across the state (Riverside is one) that have filed criminal charges (Penal Code 320.5) against school districts involved with selling raffle tickets to help fundraise. To hold a "legal" raffle fundraiser in Cal. you must send in an application to do so by Sept. 1 before the year you hold the raffle. For exaple if you want to hold a raffle in March 2004, you must submit the application by Sept. 1, 2003. Then by Sept of the following year you must submit a follow-up form that states how much you made and that 90% of the raffle ticket sales went to the charity/non-profit group. Below are all the links you need from the Cal. Att Gen. Office. Last year we held a raffle and made over $4800 and this year someone warned us about the legality of it all. After I did my research, it was already past the Sept. and we cancelled this years raffle (luckily before we printed the tickets). Anyways take it for what its worth...
http://caag.state.ca.us/charities/statutes/pc320.pdf
http://www.caag.state.ca.us/charities/faq.htm
http://www.caag.state.ca.us/charitie...ffle/nrp_1.pdf
http://www.caag.state.ca.us/charitie...ffle/nrp_2.pdf