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Raffle Licenses

• To be eligible for a raffle license in Sangamon County, you must be a Not-For-Profit Organization in existence for at least 5 years. Not-For-Profit status would include the following types of organizations: Charitable, Educational, Businesses, Fraternities, Religious, Veterans or Labor Organizations. Click here to download a Sangamon County raffle application. Click here to download the prize payment record. If you are a political organization click here for information on obtaining a State Board of Elections raffle application.

Fees

• The fee is $25.00 or 1% of the total amount of prizes to be awarded, whichever amount is higher. If the amount is unknown, the $25.00 fee will apply and you will be required to make up the difference after the raffle is over if the total prize amounts exceed $2,500. Valid ID required when paying with a personal check or credit card.

Additonal Information

• Each license is good for 180 days. You must have a license for each different raffle. Raffle tickets may only be sold in Sangamon County.
• Your raffle application must be completed in full before the license is issued. The presiding officer and a secretary or raffle manager of the organization must sign the license. The presiding officer must also sign the last page of the application to waive the required bond.
• All organizations must abide by the rules and regulations set forth in the Sangamon County Code. Click here to download the rules and regulations.

For more information, please call (217) 753-6700, e-mail by clicking here or come to Room 101 of the Sangamon County Complex, 200 S. Ninth Street, Springfield, IL 62701

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