FAQ’s
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Charity raffles, art unions and lotteries are heavily regulated in Australia and the legislations and rules vary from state to state.
Each organizer must have a permit and license to operate, which can usually be found in the terms and conditions/rules section on any given raffle draw.
Only buy raffle tickets from trusted sources, and make sure that you purchase them through the official site or authorized retailers. All our raffles have been independently assessed and have the correct accreditations for the states they operate in.
Find all of our raffles here
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This will often depend on how many tickets are sold in a draw. But in general the odds of winning a raffle can be 50-100x higher than your chances of winning Powerball or Lotto. There is a limited number of tickets that can be sold in each draw. You can divide this number by the number of entries you have purchased to determine your chances of winning. For example:
Endeavour Prize Home Draw 456 – $3,200,227- Maximum: 1,270,000 Tickets
Ben spends $100 and receives 30 tickets
His odds of winning are 1 in 42,333
To find out more info regarding odds, check out our blogs page.
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Historically RSL Art Union has had the largest prize pool of any charity raffle, usually giving away homes that cost in excess of $5,000,000
Find the latest RSL draw here
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Tickets start from as little as $2, but there are often huge discounts per ticket applied when purchasing larger bundles. Mater lotteries have one of the lowest barriers to entry for their Home Lotteries.
Find the latest Mater draw here
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Usually winners will be contacted by raffle providers. The results for all raffles will always be published on our website, and subscribers of our newsletter will be notified automatically when a raffle is drawn.
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This can vary depending on regulation but the industry standard is 40%+ of the money going directly to a charitable organization. For example in the 5050 Charity Raffle for every $1 you spend at least $0.50 will go to the cause of your choice.
Find the latest 5050 raffle here
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Usually with reputable charity raffle providers any on-road costs for cars or stamp duty for houses are fully covered as part of the prize pool so make sure you verify this beforehand on the charity raffle websites. Luckily Australia is one of the only countries that doesn’t charge its citizens tax on lottery winnings, which means whatever you win stays in your pocket!
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Purchasing tickets as part of a charity raffle isn’t considered a donation and therefore is not tax-deductible. However donating any prizes won in a lottery to a cause of your choice would definitely qualify you for a rather large tax-deduction.
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Each state has different regulations for gambling and gaming so you should always double check that you are eligible to enter. We provide information as to which states are eligible to enter underneath each of our listed draws.
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