Nebraska Statutes 9-427. Lottery or raffle; gross proceeds; use; restrictions
(1) The gross proceeds of any lottery or raffle shall be used solely for lawful purposes, awarding of prizes, and allowable expenses.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 9-427
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Gross proceeds: shall mean the total receipts received from the conduct of the lottery or raffle without any reduction for prizes, discounts, taxes, or allowable expenses. See Nebraska Statutes 9-407
- Lawful purpose: shall mean charitable or community betterment purposes, including, but not limited to, one or more of the following:
(a) Benefiting persons by enhancing their opportunity for religious or educational advancement, by relieving or protecting them from disease, suffering, or distress, by contributing to their physical well-being, by assisting them in establishing themselves in life as worthy and useful citizens, or by increasing their comprehension of and devotion to the principles upon which this nation was founded. See Nebraska Statutes 9-408
- Licensed organization: shall mean a nonprofit organization or a volunteer fire company or volunteer first-aid, rescue, ambulance, or emergency squad licensed to conduct a lottery or raffle under the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act. See Nebraska Statutes 9-410
- Lottery: shall mean a gambling scheme in which (a) participants pay or agree to pay something of value for an opportunity to win, (b) winning opportunities are represented by tickets differentiated by sequential enumeration, and (c) winners are determined by a random drawing of the tickets or by the method set forth in section Nebraska Statutes 9-411
- Raffle: shall mean a gambling scheme in which (a) participants pay or agree to pay something of value for an opportunity to win, (b) winning opportunities are represented by tickets differentiated by sequential enumeration, (c) winners are determined by a random drawing of the tickets or by the method set forth in section Nebraska Statutes 9-415
(2) Not less than sixty-five percent of the gross proceeds of any lottery or raffle shall be used for the awarding of prizes, and not more than ten percent of the gross proceeds of a lottery or raffle shall be used to pay the allowable expenses of operating such scheme, except that if prizes are donated to the licensed organization to be awarded in connection with a raffle, the prizes awarded shall have a fair market value equal to at least sixty-five percent of the gross proceeds of the raffle and the licensed organization shall use the proceeds for allowable expenses, optional additional prizes, and a lawful purpose.