Raffle
A raffle ( pl. ~ s, veralt, although grammatically regular righteous: Raffles; Italian:. Lottery ) is a raffle of gift items at festivities or charitable events.
History
Originally, the raffle was a common Italian lottery game in which the lots were drawn from a drum. Since the paper with the lot numbers in the drum by another tumbled ( Italian: tombolare ), this type of lottery received their characteristic name. Raffles were mainly played at carnivals of the assembled crowd in public places.
Under a raffle in the language of German-speaking countries is understood in today's sense, a mostly organized for the purpose of the proceeds of funds for social or charitable purposes event. Therefore, the term also differs from the more raffle lottery and bingo type games in France, Italy, Spain, Turkey and England.
Expiration
The available prices (which are often donated ) will be numbered and at the same time lots are sold to visitors and participants of the event ( street party, ball, club party, etc.). Often participation in the raffle also on the price of admission is coupled to an event (all participants who have paid the regular admission price, then automatically take part in the raffle ). The actual lottery begins only when all the lots are sold by the winners of each prize will be drawn.
Public raffles are mostly fundraising and are therefore generally subject to approval. The legal conditions can be different to the state from city to city, and from the state. For Munich states: According to the provisions of the lottery law in Bavaria there is a gamble if consolidated in a raffle for the purchase of a chance of winning ( lot) charges shall be made and the decision is therefore about winning depend wholly or mainly on chance. Subject to approval, gambling, when it is publicly organized .... Even in Switzerland are raffles from a certain expected amount of income subject to approval.
Known raffles
- A famous in the Federal Republic of Germany raffle is held each year at the ball of the sport in favor of the German Sports Aid Foundation. There, the lots are still available in different colors and first determined before the individual drawing the winning color. As prices including several donated expensive cars waving.
- In Austria takes on balls after midnight interlude often a raffle instead. You can win most commodities, food, clothing and vouchers and usually one or a few major prizes such as getaways.