Quote Originally Posted by hap View Post
A quick check of CA law found the provision you mentioned... 90% must go to the good cause... However, it does not say "gross proceeds" but rather "revenue" and a quick check of the CA legal definition of revenue finds they use the standard definition of "return on investment." So all costs are subtracted and it is very much a "net" requirement.

Here are the gaming regs in a pdf format:
http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/pd..._charities.pdf?

Page 26 has the 90% rule.

I looked because that is an extremely difficult standard to live up to and I know there are commercial fundraisers there and they would not work for 10%.

Also, the State is not intrested in occasional charitable raffles... They make it easier than most states.
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Thanks for the clarification. "proceeds" was the term used the memo from our club. Our club and some others had to change the way they ran their raffles after inadvertently running afoul of the laws. Among the things that changed were how to facilities used for the annual big fundraiser were paid for and the elimination of some smaller events that were held during the year. The attorneys in the club sorted it out. Many other organizations have had to change their fundraising efforts over the last few years.

Anyway, the main point was to be certain the club is in tune with local law.

And back to the main question, if the primary audience is non flyfishers, then complete combo is better than just some flies, or videos, or other accessories. The complete outfit is ready to go whereas with other stuff the winner needs to acquire additional things to start flyfishing.