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Delegate Edelson urges committee to let Orioles run 50/50 raffles at every Camden Yards home game
Summary
A Baltimore-focused bill heard Feb. 10 would raise the annual limit on 50/50 raffles from 12 to 81 for the Baltimore Orioles, allowing mobile ticketing and directing proceeds to the Orioles Foundation. Supporters say the change will expand charitable giving; committee took testimony but recorded no vote.
Delegate Mark Edelson asked the House Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 10 to allow the Baltimore Orioles to hold 50/50 raffles at every home game at Camden Yards, amending a state limit that now restricts charity partners to 12 raffles per year.
The bill would create a single seasonal permit allowing raffles at all 81 regular-season home games, permit mobile ticket purchases, and designate proceeds for the Baltimore Orioles Foundation and its partner charities, supporters told the committee.
What the bill would do and why supporters want it
Edelson told the committee the change is “a hyper local bill for Baltimore…
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