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Delegate Edelson seeks year‑long 50/50 raffles at Camden Yards for Orioles charities
Summary
A Baltimore‑focused bill would allow the Baltimore Orioles Foundation to run 50/50 raffles at every home game; proponents say it will raise charity dollars while opponents were not recorded for the hearing.
Delegate Mark Edelson presented House Bill 399 to the House Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 10, asking lawmakers to amend state statute so the Baltimore Orioles may run fifty‑fifty (50/50) raffles at all 81 home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Edelson, who described the measure as “hyper local” to Baltimore City, told the committee the bill would increase an existing statutory limit that now allows 12 raffles per charitable organization per year. “What we're looking to do here is allow the Baltimore Orioles to conduct fiftyfifty raffles, at the stadium and in the city, for home…
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