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Nonprofit leaders urge OK for credit-card raffle sales; gaming groups warn of slippery slope
Summary
Nonprofits told lawmakers HB 141 would modernize fundraising by allowing credit-card purchases of raffle tickets for charities, schools and colleges; gaming-industry groups warned the change risks expanding credit-card gambling and urged caution.
House Bill 141 would permit charitable nonprofits, colleges, universities and school districts to accept credit-card payments for raffle tickets and online raffle sales. Proponents argued the change modernizes fundraising and removes practical barriers for volunteers and donors.
Representative Ed Buttry said the change would be tightly scoped to charitable raffles and stressed that debit cards and cash would still be allowed; he argued credit-card…
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