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Senate committee approves bill clarifying online advertising for charitable raffles
Summary
A Senate Insurance & Commerce committee cleared SB 217 to clarify that Arkansas' ban on selling raffle tickets by mail or electronic means does not bar charities or unpaid volunteers from advertising raffles online; the sponsor said he worked with the gaming industry to refine the language.
The Senate Insurance & Commerce committee approved SB 217 on a voice vote, moving to clarify how Arkansas law treats online advertising and the sale of charitable raffle tickets.
An unidentified sponsor told the committee the bill responds to a perceived contradiction in current law that "no raffle tickets shall be sold through the mail or through the Internet, email, fax, telephone, or any other electronic means in Arkansas." He…
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