Ohio House Finance Committee Hears Testimony on Allowing Online Charitable Raffles

Oct 28, 2025

At a second hearing on House Bill 476, witnesses and lawmakers debated whether online raffles should be allowed under Ohio charitable-gaming law and how to protect consumers through licensing, geolocation and age verification; the Attorney General's office urged statutory changes to bring online raffles under existing regulatory structures.

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The Ohio House Finance Committee held a second hearing on House Bill 476, which would authorize online raffles under Ohio's charitable gaming laws, and heard competing views about consumer protections, constitutional limits and oversight.

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