Hello everyone. I would like to host a sort of raffle vie Indiegogo where one person would win an item, each ticket would be $1 with special deals such as $5 for 6 tickets, etc. I see no issues with the logistics of the raffle, I enter the names into a random number generator which picks the winner, then I ship them the object. I just want to make sure that there would be no issues. I would be making less than $50 which would be able to cover the labor of the building of the prize. I am in Pennsylvania and I would like the raffle/lottery to be open to anyone in the US and Canada. Thanks!
You can't really do what you are trying to do. Many states make it illegal for anyone to run a raffle or lottery unless you are a charity registered with the state. I know it would be illegal in California and I believe it would be in PA as well, but their site is loading really slow so I can't verify. You can find the relevant state laws on this page, I think, since it is not loading for me: http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/small_games_of_chance/14500