Actividades de bingo y rifas sin licencia en organizaciones sin fines de lucro

Explicación Simple

Si eres parte de un grupo que ayuda a la comunidad, puedes hacer bingo o rifas sin permiso, siempre que sigas ciertas reglas. Solo puedes hacer estas actividades un par de veces al año y el dinero que ganes debe usarse para ayudar a la causa de tu grupo.

Es como cuando en una fiesta familiar decides organizar una rifa para recaudar fondos para un ser querido, sin necesidad de un permiso especial, siempre que todos sigan las reglas y el dinero vaya a ayudar a esa persona.

Ejemplo Práctico

La Asociación de Padres del Colegio San Juan decide hacer un bingo para recaudar fondos para comprar materiales escolares. Organizan el evento en dos ocasiones durante el año, cumplen con las reglas, y aseguran que el dinero recaudado se utilice exclusivamente para comprar los útiles que los estudiantes necesitan.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9.46.0321 - Bingo, raffles, amusement games -- No license required, when Bona fide charitable or bona fide nonprofit organizations organized primarily for purposes other than the conduct of such activities are hereby authorized to conduct bingo, raffles, and amusement games, without obtaining a license to do so from the commission but only when:(1) Such activities are held in accordance with all other requirements of this chapter, other applicable laws, and rules of the commission;(2) Said activities are, alone or in any combination, conducted no more than twice each calendar year and over a period of no more than twelve consecutive days each time, notwithstanding the limitations of RCW 9.46.0205: PROVIDED, That a raffle conducted under this subsection may be conducted for a period longer than twelve days;(3) Only bona fide members of that organization, who are not paid for such services, participate in the management or operation of the activities;(4) Gross revenues to the organization from all the activities together do not exceed five thousand dollars during any calendar year;(5) All revenue therefrom, after deducting the cost of prizes and other expenses of the activity, is devoted solely to the purposes for which the organization qualifies as a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization;(6) The organization gives notice at least five days in advance of the conduct of any of the activities to the local police agency of the jurisdiction within which the activities are to be conducted of the organization's intent to conduct the activities, the location of the activities, and the date or dates they will be conducted; and(7) The organization conducting the activities maintains records for a period of one year from the date of the event which accurately show a