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Depending on the amount, there are actions operators need to take in the scenario of unclaimed winnings. This page outlines these scenarios.
Amount | Action |
$500 or less |
In the event a winner cannot be identified, or no person comes forward to claim the prize within a reasonable period after the draw is loudly proclaimed, the raffle must be drawn again or, if the method of the draw is a spinning wheel, the wheel spun again. |
$5,000 or less | In the event a winner does not claim a prize in a raffle and/or the person who conducted the raffle cannot, after a reasonable effort, find a winner of the prize, the person who conducted the raffle must:
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More than $5,000 | In the event a winner does not claim a prize in a raffle and the person who conducted the raffle cannot, after a reasonable effort, find a winner of the prize, the community or charitable organisation to benefit from the raffle:
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