Posted by Nicolae on October 30th, 2008 under Gambling terminology
Tags: auction, basket, bidders, chance, charity, Chinese auction, Events, fundraising, items, raffle, silent, tickets, Video •
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A Chinese auction is a type of auction (actually a combination of auction and raffle) that is typically featured at charity or other fundraising events.In a Chinese auction, bidders are not prospective buyers (as in the conventional English auction). Instead, they buy tickets, which are essentially chances to win items. Bidders may [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 9th, 2008 under Legislation, Online Gambling, Politics, UIGEA, United States
Tags: Barack Obama, campaign, campaign's national website, Denver, donation, donor, gambling, gambling laws, illegal, Minnesota, Minnesota Gambling Control Board, Nick Kimball, Online Gambling, raffle, supporters, Tom Barrett, violation •
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On the campaign’s national website, Obama ask for donation between $5 and $2300 in exchange of a chance for every donor to be chosen as one of the 10 supporters to meet Barack backstage in Denver.
Tom Barrett, head of the Minnesota Gambling Control Board, consider that this is an illegal raffle and a [...]
