Run a compliant online raffle fundraiser. Free.
Set it up in an afternoon on Maine’s first state-approved platform, or have us build and run the whole thing. $650,000+ raised for Maine nonprofits so far.
Built in Maine,
for Maine
Maine Online Raffles started within a marketing agency helping one nonprofit client move an in-person raffle online during COVID. When Maine restricted online raffles to approved platforms, and no platforms existed, we spent months working with regulators to become the first.
In October 2023, after the shooting in Lewiston, a local organization asked for help with an emergency fundraiser. The response showed what Maine can do in a weekend, and we have been building for Maine fundraisers ever since.
Maine's first state-approved online raffle platform
Most raffle websites cannot legally run a Maine charitable raffle. Maine Online Raffles is approved by the Maine Gambling Control Unit as the state’s first Payment Management System.
Approved under Maine’s 17 MRS §1837-C pathway for online charitable raffles.
We worked directly with the Gambling Control Unit to define what a compliant online raffle looks like in Maine.
Location verification, card and VPN detection, unique ticket numbering, documented drawings.
Run it yourself, or hand it to us
Every raffle starts free. Add our team when you want the work, and the risk, off your plate.
You keep 100% of ticket sales.
- You build and run your raffle with our guided setup
- Classic, 50/50, Basket, and Calendar raffle formats
- Online ticket sales with automated compliance paperwork
- Facebook & Instagram ads available. Ad spend billed at your raffle’s end
- Access to all platform marketing tools and features
- Personal assistance and management for raffle marketing
- Email support for you and your buyers
Buyers can add optional Bonus Tickets at checkout, which support the platform.
All-in, payment processing included.
- We build, run, promote, and draw your raffle
- Every raffle format, including Membership Raffles
- Online plus in-person sales, if desired
- Marketing matched to your raffle: Facebook and Instagram ads (you reimburse ad spend only when the ads produce revenue), email, and radio or TV where it fits
- Compliance filings and permits done for you
- Backed by our 100% Profitable Guarantee
$1,000 setup fee, waived when prize value is above $2,000.
Five ways to run a raffle
From a single grand prize to a monthly drawing your supporters never leave, there is a format for every mission.
One major prize or prize tiers. The straightest line from a donated prize to a funded mission.
Ticket sales are the prize. Half the pot to the winner, half to your mission.
Themed baskets and prize packages supporters pick between.
One ticket enters supporters into drawings across a set period.
A monthly raffle subscription that turns one-time donors into recurring revenue. Done for you and by application only. Apply today.
How it works
Pick a program, set the prize, ticket prices, and drawing date. Do it yourself, or we build it for you.
Every purchase generates a personal referral link. Email and text follow-up runs automatically.
Compliant drawing, winner notification, and clean reporting for your records.
You'll work with a person, not a platform
Maine Online Raffles is run by Nathan Sessions, the fundraising systems builder behind Maine’s first approved raffle platform. Every managed raffle gets his direct attention, by phone, Zoom, or in person.
raised for Maine nonprofits, one fundraiser at a time.
Your raffle could be live this today
Free to run yourself. Guaranteed profitable when we run it for you.
