Step by step
How to run a gun raffle fundraiser online
A firearm raffle runs like any other raffle, with two added steps that matter: the right payment processor at the start, and a licensed transfer at the end. Here’s the full path.
Confirm your organization can run a firearm raffle
Verify your nonprofit’s eligibility and your state and local rules for firearm raffles before selling any tickets. Rules vary, and firearm raffles can carry conditions beyond general raffle law. Start with our gun raffle laws by state overview.
Get your turnkey raffle website
Chance2Win builds and hosts your branded raffle site on a firearm-friendly Flux Payments merchant account in your organization’s name — so the campaign runs without a payment freeze.
Set your prize, price and rules
Your organization sets the firearm prize, the ticket price and the official rules, including an alternate-prize rule for a winner who can’t take possession. Chance2Win does not set rules or pricing.
Sell tickets online
Supporters buy tickets online by card. Funds settle directly to your merchant account. Promote it the way you’d promote any raffle night — email, social, and at the post or hall.
Draw the winner
Draw on your scheduled date. Note that some states require a certified physical drawing rather than a digital one — confirm your state’s requirement in advance.
Transfer the firearm through a licensed dealer
The winner completes a federal background check and takes possession through a licensed FFL dealer. See FFL transfer & winner handoff for how this works.
We’ll set up steps 2 through 5 for you
You handle the prize, the rules and the promotion. We build the site, wire the firearm-friendly processor, and get you selling.