1. Meet eligibility requirements. There are three criteria that must be met before an organization is eligible to hold a legal raffle in Pennsylvania. The organization must be not-for-profit. Furthermore, it must be a charitable, religious, fraternal or veterans organization, or a civic and service association. Finally, the organization must have been in existence and fulfilling one of the prerequisite purposes for at least one year prior to applying for a raffle permit.
2. Apply for a permit, if necessary. If your raffle will award a single prize over $500 or prizes totaling more than $5,000 in value in a month, you must apply to the municipality for a special raffle permit no less than 30 days prior to the date on which tickets will begin being sold. The application must state the date and location of the drawing, the number of chances to be sold, their price, the value of the prizes and the date that sales of chances will begin.
3. Do not advertise prizes except to members. Pennsylvania law prohibits advertisement of a raffle's prizes or their cash value except in publications circulated among the membership of an eligible organization. The actual tickets to the raffle are permitted to state the nature of the prize.
4. Get a member to volunteer. The raffle must be conducted by a bonafide member of the organization, who is not allowed to be compensated for their service.
Best of luck ... I'm sure you have the means. I am just stating the why's .. and I'm not shooting this idea down. I support this 100%. However, I also am about this site and supporting this site. If we allow one, we have to allow all.
