Safe Berks Super Bowl Raffle Rules
- This raffle is being conducted by Safe Berks (“Safe Berks”), located at 255 Chestnut Street, Reading, PA 19602 pursuant to the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act. Safe Berks is a non-profit organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). All proceeds, less expenses, will benefit Safe Berks’ operational needs. Safe Berks operates this raffle pursuant to Small Game of Chance License ID # G-25-045643-R and Special Raffle Permit # G-25-045643-R, License ID # G-25-045700-P.
- The winner of the raffle will be provided with two (2) tickets to the Super Bowl in New Orleans, LA on February 9, 2025. Travel and hotel accommodations are not.
- A maximum of 500 tickets will be sold at $100 per ticket. The odds of winning are dependent on the number of valid entries.
- The raffle will be conducted from January 3, 2025 to January 21, 2025 with tickets available for purchase while quantities last through 8:00 p.m. on January 21, 2025.
- Tickets may be purchased online at safeberks.org or in person at Safe Berks, 255 Chestnut Street, Reading, PA 19602 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. If availability remains, tickets may be purchased in person at the Doubletree by Hilton, Reading from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on January 21, 2025. The online sale of tickets at safeberks.org will end on January 21, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. unless all tickets have been sold beforehand. Safe Berks makes no representation regarding the availability of tickets at any time.
- Purchasers of tickets must legibly write their name, address, phone number and email address (if applicable) on the ticket. Entrants who purchase their tickets online give express permission for their ticket stubs to be filled out by an employee of Safe Berks. A ticket purchased online will be mailed to the entrant via USPS First Class Mail.
- Each ticket shall constitute a separate and equal chance to win with other tickets sold or issued.
- To be eligible to win, a person must be a Pennsylvania resident over the age of 18.
- Safe Berks employees and staff are not eligible to win. Members of the Safe Berks Board of Directors are not eligible to win.
- All payments for tickets must be made ACH online or in person with cash or check. Credit and Debit cards are not accepted. Checks should be made payable to “Safe Berks.” If any purchaser’s check is dishonored by the bank, the raffle ticket will be declared invalid unless and until full payment in “good money” is made prior to the drawing.
- The winner will be picked by public random drawing to be held on January 21, 2025, at 8:30 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton, Reading, PA.
- The winner does not need to be present to win. The winner will be contacted immediately after the drawing.
- The winner must present the raffle ticket stub when claiming their prize, provide one form of picture identification and must complete and sign an IRS Form 5754, which requires a social security number or tax ID number. Delivery of the prize shall be made solely to the entrant based on providing the raffle ticket stub, picture identification, and, when required, a social security number/tax ID number and completion of a W-9.
- The winner is subject to all Federal and State tax regulations and payment of any taxes is the sole responsibility of each winner.
- The winner acknowledges that Safe Berks, its agents and representatives have not made and neither are they in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee expressed or implied in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular use.
- If the winner cannot be reached at the phone number, email address or mailing address on the ticket stub for any reason by 4:00 p.m., on January 24, 2025, a disqualification will result, and an alternate winner will be drawn.
- The decision of the Chief Executive Office, Director of Development and the Board of Directors of Safe Berks shall be final on all matters concerning the raffle.