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Cookbook Downloads and Sweepstakes Game Cards To raise money with a In Play Sports fundraiser, you sell In Play Sports Tickets that contain an access code that allows the buyer to download ebook cookbooks from our In Play Cookbooks Library. Beneath this ticket, a promotional sweepstakes game card gives the recipient a chance to win prize money.
Why sell ebook cookbook downloads? Why not just sell the Sweepstakes Game Cards? There is a legal difference between a sweepstakes and a raffle. In a raffle, people pay money for a raffle ticket that gives them a chance to win prizes. Only specific types of organizations can conduct a raffle and most states regulate how the raffles can operate. A sweepstakes is not a raffle. A sweepstakes is a promotion that provides extra incentive for people to buy a product that you are selling. The sweepstakes must have a ‘no purchase necessary’ method of entry. In an In Play Sports fundraiser, the Sweepstakes Game Cards are for promotion only and are not sold directly. Every time someone buys a In Play Sports Ticket, they purchase ebook cookbook downloads from our In Play Cookbook Library . The Sweepstakes Game Card is a promotion that provides a great extra incentive for a person to support your cause.
Our Sweepstakes Game Cards work much like the game pieces in the Monopoly sweepstakes at McDonalds. You can not buy a Monopoly game piece directly. Instead, you purchase things like hamburgers and drinks and receive the game pieces for free. The Monopoly game pieces are a promotion.
No purchase necessary sweepstakes All In Play Sports sweepstakes are “no purchase necessary”. If someone wants a free Sweepstakes Game Card, they can come to your organization and fill out a request form (provided by In Play Sports) to get a free Game Card. They mail the completed request form to In Play Sports along with a self-addressed stamped envelope and then we will mail the person a Game Card. We do not mail them the In Play Cookbook Library access code (because they are not paying). This process is very standard for all companies that conduct sweepstakes.
GENERAL OPERATION OF SWEEPSTAKES In Play Sports Fundraisinng, LLC is a for-profit corporation organized under the laws of the state of Wyoming. We manage the back-office elements of sweepstakes, such as ticket printing, random drawings, rules drafting, and other administrative elements on behalf of participating non-profit organizations ("Charities"). Where necessary, In Play Sports Fundraising is registered with various state agencies as an administrator of charitable solicitations. All proceeds received by Charities relating to the sweepstakes are collected by the Charities themselves, who are solely responsible for all tax and charity reporting as required of 501(c)(3) corporations.
COPYRIGHT All content on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, and images, is the property of In Play Sports Fundraising and is protected by United States copyright laws. All software and services used on this site are the property of In Play Sports Fundraising and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
Cookbook Downloads and Sweepstakes Game Cards To raise money with a In Play Sports fundraiser, you sell In Play Sports Tickets that contain an access code that allows the buyer to download ebook cookbooks from our In Play Cookbooks Library. Beneath this ticket, a promotional sweepstakes game card gives the recipient a chance to win prize money.
Why sell ebook cookbook downloads? Why not just sell the Sweepstakes Game Cards? There is a legal difference between a sweepstakes and a raffle. In a raffle, people pay money for a raffle ticket that gives them a chance to win prizes. Only specific types of organizations can conduct a raffle and most states regulate how the raffles can operate. A sweepstakes is not a raffle. A sweepstakes is a promotion that provides extra incentive for people to buy a product that you are selling. The sweepstakes must have a ‘no purchase necessary’ method of entry. In an In Play Sports fundraiser, the Sweepstakes Game Cards are for promotion only and are not sold directly. Every time someone buys a In Play Sports Ticket, they purchase ebook cookbook downloads from our In Play Cookbook Library . The Sweepstakes Game Card is a promotion that provides a great extra incentive for a person to support your cause.
Our Sweepstakes Game Cards work much like the game pieces in the Monopoly sweepstakes at McDonalds. You can not buy a Monopoly game piece directly. Instead, you purchase things like hamburgers and drinks and receive the game pieces for free. The Monopoly game pieces are a promotion.
No purchase necessary sweepstakes All In Play Sports sweepstakes are “no purchase necessary”. If someone wants a free Sweepstakes Game Card, they can come to your organization and fill out a request form (provided by In Play Sports) to get a free Game Card. They mail the completed request form to In Play Sports along with a self-addressed stamped envelope and then we will mail the person a Game Card. We do not mail them the In Play Cookbook Library access code (because they are not paying). This process is very standard for all companies that conduct sweepstakes.
GENERAL OPERATION OF SWEEPSTAKES In Play Sports Fundraisinng, LLC is a for-profit corporation organized under the laws of the state of Wyoming. We manage the back-office elements of sweepstakes, such as ticket printing, random drawings, rules drafting, and other administrative elements on behalf of participating non-profit organizations ("Charities"). Where necessary, In Play Sports Fundraising is registered with various state agencies as an administrator of charitable solicitations. All proceeds received by Charities relating to the sweepstakes are collected by the Charities themselves, who are solely responsible for all tax and charity reporting as required of 501(c)(3) corporations.
- The Sweepstakes is a collection of a series of ongoing events, each with a designated Charity or Charities as sponsors. Administrator is responsible for creation of program, game cards, and sweepstakes rules. Charities are responsible for advertising and promoting the sweepstakes, collection and administration of all funds, and any and all tax reporting.
- Generation of Game Cards: Prior to the start of each fundraiser, In Play Sports, using a random number generator, creates randomly generated combinations of teams or drivers depending on the fundraiser (we call these the "Combinations"). See each fundraiser's official rules for details of how each ticket is created. Each game card is assigned the Combinations. The assignments are then randomly distributed on the Game Cards.
- Participation by Charities: Charities who wish to participate in a sweepstakes as a Sponsor must enter into an agreement with In Play Sports prior to the start of the Sweepstakes Period. The Agreement allows In Play Sports to manage the Sweepstakes.
- Cost of Participation by Charities: Charities purchase the number of tickets they believe they will distribute during the Sweepstakes Period. The fixed per-ticket price charged to the Charities covers any and all costs associated with the oversight and running of the promotion.
- Offering Game Cards: To raise money with an In Play Sports fundraiser, Charities sell In Play Sports Tickets that contain an access code that allows the buyer to download varying amounts of ebook cookbooks (valued at or exceeding the price printed on the ticket) from our In Play Cookbooks Library. Beneath this ticket, a promotional sweepstakes Game Card gives the recipient a chance to win prize money. Game cards are free to consumers (see the top of this page for more details). Entrants who prefer to enter a sweepstakes without paying the fee receive a Game Card only (they do not receive the In Play Cookbook Library access code). In Play Sports does not offer game cards directly to consumers. The Charities offer the In Play Sports tickets through the solicitation process of their choosing (door-to-door, charity events, telephone solicitation) and according to the charitable solicitation laws of a particular state.
- Game Card Architecture: Each game card provides multiple chances to win. See each fundraiser's official rules for details about the number of chances to win, odds of winning, and prize money amounts, and drawing dates. A single game card is all that is necessary to enter each of the drawings during the Sweepstakes Period. Entrants who receive a ticket after the Sweepstakes Period may not be eligible for all drawings. See official rules for each game for details.
- Generation of Winners: Each game card contains one randomly generated Combination per contest (a contest duration is one week for IPSFootball, IPSBaseball, and IPSHockey; in IPSBasketball, the contest duration is for the 1st half of conference play for one fundraiser, and the 2nd half of conference play for another fundraiser. At the end of any given week or date range as specified on the tickets, entrants tally up the points scored for each team for that particular week or date range. If the total number of points for their combination is among the highest (see each official rules for award places) then the Entrant wins a prize. In Play Sports will calculate the totals each week or date range and email the Charity with the winning ticket number, the team names, and total points for these teams. The Charity then pulls the winning ticket's ticket stubs that contains the Entrants contact information. The Charity then contacts and issues the award to the winners in the form of check or cash as determined by the Charity. Entrants may also check with the Charity from which they purchased a ticket to determine winning status or they may check their game card on the In Play Sports website.
COPYRIGHT All content on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, and images, is the property of In Play Sports Fundraising and is protected by United States copyright laws. All software and services used on this site are the property of In Play Sports Fundraising and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
