Not in Victoria
Cash is not a permitted raffle prize under Victorian rules, so a true 50/50 cannot run there. Victorian clubs run the same idea as a ladder of sponsor vouchers instead.
Victoria’s raffle rules →
50/50 raffles
The prize that grows with every ticket
Half the pool to your winner, half to your cause, and a jackpot that climbs on the page as tickets sell. Nothing to buy up front, state rules built in, drawn and paid out automatically.
Not available in Victoria, where cash prizes are not permitted.
How it works
Three steps, no prize to source
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Choose 50/50 when you create the raffle
The even split is pre-filled. Or design your own: up to ten prize tiers, your percentages, a cap on any tier, and a guaranteed minimum jackpot to get early sales moving.
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The prize grows on the page
There is nothing to buy up front. The pool figure updates live on your raffle page and in the checkout as tickets sell, so the prize does its own promotion.
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Draw, pay out, done
Winners are drawn automatically (signed and published), the winner’s share is paid, your share lands in your bank, and the paperwork is generated for you.
See it working
What your supporters see
The rules
Three things to know before you launch
Permits follow your state’s thresholds
A 50/50 is a raffle like any other for permit purposes. The platform checks your state’s threshold against the pool you could reach and flags a permit before launch, not after.
Check your state →Set a cap if you need one
Some states cap the prize a permit-free raffle can offer. A per-tier cap holds the winner’s share at the limit; anything above it stays with your cause.
Rules by state →50/50 questions, answered
What is a 50/50 raffle?
A raffle where the prize is a share of the ticket sales rather than a fixed item: classically half to the winner, half to the organisation. On RaffleLink the split is yours to design, with up to ten prize tiers and your own percentages.
Do we need to buy a prize?
No. The prize is a share of the pool, so there is nothing to source or pay for up front, and nothing left over if sales are slow.
Can we guarantee a minimum prize?
Yes. Set a guaranteed minimum on any tier and it is shown on the raffle page from day one. If the pool falls short, your organisation tops up the difference, which is why it is optional.
Is a 50/50 raffle legal in our state?
Everywhere except Victoria, where cash is not a permitted raffle prize. In the other states and territories a 50/50 follows the same permit thresholds as any raffle; the permit checker gives your state’s position in a minute.
How is the winner drawn?
Automatically at the close, by the platform’s random draw, which is cryptographically signed and published with the results. Paper tickets sold at the bar can be merged into the same draw.
What does it cost?
5.5% of card sales including GST, and nothing else: no setup fee, no subscription, and cash sales are free. The winner’s share is paid from the pool at the draw.
50/50 raffles, written up
The guide, the launch, and clubs that have run one.
Fundraising ideas
50/50 Raffles: The Complete Australian Guide
How 50/50 raffles work, state-by-state prize limits across Australia, pricing formulas and real results from $9K to $30K+ — everything you need to launch one.
Product news
50/50 Raffles Are Here: The Prize That Grows With Every Ticket
RaffleLink now runs 50/50 cash-pot raffles natively: pick your split, set a guaranteed minimum, and supporters watch the prize pool climb in real time. No prizes to source, store or post.
Club fundraising
The Club Major Raffle
One club raffle in five clears $5,000. What those 435 raffles look like: the boats, bikes, holidays and cash, the $10 ticket, eight weeks, and what to line up with your sponsors before you launch.
Club fundraising
Club Raffles by the Numbers
What 2,100 sporting and community club raffles on RaffleLink tell us: what a typical club raffle raises, which occasions and prizes do best, why the $5 ticket is the club default and its biggest leak, and what the top fifth do differently.
Case studies
How The Brisbane Dinner Raffle Raised $40,600 in a Single Night
At a gala dinner for MND, volunteers sold $24,750 of raffle tickets by tapping cards on their own phones, while a QR code on the tables sold most of the rest. What one night at The Star teaches about event raffles.
Start with an even split
No setup fee, no subscription: 5.5% on card sales including GST, cash sales free, and nothing to buy before the first ticket sells.