Raffle rules · 2026 guide
Raffle rules in Queensland
Every Australian state sets its own raffle rules — permit thresholds, fundraising caps, time limits and draw requirements. Here’s how it works in Queensland, exactly as encoded in the RaffleLink platform (last reviewed 2026-07-10).
Quick answer
In Queensland you need a permit once estimated gross ticket sales exceed $50,000. Below that, no permit is required.
How the QLD permit threshold works
Queensland is the odd one out among Australian states: the permit test is measured on estimated gross ticket sales, not prize value. If the tickets you could sell add up to more than $50,000, your organisation needs a permit before sales open — however modest the prizes.
The flip side is a genuinely useful lever: cap your ticket sales so the maximum possible gross stays at $50,000 or under, and no permit is needed at all. RaffleLink works this out automatically while you set up.
Fundraising caps and time limits
The permit threshold isn’t the only number to watch in QLD: total ticket sales are capped at 5× prize pool. In practice, a bigger prize pool buys you more fundraising headroom — RaffleLink tracks the cap for you as sales come in.
Raffles in QLD can run for 12 months at most.
Special rules in Queensland
Beyond the threshold and cap, QLD raffles come with a few rules of their own — all enforced by the platform, so you can’t accidentally break them:
- The threshold is measured on ticket sales, not prize value
- Prizes must be drawn highest value first
- You can cap your ticket sales so the maximum gross stays under $50,000 — no permit needed
Applying for a QLD raffle permit
If estimated gross ticket sales will exceed $50,000, the permit needs to be in place before tickets go on sale. Permits are issued to your organisation — it’s the raffle’s legal operator — by the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR), and applications typically take 4–6 weeks to process, so build the wait into your launch plan.
You don’t have to navigate the forms alone: RaffleLink flags the permit requirement automatically during setup and can prepare and lodge the application on your behalf — including a fundraising agreement, a ticket sample and an RNG certificate, which the platform generates for you.
RaffleLink’s random-draw software is itself approved by the OLGR (approval no. 147668), so the draw mechanism is already regulator-certified.
Check your QLD raffle in seconds
Enter estimated gross ticket sales and get an instant verdict against the QLD rules above.
Queensland measures its threshold on ticket sales, not prize value.
Enter estimated gross ticket sales to get your verdict. In QLD, permits are required once estimated gross ticket sales exceed $50,000.
QLD raffle questions, answered
- Do you need a permit to run a raffle in Queensland?
- Only above the threshold. In QLD, a permit is required once estimated gross ticket sales exceed $50,000 — at or below that, your raffle can run without one. RaffleLink checks this automatically while you set up your raffle.
- How long does a QLD raffle permit take to get?
- 4–6 weeks is typical, so build the wait into your launch plan. If your raffle needs a permit, RaffleLink flags it during setup and can prepare and lodge the application on your behalf, including a fundraising agreement, a ticket sample and an RNG certificate.
- What happens if my raffle crosses the $50,000 threshold mid-raffle?
- The threshold applies to your raffle as configured — the gross ticket sales your setup allows — so the time to check is before launch, and RaffleLink does that automatically during setup. If you change the raffle later and cross the line, you’ll need a permit before the draw, so talk to us first.
Raffle rules in other states
Or check any state instantly with the permit checker, and see how compliance works on RaffleLink.
Run a compliant QLD raffle without reading the rulebook
Every rule on this page is built into RaffleLink — set up your raffle and the platform keeps it compliant from the first ticket to the draw.