tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722078841361451161.post7763156756356022337..comments2023-07-28T03:31:32.332-05:00Comments on The Thinking Hunter: Are we losing the "Fun" in "Fund Raiser" Events?Galen Geerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11252610309377046803noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722078841361451161.post-10874889566694034542012-10-23T18:41:26.815-05:002012-10-23T18:41:26.815-05:00Hey Guys! I did read your comments and put them i...Hey Guys! I did read your comments and put them in my folder for next year. <br />Sorry to be slow to post and blog but dealing with life's little issues.<br />glgGalen Geerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252610309377046803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722078841361451161.post-35824291250023431282012-08-12T06:44:59.164-05:002012-08-12T06:44:59.164-05:00I would think it would be possible to structure th...I would think it would be possible to structure the raffle such that statistically it would be impossible to game. If you spend 250 and the gun is worth 300 but there are another two hundred people spending 200 the chances of you winning the 300 dollar rifle might be better than even but in the long run you'll end up losing too often to make it worth it. <br /><br />I'd think the pros only enter when there are too few others buying tickets. You could either wait until a certain ticket threshold is reached before a raffle could begin or I'm sure there must be other methods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722078841361451161.post-55377549260297478122012-07-31T18:47:21.807-05:002012-07-31T18:47:21.807-05:00Wow, I had no idea such a thing happens! At the ev...Wow, I had no idea such a thing happens! At the events I attend, there are usually big-dollar tables that tend to win a lot - haven't noticed any patterns beyond that.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722078841361451161.post-83604477109895831042012-07-24T11:08:21.665-05:002012-07-24T11:08:21.665-05:00"how sharp they are," I meant."how sharp they are," I meant.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722078841361451161.post-260197548892851122012-07-24T11:07:54.940-05:002012-07-24T11:07:54.940-05:00It seems to me that when a nonprofit holds a raffl...It seems to me that when a nonprofit holds a raffle, they are "casting their bread upon the waters," in a sense. <br /><br />The return is the money from the ticket sales. Who can control where the prizes go? <br /><br />Maybe they don't go to the "right" people, but the question is, do you do the right thing with the money raised?<br /><br />The only possible solution is to restrict the number of tickets that one person could buy, but there might be some obscure North Dakota law about that. :)<br /><br />Focus on what you do with the money. If someone spends $250 on tickets to get a gun that they can sell for $300 -- and congratulate themselves on how sharp there are -- well, the club got the $250.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.com