Queen of Hearts Weekly Drawing Rules

Westville Lions Club
License from Village of Westville
Rules for Queen of Hearts Raffle

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What is the Queen of Hearts game?  This is a weekly progressive raffle.  Players participate by purchasing a ticket.  Tickets are 6/$5.  A player can buy as many tickets as he/she likes.  The player must write their name and telephone number along with the corresponding card on the Queen of Hearts board to be chosen on their behalf if their ticket is drawn. The ticket will be drawn every Thursday (excluding holidays) with starting date reflected below.  Once the drawing is complete the tickets are discarded.  If the Queen of Hearts is not drawn, the balance of the pot rolls over and a new drawing will be held every week until the Queen of Hearts is selected from the board.  If both Jokers are drawn a new board will be started and pot rolled over to the new drawing. One ticket will be drawn each week the drawing is held. 

RULES OF THE GAME

  1. Tickets will be sold for 6/$5, from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

  2. The first drawing will be held on 07/07/22 at 7:30pm at Izzy’s, 702 N. State St., Westville IL 61883.  Future drawings will be held every Thursday after the first drawing excluding holidays.

  3. Minimum pot amount is $1000 with disbursement as noted below. 

  4. The purchaser selecting the winning raffle ticket will have selected a card still available on the board.  This card will have been written on the raffle ticket.

  5. To win the game you must pick the Queen of Hearts from the Raffle board.

  6. If the Queen of Hearts is not drawn the pot rolls over to the next week. All raffle tickets will be discarded and a new set of tickets will be sold for the next drawing held.

  7. The pot will continue to build until the Queen of Hearts is drawn.

  8. If both Jokers are selected a new board is started the following week with 54 cards and the pot continues.

  9. A Westville Lions Club member will expose from the Raffle board the card written on the randomly selected ticket.  If the Queen of Hearts is drawn the winner will receive 50% of jackpot if present, 25% of jackpot if not present. If the Queen of Hearts is not drawn the winner will receive a cash prize for having their ticket drawn.  If a Joker or Face Card is drawn the winner will receive a cash prize.  See Prize Payouts at the end of the Rules. 

  10. If the winner cannot be identified for any reason then the pot rolls over and no card is selected from the Queen of Hearts board.  The Westville Lions Club will attempt to identify the winner in the next 24 hours to still have a legitimate drawing.  If the number on the raffle ticket is not available on the game board, the pot rolls over and no card is uncovered.

  11. The Westville Lions Club will withhold all taxes from winnings where applicable for amounts over $600. You will be required to provide proper identification and information for tax purposes. All tickets and monies will be accounted for by the Westville Lions Club in accordance with all state and village requirements.

  12. If your raffle ticket is drawn and you draw a pay card, you will receive the pay card prize and the prize for that stage ticket drawing (see last page of rules). Amounts less than $250 can be paid in cash that night.  All others will be paid by check within two weeks.

  13. Ticket sales will start on 07/07/22.

  14. After the raffle game has been fully paid out (the Queen of Hearts was picked) then the Queen of Hearts raffle game board will be retained by the Westville Lions Club for a minimum of 45 days.

Terms and Conditions: The Raffle is subject to these Official Rules. These Official Rules cannot be changed by any oral statement made by any member, consultant or agent acting on behalf of Westville Lions Club. The rules can be changed at any time in writing and posted by the Westville Lions Club.  By entering the Raffle, entrants accept and agree: (1) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Westville Lions Club which shall be final and binding; (2) waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Raffle or these Official Rules; (3) that DLF may use the entrant's name, photograph, likeness, statements, or voice for promotional or advertising purposes in connection with the Raffle in all forms of media, now or hereafter known, in perpetuity, without review, permission or further compensation, except where prohibited by law.

BY ENTERING THE RAFFLE, EACH ENTRANT RELEASES WESTVILLE LIONS CLUB, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, THEIR AFFILIATES AND ALL OFFICERS, AGENTS AND VOLUNTEERS FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY'S FEES) CAUSED BY PARTICIPATING IN THE RAFFLE OR WINNING ANY PRIZE OR RESULTING FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, AND EACH WINNER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD WESTVILLE LIONS CLUB HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN THE RAFFLE OR THE WINNER'S ACCEPTANCE OR USE OF ANY PRIZE. A RAFFLE ENTRANT'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST WESTVILLE LIONS CLUB ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OF TICKETS OR THE CONDUCT OF THE RAFFLE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR THEIR TICKET(S). IN NO EVENT SHALL WESTVILLE LIONS CLUB, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES OR VOLUNTEERS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURIES TO EARNINGS, PROFITS OR GOODWILL, OR FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE RAFFLE OR THESE OFFICIAL RULES SHALL BE SETTLED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (PURSUANT TO ITS EXPEDITED PROCEDURES) UNDER ITS COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES AND CONDUCTED IN VERMILION COUNTY, ILLINOIS. JUDGMENT ON THE AWARD RENDERED BY THE ARBITRATOR MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION THEREOF. 

Cancellation/Termination of Raffle: By purchasing a Ticket and choosing to participate in the Raffle, each Raffle participant acknowledges and agrees that the Westville Lions Club has the right, in its sole discretion, to elect not to proceed with the Raffle for any reason whatsoever or for no reason. In such an event the Westville Lions Club will conduct one final drawing in which Tickets will be drawn until the Queen of Hearts location is determined on the board.

Registration with the State of Illinois: Westville Lions Club has registered with the Village of Westville