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You are correct. They bought chips they could then "gamble" with. I wonder if Athletics received permission to run this event from the Florida Gaming Commission? I do not know if Florida has an exemption for nonprofit organizations but it might be something to look into. John John H. Taylor Principal, John H. Taylor Consulting 2604 Sevier St. Durham, NC 27705 johntaylorconsulting@gmail.com 919.816.5903 (cell/text) Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987 On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 7:13 AM Igolnikov, Olga <o.igolnikov@unf.edu> wrote: > Colleagues, > > > > I would appreciate your thoughts on the following situation. Our Athletics > department unbeknown to us hosted a casino night. The participants paid a > set amount to play a game of cards. Attendees who won chips during the game > used these chips to enter into a raffle for a chance to win a prize. I tend > to think that the money collected to participate in the casino night can’t > be treated as a gift. What are your thoughts? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Olga > > > > *Olga Igolnikov* > > Sr. Director of Advancement Operations > > > > University of North Florida > > 1 UNF Drive | Jacksonville, Florida | 32224 > > O: 904.620.5250 | C: 814.571.9170 > > E: o.igolnikov@unf.edu > > > > > > >

Colleagues, I would appreciate your thoughts on the following situation. Our Athletics department unbeknown to us hosted a casino night. The participants paid a set amount to play a game of cards. Attendees who won chips during the game used these chips to enter into a raffle for a chance to win a prize. I tend to think that the money collected to participate in the casino night can’t be treated as a gift. What are your thoughts? Thank you, Olga Olga Igolnikov Sr. Director of Advancement Operations University of North Florida 1 UNF Drive | Jacksonville, Florida | 32224 O: 904.620.5250 | C: 814.571.9170 E: o.igolnikov@unf.edu<mailto:o.igolnikov@unf.edu>

John’s second comment is exactly what I was thinking – I hope there’s a consequence to the cavalier planners who may have gotten your organization into trouble. --Marianne ________________________________________ Marianne M. Pelletier Staupell Analytics Group 607-592-3797 marianne@staupell.com<mailto:marianne@staupell.com> http://www.staupell.com From: Advancement Services Discussion List <FUNDSVCS@LISTSERV.FUNDSVCS.ORG> On Behalf Of John Taylor Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 10:19 AM To: FUNDSVCS@LISTSERV.FUNDSVCS.ORG Subject: Re: [FUNDSVCS] Casino Night Question You are correct. They bought chips they could then "gamble" with. I wonder if Athletics received permission to run this event from the Florida Gaming Commission? I do not know if Florida has an exemption for nonprofit organizations but it might be something to look into. John John H. Taylor Principal, John H. Taylor Consulting 2604 Sevier St. Durham, NC 27705 johntaylorconsulting@gmail.com<mailto:johntaylorconsulting@gmail.com> 919.816.5903 (cell/text) Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987 On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 7:13 AM Igolnikov, Olga <o.igolnikov@unf.edu<mailto:o.igolnikov@unf.edu>> wrote: Colleagues, I would appreciate your thoughts on the following situation. Our Athletics department unbeknown to us hosted a casino night. The participants paid a set amount to play a game of cards. Attendees who won chips during the game used these chips to enter into a raffle for a chance to win a prize. I tend to think that the money collected to participate in the casino night can’t be treated as a gift. What are your thoughts? Thank you, Olga Olga Igolnikov Sr. Director of Advancement Operations University of North Florida 1 UNF Drive | Jacksonville, Florida | 32224 O: 904.620.5250 | C: 814.571.9170 E: o.igolnikov@unf.edu<mailto:o.igolnikov@unf.edu>

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