Your 50/50, fully equipped.
We provide the platform, technology, and equipment behind your 50/50 — ticketing, the draw, and payout tools — backed by customer service your team can actually count on.
- AGCO-registered electronic raffle supplier
- GLI-certified RNG
- Licensed in BC, AB, SK, MB & ON
- PCI-DSS compliant payments
The platform behind four of Canada's largest hospital and foundation lotteries.
1,284 tickets sold · every ticket raises both halves.
The platform behind Canada's biggest hospital & foundation lotteries
What could your 50/50 raise?
Adjust the numbers below and see how a 50/50 could perform for your organization.
What is a 50/50 draw?
A 50/50 draw, sometimes written 50 50 draw or 50/50 raffle, is one of the simplest ways to raise money for a cause. Supporters buy tickets for a chance to win half the total pot. Your organization keeps the other half, no prizes to source, no inventory to manage.
The bigger the pot gets, the more it sells itself. Every ticket sold raises the jackpot and makes the next ticket more attractive, which is why 50/50 draws have become a staple at hospital foundation lotteries, sports fundraisers, and community events across Canada.
Want to split the pot between more than one winner? See our split-pot 50/50 option below.
How Raffle Nexus powers your 50/50
The platform, equipment and support behind the parts that put your licence and your donors' trust at risk.
Every sales channel
Sell 50/50 tickets online, by phone, through the mail, or in person, all synced to one system.
GLI-certified draws
Winners are drawn with a GLI-certified random number generator, the same standard used for real-money gaming.
Automated payout & reconciliation
Every dollar is tracked and reconciled automatically, so your board gets a clean, audit-ready number.
Licensed in five provinces
Certified and registered to run 50/50 draws in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.
Split the pot: one draw, more winners
Prefer to spread the excitement? A split-pot 50/50 divides the winning half among two or more ticket holders instead of one. It keeps the simplicity of a 50/50 draw, cash prize, no procurement, while giving your supporters more chances to walk away a winner.
It's the same platform, the same GLI-certified draw, and the same omnichannel ticket sales, just configured to split the pot the way your organization wants.
Talk to us about a split-pot 50/50The split is set in your draw rules before tickets go on sale, and printed on every ticket.
What the platform covers
A factual look at who handles what — running a 50/50 on the Raffle Nexus platform, with your own team alone, or with a self-serve tool.
Getting licensed, province by province
Here's the regulator in each province, and what to know before you apply. Your organization applies for and holds the licence — we guide you through the process.
Independent Gambling Control Office
IGCOYour licence is held by your organization and issued by the IGCO. We're a registered electronic raffle supplier in British Columbia and file the supplier-side documentation alongside your application.
Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
AGLCAlberta draws are licensed through the AGLC. We're registered to supply electronic raffle systems in the province, and we prepare the system and certification records the application asks for.
Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority
SLGAThe SLGA licenses charitable raffles in Saskatchewan. We're a registered supplier there and work from your target draw date backwards so the paperwork lands in time.
Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority
LGCAManitoba licences come from the LGCA. We're registered to run electronic raffles in the province and supply the draw rules, system specs and reporting your file needs.
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
AGCOOntario is where our AGCO registration as an electronic raffle supplier sits. Your organization applies for the licence; we supply the certified system behind it.
What you'll prepare
- Proof of your organization's charitable or non-profit standing.
- A use-of-proceeds plan: what the money raised will fund.
- Draw rules, ticket price and sales dates — we draft these with you.
Supplier-side documentation, certification records and system specs come from us.
Proven across Canada
From province-wide 50/50 draws to hospital foundation lotteries, Raffle Nexus is the platform behind the programs Canadians trust.
What fundraising teams say about working with us
Licensing had always been our bottleneck. Raffle Nexus walked our board through the application, and our 50/50 launched on the date we needed.
Selling tickets online, by phone, and in person used to mean three sets of books. Now it's one number, reconciled automatically, every time.
Our board wanted to know the draw was fair before anything else. The GLI certification and the audit trail answered that question before it was even asked.
Canadian. Certified. Secure.
Raffle Nexus is a Canadian-owned company, certified as a gaming services provider in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. Our random number generator holds a GLI Certificate of Integrity, and every online transaction runs through PCI-DSS-compliant payment processing.
Ready to run your 50/50?
Start a raffle in three easy steps, or browse the 50/50 draws already running on our platform.
Questions charities ask about 50/50s
Still stuck on something? A specialist will walk your board through it.
How does a 50/50 raffle work?
Supporters buy tickets, and half the money raised goes to one winner. Your organization keeps the other half. The pot grows with every ticket sold, and the winner is drawn at a set date and time.
Does the split have to be 50/50?
The winner’s share is set in your draw rules and approved with your licence. An even split is the standard, and we also run split-pot draws that divide the winning half among two or more ticket holders.
Do we need a licence to run a 50/50 in Canada?
Yes. Charitable raffles are licensed provincially, and your organization applies for and holds the licence. We guide you through the application and supply the supplier-side documentation regulators ask for.
Which provinces is Raffle Nexus available in?
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. We’re a registered electronic raffle supplier in all five.
How long does it take to get licensed and launch?
Review times are set by your regulator, not by us, and they vary by province and time of year. Come to us with a target draw date and we’ll work backwards from it.
How much does a 50/50 typically raise?
It depends on the size of your supporter list, the ticket price, and how long the draw runs. The estimator above gives you a starting range to take to your board.
What should we price tickets at?
Most draws sell in packs — a single ticket, a mid pack and a value pack — so supporters can pick their level. We model the options with you before the licence application goes in, because pricing is part of it.
What ticket-buying channels can we offer?
Online, by phone, by mail, and in person. Every channel reconciles into one system, so there’s one set of numbers at the end — not four.
How is the winner drawn, and how do they get paid?
The draw runs on our GLI-certified random number generator. The platform verifies the winning ticket, tracks the payout, and produces the reporting your licence requires — and our team is on hand to help at every step.
What's the difference between a 50/50 and a raffle with prizes?
A 50/50 pays cash out of the pot, so there is nothing to source, store or ship. A prize raffle needs procurement, fulfilment and usually more lead time — worth it when the prize itself is the draw.
Are 50/50 tickets tax-deductible in Canada?
No. A raffle ticket buys a chance to win, so it isn’t a gift and no charitable receipt is issued. Say so plainly on your raffle page — supporters ask, and it protects your organization.
How small can our organization be to run one?
Small. If your organization can hold a licence in one of our five provinces, our platform can run your draw — from a single community 50/50 to a province-wide lottery.
What happens if we don't sell as many tickets as we hoped?
The pot is a share of what actually sells, so a smaller draw still pays out and your cause still keeps its half. We review the numbers with you and adjust price, channels or timing for the next one.