Yes it was. I know that raffle ticket purchase was being offered on that facebook group just until around when I made the post you responded to with the payment address being the same as that of "donation address".

Perhaps you were not the one operating it, but whoever operating it was offering it.

The offer had been removed, but I think the unlawful game of chance had already taken place.

This comment remains,
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Kevin Adamson (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 3:35pm on August 18th, 2008
Hey Guys, pheobo from tamparacing.com is raffling off 2 custom made 2JZ upper timing belt covers. Tix are onl$10 and there are 2 to be won. Check out the event I posted or the thread on TR for more info."

 

Funny I don't see a link anywhere in that comment stating that tickets could be purchased online or by sending payment to any paypal address. And I have a message from Pheobo that he sent me stating very clearly that he was ONLY going to sell tickets at the event and require that people be present to attend.

So IF there was a link on the facebook page it was not with Pheobo's approval.

Now how about you go pound sand somewhere else!

 

fuck you.... fuck your palpay... and fuck everyone else...... joe donno made a fool out of you... LOSER.

 

and fuck joe too fucking scum bag piece of shit

 

see, this is what happens when you don't take your meds.

 

lmfao.. what is wrong with this guy? Is there anyway we can petition to ban people that arent posting anything of significance?

 

correct me if i'm wrong but isnt charity gambling legal? weve got a place with a bunch of slot machines here in ocala and its for charity. slots arent normally legal in florida

 

The concern that people have is that JapWorks is likely a for-profit entity. They could get themselves in a lot of shit by running gambling "games". The exception would be if they made a disclaimer of something along the lines, "20% of proceeds from this will be directly donated to whatever charity". Granted, it'd still be gray area, but they'd be less likely to get fucked. If they really want to raffle things off, they should talk to a lawyer, to make sure they don't get fucked by the legal system, or lack thereof, depending on who you're talking to.

 

All e-thugs have is the intrawebs. They feed their own insecurities by harassing others and creating something from nothing. I think they do this because someday they hope to be something and yet they are willing do do nothing, except maybe type.

 

Yes, I believe it is as far as I can tell. I'm not a lawyer. I know that JAPWorks is not a 501(c) NPO though. You're not Goodwill, Red Cross, ACS or the like.

So, giving to JAPWorks is no more "charitable" than giving to Wal-Mart to help with their remodel funds.

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : flsenate.gov


Would it make it okay if they get away with it? Doing whatever we can get away with is different from doing what's legal


Would it make what Joe did okay if he got away with a lot of them?

Two wrongs don't make it right. Being scammed still don't make it lawful to run a raffle intended to benefit an entity that's not legally permitted to be a beneficiary.