Business Licenses and Permits for the Sweepstakes Cafe - By: Shannon Canard

Sweepstakes Cafe operators often ask us how to apply for the proper business licenses and permits. The language used to describe the business is key to successfully obtaining a permit. Here are our recommendations for those Internet sweepstakes cafe business owners soliciting donations on behalf of a registered charity:

·         The HEST Charity Sweepstakes participates in a state wide network that utilizes an electronic format sweepstakes to conduct fundraisers on behalf of registered charities.

·         The electronic sweepstakes fundraisers, operated at locations in the state, have finite pools of one million entries. When a customer wishes to make a donation to the registered charity, a corresponding number of sweepstakes entries are drawn from the finite pool and assigned to the donor’s account.

·         The outcome of the donor’s participation in the sweepstakes is determined instantly at the time the donation is made. The outcome cannot be changed in any way by the donor, any employee, or the owner of the retail location.

·         The donor has three methods of determining the value of the prizes awarded in the sweepstakes. They may ask the clerk to instantly reveal the value of the prizes at the main desk, they may go to a computer terminal and instantly reveal the value of the prizes, or they may play any of the entertaining game themes to incrementally reveal their prizes. All three methods of revealing the prizes deliver the same result.

·         Everyone entering the HEST Charity Sweepstakes is provided with a free entry into the sweepstakes each time they enter the store. No purchase or donation is required. Additionally, mail in free entry requests are made available to all customers. There is no restriction on the number of free entry requests that may be mailed in, that will be returned, or the manner in which they may be used.

·         The software program operating the HEST Charity Sweepstakes fundraiser has been submitted to an independent third party testing lab and has been certified as being a true sweepstakes.

Additionally, don't be afraid to submit state/county court orders along with your business license application. The city or municipality needs to be aware of court orders ruling in favor of HEST and the legality of the video sweepstakes system.

And finally, if your business license and permits are denied, ask for it in writing. Never allow a verbal denial. Only written denials can be contested!

About the Author

Shannon Canard is a Manager at Hest Technologies, a leading provider of sweepstakes software that is reliable and legally compliant for Internet Cafe sweepstakes. For more information about software or sweepstakes machines, please visit http://www.hesttech.com.

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