Official Rules
London Fly Away Raffle
Sponsored by Buffalo Bills Foundation, Inc.
Please read these Official Rules (the “Official Rules”) before entering the London Fly Away Raffle (the “Raffle”). By purchasing a ticket, you represent that you meet all of the below-stated requirements and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Buffalo Bills Foundation, Inc. (the “Sponsor”), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, or its representative.
1. THE RAFFLE: The London Fly Away Raffle is a raffle whereby tickets are sold online at billsfoundation.org, each ticket carrying a unique ticket number. On or around September 8, 2023, or at such other time as determined by the Sponsor, after Raffle ticket sales have closed, the winning Raffle ticket number will be randomly selected and posted online at billsfoundation.org. The fan who purchased the winning Raffle ticket will receive one (1) travel prize package for themselves and one (1) travel companion to attend the Buffalo Bills football game in London, United Kingdom on October 8, 2023 (the “Prize”). All remaining proceeds from the Raffle shall be retained by the Sponsor, to be used for charitable purposes in the Western New York region. The Raffle begins and ends at the times specified by Sponsor online at billsfoundation.org (the “Raffle Period”).
2. ELIGIBILITY: The Raffle is only open to legal persons located in the State of New York who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of such person’s purchase of the Raffle ticket (each a “Participant”). Employees, agents, representatives, and contractors of the Sponsor, Buffalo Bills, LLC (the “Club”), Fanthem Inc., PrimeSport, LLC dba OnLocation and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, and advertising/promotional agencies, and the immediate families and household members of each of the foregoing, are not eligible to enter or win. The Raffle is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws, and is void wherever prohibited by law.
3. ENTRY: If you meet the eligibility requirements, you may enter the Raffle by agreeing to be bound by these Official Rules and purchasing Raffle tickets in one of the following amounts: Five (5) Raffle tickets for Ten Dollars ($10.00), Forty (40) Raffle tickets for Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00), or One Hundred Twenty-Five (125) Raffle tickets for Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or such special pricing as may be announced from time to time. The purchase of a Buffalo Bills game ticket or any other item is not required to enter the Raffle. Participant need not be present to win. All Raffle ticket purchases must be completed within the applicable Raffle Period. All Raffle ticket purchases are final and no refunds or replacement tickets will be issued. The Sponsor, Club, and any related entities are not liable for any lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, undelivered, or destroyed tickets regardless of cause including, but not limited to, any problem or technical malfunction of any computer, online system or server or technical problem.
4. HOW TO ENTER: You can enter the Raffle during the Raffle Period by purchasing tickets the following way:
a. By visiting billsfoundation.org and creating a raffle ticket account. In order to purchase tickets online you must:
i. Allow geo-location procedures to determine your location;
ii. Complete the online registration and ticket account set up; and
iii. Complete the age verification procedures prior to your Raffle ticket purchase.
If Sponsor is unable to verify that you are over the age of eighteen (18) and located within the State of New York, you will not be able to purchase tickets online. No sale of a raffle ticket may be made to any person on the commission’s self-exclusion list. Online entries generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed, or any other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified. Online entries containing offensive, obscene, derogatory, lewd, or other inappropriate content, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, are prohibited and will be disqualified. Participants assume all risk of lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, or illegible entries.
5. DRAWING: The Raffle Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing. A single Raffle ticket number shall be randomly selected from all eligible Raffle ticket numbers sold during the Raffle Period. The drawing will be held on or around September 8, 2023. The random selection will be conducted by the Sponsor whose decision is final and binding. The randomly selected winning Raffle ticket will be posted on billsfoundaiton.org.
6. PRIZE: One (1) winner who meets all of the eligibility requirements will receive the following Prize for themselves and one (1) travel companion who is eighteen (18) years or older which contains the following elements:
1. Roundtrip coach airfare from Buffalo, NY to London, UK;
2. Two (2) Official NFL International Game Tickets;
3. Hotel Accommodations for four (4) Nights;
4. Entry into the Official Buffalo Bills Pre-Game Party;
5. Deluxe Game Day Transportation;
6. Riverboat Reception for two (2);
7. Afternoon High Tea for two (2);
8. On Location Fan Pub Party Access;
9. Official NFL London Souvenir;
10. Entry into the Bills Fan Welcome Lounge; and
11. Weekend Oyster Card.
Total Approximate Retail Value ```is $13,500.00 for all prizes.
7. CLAIMING A PRIZE: To claim the Prize, the holder of the randomly selected winning Raffle ticket number (a “Prize Claimant”) must contact Sponsor by phone at 716-312-8511 and present the winning Raffle ticket within fifteen (15) days of the applicable drawing to a Sponsor representative at One Bills Drive, Orchard Park, NY 14127. Prize Claimant may be required to leave a voicemail message at the above phone number stating that they believe they are the Prize Claimant and request a phone call back by providing their first and last name, along with the phone number they can be reached at. Each Prize Claimant must provide Sponsor with all information required to claim a prize (including without limitation, eligibility and tax identification information). The Prize Claimant will be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility & Liability/Publicity Release (“Affidavit”) in the form approved by Sponsor prior to receipt of the Prize. In the event that a Prize Claimant either: (a) does not notify Sponsor within fifteen (15) days of the drawing; (b) is ruled ineligible for any reason; (c) refuses the Prize; or (d) does not return an executed Affidavit, then, in each such event, the Prize will be forfeited, the ticket deemed voided, and the Prize will be retained by Sponsor subject to a replacement drawing in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor has no obligation and is not in a position to contact holders of potential winning ticket numbers. All Prizes will be delivered to Prize Claimant and the Prize will be awarded to Prize Claimant within fifteen (15) days of the Prize Claimant delivering the winning Raffle ticket, executed Affidavit, and all other required documents to Sponsor. For security and safety reasons, no cash payments will be made to the Prize Claimant. Unclaimed winnings will be retained by the Sponsor for its charitable purposes. If you need more information, please call 716-312-8511.
8. ODDS: Odds of winning are variable based on the total number of Raffle ticket numbers sold during the Raffle Period.
9. TAXES: Each Participant acknowledges that they have been informed that the IRS has taken the position that amounts paid for chances to participate in raffles, lotteries, or similar programs are not gifts and, therefore, the price of a Raffle ticket does not qualify as a deductible charitable contribution. Furthermore, each Prize Claimant acknowledges that federal law requires that a tax withholding on certain prize values must be collected from winners upon award or distribution. Federal and state withholding laws are subject to change without notice. The withholding laws in effect at the time each Prize is claimed will be followed.
10. TRANSFER OF RAFFLE TICKET: Raffle tickets may not be resold, or permitted by a Participant to be resold. Any Raffle ticket which has been resold in violation of these Official Rules shall be void and such Raffle ticket number(s) shall be ineligible to win. All individuals who re-sell, purchase, or receive a Raffle ticket in violation of these Official Rules shall be ineligible to participate in the Raffle or to win a Prize. The eligible Participant in physical custody of the winning Raffle ticket shall be deemed the winner unless the ticket was re-sold or otherwise transferred in a manner in contravention of these Official Rules, in which case the winning ticket shall be voided and a new winner may be randomly selected at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
11. PARTICIPANT’S GRANT OF LICENSE: By participating in the Raffle or accepting a Prize, each Participant and Prize Claimant hereby irrevocably and perpetually grants to the Sponsor and Club, and their designees, a worldwide license to use, publish, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute and publicly display any images or likenesses taken or captured of the Participant or Prize Claimant in connection with their participating in the Raffle or receiving the Prize (collectively, the “Images”), in any form, media or content which now or hereafter exists, for advertising, promotional or any other commercial purposes as well as non-commercial purposes. Participant and Prize Claimant each waive any compensation for any use of such Images. Participant and Prize Claimant each hereby release and waive any claims, demands, damages, losses, liabilities and causes of action arising from the Sponsor, Club, or their designee’s, uses of the Images, including, without limitation, any claims for defamation, libel, invasion of privacy, publicity, personality, or exploitation of the Participant’s name or likeness.
12. RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY: By participating in the Raffle, Participant and Prize Claimant, both on each of their own behalf and on behalf of each of their spouses, assigns, guardians, administrators, executors and legal representatives, hereby release, waive, discharge, covenant not to sue, and indemnify the Sponsor, the Club, Erie County, New York, Erie County Stadium Corp., PrimeSport, LLC dba OnLocation, and the National Football League and its member clubs (collectively the “NFL Entities ”), together with all of the past, present or future predecessors, successors, assigns, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, related entities and persons, owners, shareholders, members, partners, trustees, elected officials, directors, managers, employees, servants, principals, agents, consultants, contractors, representatives, sponsors, and insurers of each of the foregoing from any claim or loss arising out of or related to the Participant’s or Prize Claimant’s participation in the Raffle, acceptance of the Prize, or any exercise by the Sponsor of any of its rights set forth herein or the Official Rules of the Raffle, including, but not limited to, any claims related to (i) any injury to the Participant (including death) or the Participant’s property that occurs in connection with participation in the Raffle, receiving the Prize, traveling domestically and internationally after receiving the Prize, or any related activities, (ii) any failure to report and pay any income taxes or other taxes arising from acceptance of the Prize, and (iii) the Participant’s acts or the acts of any other party with respect to the Participant’s receipt of the Prize, or participation in the Raffle, regardless of whether any such claims are caused in whole or in part by the negligence of any entity or person released hereunder. Further, the Released Parties are not responsible for printing errors in any Raffle related material or any misdirected, incomplete, lost, late or illegible tickets or other errors or problems that may limit the Participant 's ability to participate in or win the Raffle. The Released Parties are not responsible for any other error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of tickets, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, including in connection with the administration of the Raffle and the announcement of any Prize Claimant. A Raffle ticket will be void and no Prize will be awarded to the Prize Claimant if there is proof that the ticket was stolen, unissued, ineligible, altered, counterfeit in whole or in part, defective, printed in duplicate or printed/production in error.
13. DISPUTES AND GOVERNING LAW: The Raffle shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rule of any jurisdiction. As a condition of participating in a Raffle, Participant and Prize Claimant agree that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Raffle, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively by arbitration in a location selected solely by Sponsor in Erie County, New York. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney fees, other than participants' actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering the Raffle), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. Any claims regarding the Raffle that are not deemed released and in the event arbitration is not enforced, must be brought in the State or Federal Courts in Erie County, New York, and Participant and Prize Claimant hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for purposes of any such action. The Raffle is void outside the United States and where prohibited by law. IN NO EVENT SHALL SPONSOR, CLUB OR ANY RELATED ENTITY BE LIABLE TO FOR DAMAGES THAT EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE PRIZE AWARDED TO ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE RAFFLE.
14. DISQUALIFICATION; CHANGES: Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the ticketing process or the operation of the Raffle, re-sells their Raffle ticket, violates the Official Rules, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. The Sponsor reserves the right to, at its sole discretion, cancel, suspend and/or modify the Raffle or these Official Rules or disqualify any individual or ticket for purposes of protecting the integrity of the Raffle or addressing changes in business operations or other circumstances, to the extent allowed under applicable law. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE RAFFLE IS A VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM AND/OR PROSECUTE ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
15. SPONSOR; WINNERS LIST: The Sponsor of the Raffle is the Buffalo Bills Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and the address of its headquarters is One Bills Drive, Orchard Park, NY 14127. You may obtain a listing of the winning raffle ticket number by sending a request (identifying the “London Fly Away Raffle”) to the above address, together with a stamped, self-addressed envelope. The winning Raffle ticket number will also be posted on billsfoundation.org.
