Raffle to sell home is illegal commercial gambling

We hear on the news all the time about somebody who sold raffle tickets to sell their house. Well, in Georgia, it's considered commercial gambling to do that, so it's illegal. Only churches, non-profits, and some other organizations can have raffles.

Joseph Imafidon of Lawrenceville is out on $11,000 bond because he set up a website to sell his home by a raffle. It's so sad, because he probably had no idea he was doing anything wrong. But not knowing the law is no excuse, unfortunately. I hope that if they find he was ignorant of the law, that at least the judge will be lenient. I can see myself, and many people I know, making this same mistake.

Read more at Fox News Atlanta

Update...well I was wrong!
Police: Lawrenceville man busted in house raffle scam