Casino Night Fundraiser
Casino Night fundraising should be fun!
When a 501c charity decides to throw a casino night fundraiser or is thinking about doing so. The first place they call is the casino company. This is not were to start. The place to start is the chief of police of the town you want to hold your fundraiser. Every fundraiser is different but we recommend guests don’t start off with more than $100-$200 each. The only setback to re-buys is that theynever guaranteed. Think of them asa nice bonus for your casino fundraiser. If you are going to give guests the full Vegas Casino experience, then offering them drinks is a must? Casino Fundraisers – Great Fundraising Idea for Your Non-Profit or Charity Organization. Casino fundraisers, casino night charity events and charity poker tournaments are great ideas to raise money for your non-profit group or charity organization while entertaining your guests with exciting Las Vegas casino night fun. A Casino Fundraiser (also known as a Casino Night Fundraiser or Monte Carlo Night) is an event where guests experience the fun and excitement of playing in a real casino, but instead of going to Las Vegas, Las Vegas comes to them!
Although it might seem that way, it’s not just fun and games. There are many decisions to be made, each is imperative to the success of your casino night fundraising event. Every decison is equally important, such as: the perfect event date, time, venue, and location. The critical part is rallying support from your sponsors. Hopefully these tips and this proven strategy will help you put together an amazing and profitable event.
Choose an Ace
Nothing is more important then choosing the perfect calendar day. It’s been my experience, (and I’ve worked with many great charitable organizations), that planning your event (6) months to 1-year in advance is a wise decision. This allows proper time to plan and to deliver a flawless and well-organized event. Casino night fundraising requires having a dedicated team, an outreach plan and plenty of time to structure your event to insure that your funding goal is obtained.
Most casino night fundraisers are successfully hosted in the spring, right after Valentine’s Day, through the end of May. Although fundraisers in the fall might be a popular choice, many fail because of scheduling conflicts with football and the Holiday season. If you choose to book your event during fall, be sure to eliminate any event dates that might include regular or playoff high school, college or NFL football and/or dates near the Holidays. If planning for a spring date, be careful of March madness, otherwise you should be good-to-go! Here is a money saving tip – consider hosting your event on a weeknight because many venues and vendors will offer a discounted rate!
Bet this strategy to win
A casino night fundraiser works well because everyone is excited to be a part of creating an authentic casino experience! That enthusiasm carries forward and helps motivate your team towards obtaining those valued sponsorships! If you follow this sponsor strategy, it should have you ‘in the black’ long before event day! Here’s how it works! – Start by reconciling the amount for each ‘casino table game’ you are renting. Then price and sell those casino table games to your sponsors for slightly more than you paid to rent them. By selling them at a higher rate you should be able to cover your casino party rental fees and some of your other expenses too!
Before the event, create framed sponsor signs for each table successfully sponsored. I recommend 6” x 4” because it will fit nicely on any casino table. Then place your ‘sponsor signs’ on each casino table game rented. Please see the example shown in this video.
In-Kind is a great hand!
If your donors cannot sponsor a casino table game, maybe they can offer you an ‘In-Kind Sponsorship.’ These types of donations can be used for a Chinese, silent or live auction and/or a door prize raffle. Many smaller businesses will donate ‘In-Kind’ items such as gift cards, wine baskets, business services, venue memberships, sporting activities and resort/hotel stays.
To begin the donation/sponsorship process start by writing an event donation letter for your team to send out to potential sponsors. It’s a sales process and just like sales does, it requires energy, passion and commitment. Be sure to allow yourself and your team the time they need to obtain those donation commitments. As you move forward and begin to reach your sponsorship goal, be sure to also ask for donations for printing, marketing, food, live music, venue and decorations! You’ll be surprised how quickly things can come together and how easily you can cover all of your expenses with sponsorships!
Here’s a sample donation letter:
Winning At Casino Night Fundraising
As with any fundraising event an effective strategy is essential and choosing the right casino party company to partner with is critical for a profitable event. Contact us to request a meeting with your Board about planning your casino night fundraising event. There are many key factors and compliance issues to address pre-event. We’re the experts in this field and we’re more than happy to help you sort through all of them so that…Everybody Wins!
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How A Casino Event Fundraiser WorksA Casino Night fundraiser is a popular and profitable way for charitable organizations to raise money.Every successful casino fundraiser has one thing in common - a good turnout. If people show up, they willspend money and your profits will follow. Non-profit organizations especially enjoy a casino model forfundraising because their benefactors are easily entertained while donating money.A Casino Event Casino Night fundraiser has the look and feel of a real Las Vegas casino! The only differencefrom Las Vegas is that A Casino Event
dealers do not accept real currency at the gaming tables. A Casino Event FUN money is used at all the gaming tables in exchange for casino-style chips. Betting limits and chip values are displayedat gaming tables and are determined by your committee.As your guests arrive and check-in, they will receive a pre-determined amount of casino scrip (play money),supplied by A Casino Event. The amount of casino scrip the player is given at the door will directly influence howmuch money they will spend the rest of the evening.
Unlike Las Vegas however, no real money is won as a result of gaming. Players become eligible to winprizes when gaming closes by exchanging their casino winnings/chips for raffle tickets. Prizes would needto be donated for several drawings at the end of the evening. A players’ chance to win a prize is limited tothe number of raffle tickets they earned by playing the casino games.
A Casino Event dealers, the Casino Managers,and Casino Hostess will exchange winnings at the rate of (1) raffle ticket for every $100.00 in casino chipsor $100.00 in unused Casino Night Fundraiser Prizes
A Casino Event FUN money. Your committee has the option to change this model to better suitthe needs of the organization.Casino Night Fundraiser Flyer
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