Do the math:
$5/ drawing (not a lot IMHO)
2 drawings a week
52 weeks a year
total spent $520
If you win $1000, you only have to pay taxes on $480.
Do what you want, but I'd deduct it......Bob
However,I *did* spend $100 recently on a raffle ticket issued by a local Catholic high school to raise money.
The prize is a new car and they said that only 400 tickets would be sold...so my chances are 1 in 400.