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Everything you need to know about running events and buying tickets on Drawdrop.
Sign up with your Google account or email address. Once logged in, name your venue or organisation and connect your bank account through Stripe Connect. Stripe handles all payment processing — ticket revenue, auction payments, and donations flow directly to your connected Stripe account. Drawdrop never holds your funds.
Drawdrop is available in Australia (AUD) and the United States (USD). Your currency is determined by your Stripe account region.
Set up a raffle with a title, prize description, and ticket price. Configure ticket bundles (e.g. 1 for $5, 3 for $10, 10 for $20) to encourage larger purchases. Set your draw time — either a scheduled time for an auto-draw or leave it open to draw manually when you are ready.
For multi-prize draws (1st, 2nd, 3rd place), configure multiple prize tiers. Each prize is drawn separately, and previous winners are excluded from subsequent draws.
Sell raffle tickets in three ways:
Walk-around mode: Staff can sell tickets on mobile devices while moving through the venue — at tables, in the beer garden, or at the bar. Use the shared staff PIN to log in without needing their own account.
When it is time to draw, you have two options:
Every draw uses a random selection process. Each ticket has an exactly equal chance of winning. Once a draw is triggered, the result is final and recorded permanently. Redraws are available if a prize cannot be claimed.
Create a silent auction and add items with photos, descriptions, and starting bid amounts. Share the auction link or QR code with your guests. Bidders open the page on their own phone, browse items, and place bids — no paper bid sheets needed.
Bids are tracked in real time. When the auction closes, the highest bidder on each item wins. You can see all bids, bidder details, and final results in your dashboard.
Set up a donation page for a cause, fundraiser, or community initiative. Describe what the donations will support and share the link. Donors can contribute any amount they choose and pay online via card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.
Donations flow directly to your connected Stripe account. Drawdrop is not a charitable platform — if you are collecting donations on behalf of a charity, you are responsible for ensuring compliance with charitable fundraising laws and providing any required receipts or documentation to donors.
Use event ticketing to sell admission tickets to your function, show, trivia night, or any other event. Set up ticket tiers (e.g. General Admission, VIP, Early Bird) with different prices and quantities.
Sell tickets online ahead of time or at the door on the night. These are entry tickets for your event — they are separate from raffle tickets used in prize draws. Buyers receive a confirmation and can show their ticket at the door.
Running a raffle, a silent auction, and a donation page at the same function? Group them together under a single event link. Guests access one URL or scan one QR code and see all activities in one place.
Multi-event grouping keeps things simple for your guests and makes promotion easier — one link on the poster, one QR code on the table, everything connected.
Your dashboard gives you a complete picture of every event:
Raffle and gaming laws vary by state, territory, and country. Drawdrop shows compliance guidance relevant to your location to help you understand what permits or licences you may need. This is general guidance only — not legal advice.
You are responsible for obtaining any required permits, following local regulations, and ensuring your events are legally compliant. If you are unsure, seek independent legal advice before creating an event.
Scan the QR code at the venue or open the link shared by the organiser. Choose how many tickets you want, enter your name, and pay with card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. You will receive your ticket numbers instantly. No account or app download needed.
You can also buy tickets in person from venue staff — they will enter your name and handle the payment (cash or card).
Open the silent auction page, browse the items, and place your bid. Enter your name, the amount you want to bid, and your contact details. You can bid on as many items as you like. If someone outbids you, you can come back and bid again before the auction closes.
Open the donation page and choose any amount you would like to give. Enter your name and email, then pay online via card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. Your donation goes directly to the venue or organisation running the fundraiser.
If you provide your phone number or email address when buying a ticket or placing a bid, you will be notified via SMS and/or email if you win. Winner notifications are sent automatically after the draw is complete — whether it happens live or via auto-draw.
The winner's first name and ticket number are displayed on the event page for everyone to see. Full names and contact details are never shown publicly.
Every Drawdrop draw uses a random selection process. When the draw is triggered — whether manually or by auto-draw — the platform selects a winner from all valid tickets. Each ticket has an exactly equal probability of being selected.
All ticket and event data is stored in Google Cloud Firestore, a managed database with built-in redundancy and audit logging. Draw results cannot be modified after the fact. The platform maintains a complete record of every ticket sold, every draw conducted, and every winner selected.
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