Here’s the thing: running a raffle in Second Life shouldn’t feel like babysitting a money jar. You want something that handles the entries, tracks the pot, picks a winner fairly, pays them instantly, and resets itself—all without you hovering over it.
This script does exactly that.
At its core, this is a fully automated raffle engine built around one simple idea: let people enter as many times as they want, and make every entry count. Each time someone pays the board, the script logs their name, stores their key, and adds their entries into the pool exactly as many times as they paid for. More payments mean more chances. It’s transparent, predictable, and easy for players to understand.
The moment you drop this script inside your board and reset it, it asks you for debit permissions. That step matters because it’s the only way to automatically pay the winner. Once you confirm, the raffle goes live instantly. A countdown starts, people begin entering, and the prize pot starts growing with every ticket sold.
The fun part is how the script handles payments. It doesn’t just take the money and keep quiet. When someone pays, the board announces how many entries they just bought and how large the current pot is. Players love feedback—it tells them the game is active and builds excitement. If someone pays too much, no problem. The script automatically calculates leftover Lindens and refunds the extra amount. No confusion, no lost money, no headaches.
The raffle timer is straightforward. You set the duration, and the script simply handles the countdown in the background. When time’s up, the raffle freezes—no more entries. Then it gets to work picking a winner. Not “random-ish,” but a real random selection using llFrand across the actual number of total entries. If someone bought ten tickets, they truly get ten chances in the draw. Nothing symbolic. Every entry is a real position in the pool.
Once the winner is picked, the board announces their name publicly, pays the entire pot to their key, and confirms the payout in chat. Everything happens instantly. No delays, no manual steps. And right after that, the script resets itself. You don’t need to touch anything. Five seconds later, it’s clean, fresh, and ready for the next round.
One quiet but important detail: the script keeps both the list of participant names and their avatar keys. Names are fun for announcements, but keys matter for real payouts. The script uses both so entries are cleanly tracked and payouts are guaranteed. If someone changes their display name mid-raffle, the system still knows exactly who they are.
The design is intentionally light. No bloated menus, no confusing options, no multi-page dialogs. Just plug it in, set the fee, set the time, and let it run. Because raffles don’t need complexity—they need reliability. And reliability is exactly what this script delivers.
If you’re running a club, store, event area, gaming space, or anything where traffic matters, this raffle board script gives you a small but powerful engagement system. People will enter because it’s quick, the pot keeps growing, and they can buy as many chances as they want. The more they play, the bigger your event energy becomes.
This script is also cleanly written so you can open it and tweak whatever you want. Want a different entry price? Change one number. Want a longer or shorter raffle? Same thing. Want to change the announcements? Adjust the text to match your place’s personality. Because the script is copy/mod, you can experiment freely, make themed boards for holidays, or create multiple boards with different entry prices.
If you ever want to embed it into a full-size raffle machine, drop it into a vendor-style prim, add your visuals, and you’re done. The logic handles itself. And since it resets automatically at the end of every round, you don’t risk leaving a stale or broken raffle running on your land.
Here’s what this really means: you’re getting a complete, self-running raffle system that treats every participant fairly, refunds mistakes automatically, handles payouts on its own, and cleans itself up without you lifting a finger. It’s simple, dependable, and made for real use in active environments—clubs, malls, markets, events, anywhere you want steady engagement.
If you want a raffle script that’s easy to run and even easier to maintain, this is the one you’ll keep using on every board you build.
- Fully automated raffle with unlimited entries per player.
- Real random winner selection based on actual ticket count.
- Auto payout using debit permissions—no manual work needed.
- Overpayment detection with automatic refund to the player.
- Auto-reset after each round for continuous raffle operation.
