Before you open sales on your Queen of Hearts raffle, run this quick pre-launch checklist — the core list every raffle should run, plus the Queen-specific checks.

The core go-live checklist #

1. Payment processor connected. Confirm your processor is fully set up and connected so you can actually accept money. Nothing else matters until this is done.
2. Start and end dates are set. Double-check your event’s start and end dates. The end date is also what unlocks your drawing.
3. Ticket prices match your rules. Make sure your ticket packages and pricing line up exactly with what your printed and posted rules say.
4. Do a real live test order. Have someone who will actually be entered in the raffle buy a ticket for real. This is the big one: it confirms the payment processor works end to end, the confirmation email looks right, and the checkout flows the way you want it to.

Queen of Hearts specific checks #

1. Confirm the card board displays correctly and that selected cards drop out of the pool as they’re chosen.
2. On your test order, select a card and confirm the chosen card carries through checkout onto the issued ticket.
3. Confirm your draw schedule and jackpot structure are settled and clearly spelled out in your printed and posted Rules & Legal copy — walk through it once more, ideally with counsel, so what’s posted matches how you’ll actually run it.