Mavericks, Stars fans looking for a jackpot, wins with inaugural raffle at AAC

Fans attending Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Stars games this weekend will be able to participate in a charitable in-game raffle.

The foundations for the pro teams will launch the 50/50 Raffle with the Stars going first on Saturday with their game against the New York Rangers and the Mavericks on Sunday when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The tickets will be three for $5, seven for $10, 20 for $20 and 50 for $40. Prices are subject to change and will be sold throughout the American Airlines Center.

One drawing will be done during the fourth quarter of Mavericks games and at the beginning of the third period during Stars games to determine the jackpot winner for that game. For each raffle, half the jackpot will go to the selected winner and the other half to the respective team's foundation to support women's and children's causes across North Texas.

During fall 2015, Texas voters passed Proposition 4 which helps fund the professional sports team foundations' charitable activities by allowing the teams to conduct charitable raffles at every home game - rather than twice per year as permitted under the former law.

For decades, Texas non-profits have used raffles to raise money for charity.

Now, the proposition is allowed to help the foundations of pro teams, including the Mavericks, Stars, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas.

This story was originally published February 22, 2016 at 5:42 PM with the headline "Mavericks, Stars fans looking for a jackpot, wins with inaugural raffle at AAC."