Provably Fair Raffles
We use technology to ensure that every raffle is 100% fair, transparent, and cannot be rigged by anyone—not even us.
The Problem with Traditional Raffles
In a traditional raffle, you have to trust the person running it. You trust that they actually have the prize, that they aren't giving winning tickets to their friends, and that the "random" drawing is actually random.
If the organizer decides to keep the prize or pick a fake winner, there's often very little you can do to prove it.
How We Make It Fair
1. The "Locked Glass Box"
When someone starts a raffle, they must first put the prize into a secure "digital vault" (an escrow contract). Once the prize is in there, the organizer cannot take it back. It is automatically sent to the winner the moment the raffle ends.
2. The "Digital Dice"
Instead of us picking a winner manually, we use Chainlink VRF. Think of this as a highly sophisticated digital dice roll that happens outside of our control. It generates a random number that is impossible to predict or manipulate.
What is Chainlink VRF?
VRF stands for Verifiable Random Function. In plain English, it's a way to prove that a random number was generated fairly.
- Unpredictable: No one can know the winner until the draw actually happens.
- Tamper-Proof: Not even the PolyRaffles team can change the result or influence who wins.
- Publicly Verifiable: Anyone can look at the records and see for themselves that the draw was fair.
Trust the Math, Not the Person
By using smart contracts and verifiable randomness, we've replaced the need for trust with mathematical certainty. You don't have to take our word for it—the technology proves it.