Quote Originally Posted by IDontPetLalas View Post
The problem is that they don't even seem to keep up with laws and regulations- small company, you know? "it's not possible" is not a really good excuse when a country, or a part of a country (points to Quebec) modifies its laws and Square doesn't bother to take any notice, year after year, just keeps excluding them from contests. I mean, it's not like they can afford to have people that monitor/validate or, and research this in Marketing/Legal, right?
In New Zealand, Sweepstakes style contexts are allowed under their gambling law IF AND ONLY If it adhears to the proper definition under the gambling act. A short of that definition:

Businesses can not make any commercial gain from the sales promotion, other than through the normal trading of goods and services.

Now, the question about the sweepstakes is, "does all the media following and attention constitute the normal trading of goods and services?" Because more media exposure can definately be seen as a commercial gain. And does it fall under all the other details of the New Zealand Gambling act? Which can be found here btw: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/...DLM207497.html

To say that the legal team of a company doesn't keep up with laws, especially one with as many gacha games as square, is laughable. Fact of the matter is that, if this isn't available in your country, it's going to be due to your country's laws and the risk associated with them in regards to any potential misstep.

But please. Keep spouting nonsense from your soap box. It let me learn a little about New Zealand today.