Doppelganger Screenshot Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

[EclaireSpiritBomb]

Really? You couldn't just make the contests global? They're VIRTUAL REWARDS, they have no monetary values whatsoever, and they're not lotteries. How can international laws in any way figure into this?

If I remember right, Quebec has some weird laws about winning contests and considers these kinds of things to be lottos. I won another contest in another MMO and it had a spot on the paperwork release form that had a math question for Canadians. I wish you guys could participate in this kind of stuff too.

[Silvius]

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In order for sponsor to skip the "void in Quebec" restriction, Quebec sweepstakes law requires that the sponsors must do some or all of the following things:

• Register the sweepstakes rules and all advertisements used to promote the contest with the Quebec government at least 30 days ahead of the sweepstake's launch.
• Agree to allow the government of Quebec to mediate any lawsuits arising from the contest.
• Follow strict guidelines about the contents of the sweepstakes rules.
• Allow the Quebec government to determine if the sweepstakes may be changed or canceled once it has started.
• File a written report after the contest has concluded, attesting that the prizes have been delivered or attempted to be delivered.
• Agree to follow a number of other rules and guidelines. See the Quebec Sweepstakes Laws.

[Lament]

Sure, Quebec has some weird restrictions. There are plenty of other places with no such restrictions that have also been excluded simply because they can't be bothered to check what the law would be in the winning entries' countries.

It's hardly a community event when you're excluding people from being able to participate, imo.