I want to participate in the contest too...

[Kyne_Lyons]

I remember a long time ago, there was a really sour complaint by a poster on the Blizzard forums for a similar reason that got some circulation around the NA forums: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2587678782

Q: Why can't players from all countries participate in your contests?

A: Unfortunately there are restrictions outside our control that apply to contests of this kind, and we as well as our sponsors have to abide by the laws and regulations of the different countries in Europe. Some restrictions apply due to the value of the prizes, some due to the nature of the contest - wherein the definition of "game of chance" is a tricky one. We do our best to work with (or around) this and adapt our contests to the different regulations, but we will not gamble with the law and must therefore exclude some countries from our contests. We will continue to adapt our contests, gather additional information and look into the fine details of national lottery and contest laws to try include as many countries as possible in the future.

Any perceived inconsistencies can probably be attributed to the way winners are selected and how that can be defined as "a game of chance" within certain countries. Direct voting for winners may not be considered "a game of chance" and fall outside of the respective legal entities definition of gambling, whereas judges selecting a winner might be considered "a game of chance", it's really just a huge mess of technicalities that varies wildly from place to place but the law's the law.

I don't follow these contests closely so please don't try to quote me and pick apart my explanation nor do I remotely care, just understand that it's for legal reasons and Square Enix doesn't write the laws where you live, they just have to abide by them.