I want to participate in the contest too...

[Etiken]

Alright so I've been reading for the past half hour and again, I not a lawyer... but to me, it is really seeming like they might be possibly getting scared off because of the game having a subscription, and thus needing an account to participate. Some countries seem to see contests that require a payment to enter as illegal gambling. (which again, would be riding a very thin line with our accounts needed for participation).
It may just be that some countries are a bit more developed with the specifics of internet gambling laws than others. I really don't know the specific law that scares SE off, in fact, it may not even be just one. It could be a combination of poorly written laws that makes SE (and other companies) look at it and say, "I'm not touching that with a 10 foot pole!" lol.

One thing is for sure though. There is :something: in EVERY country/province/whatever the hell else is out there that scares companies and lawyers (including SE) away from opening these contests to the world. The last thing SE would need is a multi million dollar lawsuit because they gave away a few thousand ahriman chokers. That would kiss 3.2 goodbye, real quick. lol

Sorry!