Quote Originally Posted by Majidah View Post
how is this any different from a seasonable event or a dalamud event?
I think the legal difference is that a contest has winners chosen by judges who represent the sponsor, rather than being a game mechanic where everyone has an opportunity to earn the item or a game mechanic where a random number generator chooses a winner. Many of these contest laws are put in place to prevent corruption, such as judges awarding prizes to friends and family or excluding a group of persons due to prejudice.