Wondering about contest - Guild Wars Forums

GuildWars Combat · Oct 06, 2006, 02:20 AM // 02:20

Yeah this might not really go into this forum but it is a question so dont flame me or anything.

I was wondering why for the Eligibility for the GW contest the canadians have to awnser a mathimatical question.

"Eligibility (location): Entries will be accepted from residents of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec). Canadian residents who are selected will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes."

Sasuke The Betrayer · Oct 06, 2006, 02:40 AM // 02:40

Well, I didn't completely read all the articles, but I believe there's a post in some part of the forums, where the Dev chats are screenshoted and posted. Forgot what it was called, but.. I believe I read that many canadians have a lack of education, and they want educated canadians... tho I totally forget the reason.

Shadowfox1125 · Oct 06, 2006, 02:43 AM // 02:43

I heard it was because the Canadian government required it, but I'm not Canadian, so I'm not a valid source.

dargon · Oct 06, 2006, 03:27 AM // 03:27

The combined effect of Sections 197 to 206 of the Canadian Criminal Code bans for-profit gaming or betting, with exceptions made for provincial lotteries, and licensed casinos and charity events. Many stores, radio stations, and other groups still wish to hold contests to encourage more purchases or increase consumer interest. A classic example of such a contest is Tim Hortons' Roll up the Rim to Win, that gives chance to win prizes with every cup of coffee purchased, with prizes ranging from vehicles to doughnuts. These organizations take advantage of the fact that the law does allow prizes to be given for games of skill, or mixed games of skill and chance. In order to make the chance-based contests legal, such games generally have mathematical skill-testing questions incorporated.

The most common form that these questions take is as an arithmetic exercise. A court decision ruled that these must contain at least three operations to actually be skill testing; for example, a common question might be "(2 × 4) + (10 × 3)" (Answer: 38). Enforcement of these rules is not very stringent, and especially for small prizes, the player may not be required to answer the skill-testing question to claim a prize. Anecdotally, getting the answer wrong is also often not an obstacle to claiming a prize. For contests held in the United States or other countries that are open to Canadians, the questions must also be asked of any Canadian winner.

Oct 06, 2006, 02:20 AM // 02:20	#1
GuildWars Combat Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Profession: Me/	Wondering about contest Yeah this might not really go into this forum but it is a question so dont flame me or anything. I was wondering why for the Eligibility for the GW contest the canadians have to awnser a mathimatical question. "Eligibility (location): Entries will be accepted from residents of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec). Canadian residents who are selected will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes."

Oct 06, 2006, 02:40 AM // 02:40	#2
Sasuke The Betrayer Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Guild: Pink Pearl Profession: Mo/Me	Well, I didn't completely read all the articles, but I believe there's a post in some part of the forums, where the Dev chats are screenshoted and posted. Forgot what it was called, but.. I believe I read that many canadians have a lack of education, and they want educated canadians... tho I totally forget the reason.

Oct 06, 2006, 02:43 AM // 02:43	#3
Shadowfox1125 Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: PST Profession: W/	I heard it was because the Canadian government required it, but I'm not Canadian, so I'm not a valid source.

Oct 06, 2006, 03:27 AM // 03:27	#4
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	The combined effect of Sections 197 to 206 of the Canadian Criminal Code bans for-profit gaming or betting, with exceptions made for provincial lotteries, and licensed casinos and charity events. Many stores, radio stations, and other groups still wish to hold contests to encourage more purchases or increase consumer interest. A classic example of such a contest is Tim Hortons' Roll up the Rim to Win, that gives chance to win prizes with every cup of coffee purchased, with prizes ranging from vehicles to doughnuts. These organizations take advantage of the fact that the law does allow prizes to be given for games of skill, or mixed games of skill and chance. In order to make the chance-based contests legal, such games generally have mathematical skill-testing questions incorporated. The most common form that these questions take is as an arithmetic exercise. A court decision ruled that these must contain at least three operations to actually be skill testing; for example, a common question might be "(2 × 4) + (10 × 3)" (Answer: 38). Enforcement of these rules is not very stringent, and especially for small prizes, the player may not be required to answer the skill-testing question to claim a prize. Anecdotally, getting the answer wrong is also often not an obstacle to claiming a prize. For contests held in the United States or other countries that are open to Canadians, the questions must also be asked of any Canadian winner.