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Posted by Bill Hoggett on 24-Jun-2002 18:48 GMT | In reply to Comment 78 (Darrin): > Now let me get this straight... if it's illegal to make someone purchase an
> item in order to be included in a "draw" then why do I have to BUY lottery
> tickets? Surely this is a "draw" for "free money" and if certain people are
> right about the "no puchase necessary" clause then I should be able to get
> my lottery ticket for free without having to puchase it? Somehow I don't
> think that argument is going to fly... in ANY country ;)
The law prevents a prize draw being used as a marketing ploy for commercial products - at least in theory. There is nothing to stop the lottery itself from being a commercial venture any more than there is a law to stop a raffle from raising money. However, making people buy a computer to be entered in a draw for a holiday is as illegal as having to buy a book to stand a chance of winning a car.
Believe it or not, such practices are definitely illegal in the UK. |
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