- Delta 15t
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Known by some, but not by all.
Soffish: Do not eat!
TWP Assistant Director.
Let's take a look at a fact not covered.
Bungie has a legal team either on staff or retains a lawyer or lawyers to make sure what they are doing is legal.
Foman is not the only lawyer who is a member here. Any lawyer who happens to be a member here would pick up on whether something Bungie is doing is legal or not.
Because this is a public site, it is also monitored by those who enforce State and Federal laws. I would say namely the FCC for starters. I'm sure there is a list of organizations that monitor web sites such as this.
Long story short, we can haz steak if we win as outlined by the rules Bungie has set forth. It's legal.
My only question to the OP is: Are you a vegetarian?
~Delta
Posted by: Jin Kisaragi
As dictated per Foman, I am migrating the topic to Bungie.net community forum.
Hopefully we can now start off on a clean slate:
So I was reviewing the new "Bungie vs the World: Steaktakular content": http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link =steaktakular
When I noticed something. Right there in the official rules, "No purchase necessary", yet the only option of entry required the purchase of Halo Reach, an Xbox 360, and Xbox Live to be eligible to enter, and not only that, the user has to encounter Bungie in matchmaking (a game of chance), and then beat them by 20 points.
I find this violates the Federal Trade Commissions bans on Games of Chance (aka Gambling).
http://www.ftc.gov/os/1999/08/sweepstakestestimony.htm
Anyone familiar with the "lottery law" knows any contest or sweepstakes requires you to answer three questions:
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2243/why-do-contests -say-no-purchase-required
1. Is a prize being offered?
2. Is there chance involved in the selection of the winner (i.e., drawing a ticket)?
3. Does the consumer have to buy something to enter the contest? (This is called "consideration" by the FCC.)
The answer to all of these questions in regards to the Steaktacular is yes.
TL;DR. Main points:
1.) Prize being offered is a steak for residents in the United States, and a gift card for people outside the united states.
2.) You must encounter Bungie by chance, then defeat them by 20 points
3.) Entry requires purchase, no free alternate method of entry
Ugh, Bungie, stop breaking the law...-facepalm-
I'm also requesting an injuction perhaps to stop the event unless immediate changes are made to people that cannot access a paid copy of halo reach or xbox live gold.
Any tips?