Am I the only one in Cali who's not too happy that we can't enter these GREAT sweeps??

     I like BBQ, I like Mike's Hard Lemonade, WT Heck?????

Ca not being allowed to enter alcohol sweeps is due to a state law. I believe several groups have tried to get the law changed with no luck.

Bruce

Wow, had no idea that other states were banned from certain contests. Thought it was just me down here in Florida that cant win anything.

In Florida and New York, games of chance with total prizes exceeding $5,000 must be registered and a bond must be posted.  Once the winners are announced, a winners' list must be provided in order to release the bond.  Fla. Star. Ann. § 849.094; N.Y. Gen. Bus. § 369-e.  Rhode Island requires registration of games of chance conducted through retail outlets with prizes in excess of $500.  R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-50-1.

For many Internet content sponsors, it is simpler to prohibit certain states' residents from participating in the contest than to comply with these extra, somewhat burdensome procedural requirements. This is the rationale behind the common limitation in many contest rules, 'void where prohibited,' or more specifically, 'void in Florida, New York and Rhode Island.

http://www.bicklaw.com/sweepstakes.htm