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Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:54:08 pm
"Subject to Official Rules. Begins 6/21/09 and ends 8/31/09 at 11:59:59 ct. Must be at least 18 or the age of majority in your state or province of residence, a legal resident of the 50 US., D.C., or Canada (excluding Quebec), and have a valid email address. Must enter online at www.norton.com/gijoe. Limit one entry per person per day for a chance to win an instant daily prize such as move tickets ($10 USD approx. value). See www.norton.com/gijoe for Official Rules and prize details. Canadian potential winners must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question in order to be eligible to win a prize. Void in Quebec, Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. territories and possessions, and wherever prohibited by law. Sponsored by Symantec Corporation."
Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:56:00 pm
Also, Norton + GI Joe.
Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:41:31 pm
An explanation has been found.
In reality, the test is a hack of Canada's legal code by the promotions business. Canadian anti-gambling law makes it illegal to sell chances to win a prize, so promoters always offer a free method of entering each contest, and task every winner with a skill-testing question. By doing the latter, they argue, the game is no longer one merely of chance but a contest requiring some skill.From: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/01/72511
In decades past, the tests of skill were designed to be interesting. Challenges approved by the courts include estimating the number of beans in a jar and calculating the time it takes for a barrel to float downriver. Not all tests have received a legal passing grade, however. Canadian courts have shot down skill tests consisting of shooting a turkey at 50 yards, or quickly peeling a potato, on the grounds that they're too easy.
Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:01:19 am
Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:44:35 pm
