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Me and my friends are getting ripped off?
okay i know there is a law so where that invovles something like this... this is whats happening, me and my friends go to a store to play in a tournament. we all pay 4 dollars to enter 20 of us enter and the top 5 get prizes when everyone else doesnt. some of us are under 18 yrs old i know when ever we pay money we need to recieve something in return... this isnt gambling... whats this law called?? and am i right should we all receive something in return for paying money.. other stores do it this is the only store that doesnt.
u dont pay to play thats gambling this is not gambling i know there is a law thats why other stores provide a product. in this case its a card game for 8+ yrs old so no one was being dis honest, i just want to know the name of the law
4 Answers
- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
You pay to play,and for the Chance of Winning.
If everyone Won,it wouldn't be a Competition.
- PoohBearPenguinLv 79 years ago
No it's gambling, and it's not ripping you off. You and your friends are paying an entrance/registration fee. You are receiving "something" - you're getting to play in the tournament. It's no different than the big Poker tournaments you see on TV. They each paid $10,000, but only the top 10(?) win any cash. Everyone else gets nothing.
Now, whether or not it's legal to charge this for people under 18 or not is questionable.
- 9 years ago
Did you get to play in the tournament? That is your basis of paying, right? So if you didn't win the tournament, you are the loser and you pick up your shirt and go right? If you were prevented from playing in the tournament because you violated the contest rules and were not 18 years of age, you pick up your shirt and go, right? You are not entitled to a refund since you were dishonest, right? Pick up your shirt and leave.
