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Originally Posted by MW1
I'm not singling out this particular seller/host, but I'm wondering if these group breaks would, by definition, constitute a lottery, which would be illegal per Federal law:
12 USCS § 25a , "lottery" includes any arrangement whereby three or more persons (the "participants") advance money or credit to another in exchange for the possibility or expectation that one or more but not all of the participants (the "winners") will receive by reason of their advances more than the amounts they have advanced, the identity of the winners being determined by any means which includes--
(A) a random selection;
(B) a game, race, or contest; or
(C) any record or tabulation of the result of one or more events in which any participant has no interest except for its bearing upon the possibility that he may become a winner.
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This has been hashed out. Everyone (All) gets something (a card with value) so it's not really gambling....
I should also add, what is being done could very technically be against some law somehow I guess, but I don't think there are many victims coming forward. But technically, I guess it's conceivable it isn't legal. I am not a lawyer. (obviously)