"Skill-testing question required for Canadian residents."

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-raven-

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What the fuck does that mean?

I saw this on a Tim Horton's coffee cup that had instant-win things written under the rim.
 
The combined effect of Sections 197 to 206 of the Canadian Criminal Code bans for-profit gaming or betting, with exceptions made for provincial lotteries, licensed casinos, and charity events. Many stores, radio stations, and other groups still wish to hold contests to encourage more purchases or increase consumer interest. A classic example is Tim Hortons' Roll up the Rim to Win, a contest that offers a chance to win with every cup of coffee purchased, with prizes ranging from doughnuts to vehicles. These organizations take advantage of the fact that the law does allow prizes to be given for games of skill, or mixed games of skill and chance. In order to make the chance-based contests legal, such games generally have mathematical skill-testing questions incorporated.

The most common form that these questions take is as an arithmetic exercise. A court decision ruled that these must contain at least three numbers to actually be skill testing; for example, a common question might be "(2 × 4) + (10 × 3)" (Answer: 38). Enforcement of these rules is not very stringent, and especially for small prizes, the player may not be required to answer the skill-testing question to claim a prize. Anecdotally, getting the answer wrong is also often not an obstacle to claiming a prize. For contests held in the United States or other countries that are open to Canadians, the questions must also be asked of any Canadian winner.

The same section of law prohibits receiving consideration in exchange for playing the games, resulting in a related peculiarity of Canadian contests: the "free entry alternative", which is usually telegraphed by the fine print "No purchase necessary". Generally this means that it is possible to enter the contest for free by, for example, writing a letter to the entity sponsoring the contest and requesting a game piece or entry form.
 
Yeah, when someone talks about it and you look at it from a different perspective.. it's pretty fucked.

But everyone here is just so used to seeing it that it's second nature. No one bothers asking why it exists, it just does.
 
By the way, this under the rim thing is retarded. It's a bitch to try to roll the rim of the coffee cup up. That should be enough of a skills test right there.
 
How is this any different than companies in the US having to provide free game pieces, they only do it because to force a purchase is essentially a gambling operation, unless you can receive free game pieces by writing to the company.

This thread fails to provide anything worth reading.
 
-raven- said:
By the way, this under the rim thing is retarded. It's a bitch to try to roll the rim of the coffee cup up. That should be enough of a skills test right there.
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The rim roller.
 
Also note that if the contest is not printed in French as well as English then Quebec is not eligible for the contest.
 
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