Contests & Promotions

Vermont Now Allows Entry Fees for Skill-Based Contests

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/17/2013

As of April 26, 2013, sponsors of skill-based contests in Vermont can require an entry fee or other consideration for entry....more

EXCLUSIVE: Florida’s top sweepstakes regulator discusses recent changes to Florida’s game promotion statute

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 4/23/2013

Effective April 10, 2013, the state of Florida made changes to its Game Promotion Statute. The changes were made partly in response to the state’s recent ban of so-called Internet sweepstakes cafes....more

Is your promotion discriminatory in California?

by Felicia Williams | Thompson Coburn LLP on 4/12/2013

It might not occur to you to think about civil rights act compliance when planning an in-store or retail promotion – but that’s just what the state of California requires. The Unruh Civil Rights Act is a California statute...more

Preparing an Online Social Media Policy: The Top Ten Legal Considerations for Your Nonprofit

by Ronald Taylor, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Armand Zottola | Venable LLP on 3/12/2013

Legal issues - Same as before but new platforms – Entity use of social media – Pathways to Legal Liability or Risk: Defamation, Intellectual Property, Trade Secret, Advertising, Privacy, and...more

Contest insurance, part two: Protecting your payout

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 2/27/2013

Part 1 of this series discussed how important it is to have contest insurance if the promotion has an expensive prize. It also warned that there are scammers who will sell you insurance but refuse to pay if someone wins the...more

Contest insurance, part one: Get it or regret it

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 2/20/2013

Recently I have helped several clients with contests that seemingly required entrants to do the impossible to win a prize. One promotion required contestants to guess a six-digit code that would open a safe. Another involved...more

Vine: The new kid on the sweepstakes and contests block

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 2/8/2013

The video-based social media site Vine is less than a month old, so I haven’t seen any contests or sweepstakes crop up, but it’s only a matter of time until companies take advantage of this inventive, highly visual social...more

Pin to Win - Do's and Don'ts of Pinterest Contests and Promotions

by James G. Gatto | Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 12/10/2012

With the meteoric rise of Pinterest, many companies are leveraging its popularity. One way this is happening is that Brands are creating contests and promotions around users "pins." This is a growing trend in the use of...more

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