![]() ![]() ![]() In Australia, a sweepstake is known as a competition, however the technical name for a consumer competition is a trade promotion lottery. Notably, sweepstakes in Canada, Australia, and several European countries require entrants to solve an elementary-school-level mathematical puzzle or answer a fairly simple knowledge question or solve a trivial fill-in-the-blanks guessing competition, making it (in theory, at least) a contest of skill in order to overcome requirements that would classify sweepstakes as a form of gambling under their country's legal definition. Federal Trade Commission exercises some authority over sweepstakes promotion and sweepstakes scams in the United States. ![]() The US, Canada, and individual US states all have laws covering sweepstakes, so there are special rules depending on where the entrant lives. Because of their potential for abuse, sweepstakes are heavily regulated in many countries. ![]()
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