RE: Is the Barsa Group running a lottery?

[michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Well, you could have emailed them and asked...

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Is the Barsa Group running a lottery?
> From: "Chuck Ackerman" <CAckerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, December 28, 2004 10:37 am
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I just received an invitation to the "iSeries & AS/400 Connection
> Conference" in Naples, Florida put on by The Barsa Group.  On it there
> is a
> drawing for four IBM ThinkPad's.  However, to be eligible to win the
> ThinkPad one must register and pay for the conference.
> 
> Under federal law this constitutes a lottery and is illegal.  In
> order for it to qualify for a giveaway then there must be no purchase
> required.  I have worked for many companies that have had giveaways and
> drawings and know of this first hand.  I wonder if the guys at Barsa
> Consulting Group really thought this through!
> 
>  More info here:
> http://articles.corporate.findlaw.com/articles/file/00525/009727
> 
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