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When you say 'footie' that makes me think you are Australian. "Raffles" in australia have very specific legal requirements.
by ungamedplayer 4y ago
When you say 'footie' that makes me think you are Australian. "Raffles" in australia have very specific legal requirements.
- fy20 4y ago'Footie' is often used in the UK to refer to foo^H^H^Hsoccer.
- sejje 4y ago> Here is Australia in the 1980's I think it's safe to say he's in Australia.
- lizknope 4y agoHe also mentions Queensland
- InCityDreams 4y agoNo mention of spiders? I'm calling bs.
- dpe82 4y agoTheir explicit mentioning of Australia makes me thing they're in Australia.
- andrewstuart 4y agoTo be fair, I edited my post after that comment and added the explicit references to QLD and AUS.
- MengerSponge 4y agoA clue!
- astrange 4y agoA lot of people in Australia aren't Australian. Fairly trivial result though.
- LilBytes 4y agoThe Gold Coast and Queensland are in Australia, so you're 100% on the money. You see Surf Life Saving raffles for gorgeous homes and cars all the time. I imagine the laws in our country (I'm also in Australia, though not Australian) mean the advertised prizes have to be winnable.
- ungamedplayer 4y agoIf you're living here, paying taxes, not being a stain on society, you're good enough for most of us mate.
- Handytinge 4y agoYep, I felt sad reading this article. Our sweepstakes and competition laws are quite strict and consumer focused.
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- honkdaddy 4y agoWhat kind of requirements? Would the type of scam in the article be legal in Australia?
- rrrhys 4y agoWe don't have this scam. We get the car parked in the shopping centre with big "WIN THIS CAR" signs. Entry is $5-10 per ticket though, so it seems feasible there's actually a winner somewhere along the way (My assumption is a Mustang appears in a few shopping centres at once and one is ultimately given away, for example).
- Balgair 4y agoGo 'Pies!
- jon_adler 4y agoI’m beginning to question if HN really is full of the smartest and brightest :). (Carn the Lions)
- Handytinge 4y agoMe too. Up the Dons!
- walrus01 4y agothere are also raffles for entire houses held in the vancouver bc area, for a children's hospital and a few other charities. the houses/property really do exist and there really is a winner each year. it's my understanding that these do see a fair bit of legal scrutiny and oversight to make sure everything is above board, tickets are like $100 or $300 a piece.
- imron 4y ago> When you say 'footie' No one says 'footie' in Australia. We say 'footy'.