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From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Canadian sweepstakes question
Message-ID: <959@lsuc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Dec-85 09:07:55 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  5 09:07:55 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Dec-85 10:23:40 EST
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Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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Summary: No contests in Canuckland

Re :  Skill testing Questions for Draws in Canada

     In Canada the Combines Investigations Act, which covers a lot of
trade practices, bans contests based on luck.  The skill testing
question is allowed to qualify the contest as one based on "skill".

     Lotteries and Charities, to anticipate your logical next question
are exceptions pursuant to special licencing provisions.  Again, the
operative word is "charities" generally.

                                       Cheer! -- Jim O.

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