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Sweepstakes

• Contests, Sweepstakes and Sales Promotions (WI Division of Gaming)
• Prizes and Sweepstakes (Federal Trade Commission)
• Sweepstakes Advertising: A Consumer's Guide (Direct Marketing Association)
  
• Sweepstakes Assistance: A Caregiver's Guide (Direct Marketing Association)
  
• Wisconsin Consumer Protection Laws: Prizes & Sweepstakes (WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection)
  Guide to Wisconsin law concerning guessing contests, illegal lotteries, prize notices, selling with pretense of prize and unfair practices.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.

• WI Statutes: s. 100.16 - 100.171 "Prize Notices & Guessing Contests"
• WI Statutes: ch. 945 "Gambling"
• WI Admin. Code: ATCP 109.02 (2) "Freezer Meat and Food Service Plans: Price Concessions and Special Offers"
• WI Admin. Code: ATCP 123.10 (1) "Telecommunications and Cable Television Services: Prohibited Practices"
• WI Admin. Code: ATCP 127 "Direct Marketing"
  See "Prize Promotions" within the various subchapters.
• U.S. Code: 39 USC 3017 "Nonmailable Skill Contests or Sweepstakes Matter; Notification to Prohibit Mailings"
  
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Last Updated: February 20, 2012 | Up to Top