OFFICIAL RULES FOR
VEGAS $5,000 GETAWAY SWEEPSTAKES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
ALL AMOUNTS ARE IN UNITED STATES DOLLARS.
"Vegas $5,000 Getaway" Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes")
starts at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time ("EST")
on January 1st, 2006 and ends at 11:59 PM EST on December 31st, 2006 ("Sweepstakes Period").
1. TO ENTER.
There are two ways to enter: During the Sweepstakes Period, 1) go to http://www.ActionPoker.com and
follow the links on the homepage to the “Vegas $5,000 Getaway” Sweepstakes,
download and install the free software, run the software, click on the “Sign
Up for Free Now” button, complete and submit the create new account form,
which will ask for your email address, city, country, Sign-In Name and password,
and be automatically entered into the sweepstakes, or 2) legibly print on a
3 inch by 5 inch card: “Vegas $5,000 Getaway Sweepstakes”, your
full name, address, email address, and daytime telephone number then mail,
with first class postage affixed, in an envelope to: Vegas $5,000 Getaway Sweepstakes,
Action Commerce Limited, 1255 West Pender Street, Suite 100, Vancouver, BC, V6E 2V1,
Canada. All entries must be received by 11:59 PM EST on December 31st, 2006. Limit
one entry per person. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated
means will be disqualified. Entries that are incomplete, illegible or corrupted
are void and will not be accepted. All entries become the property of the Sponsors
and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entrants using electronic entry must
be the registered subscriber of the email account from which the entry is made.
Sponsors may require proof to their satisfaction of entrants' registered subscriber
status. All entries are subject to the privacy policy located at http://www.ActionPoker.com/aboutus/privacy.html.
2. ELIGIBILITY.
The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the continental United States
and the District of Columbia (RESIDENTS OF GUAM, PUERTO RICO, ALASKA and
HAWAII ARE EXCLUDED) and Canada who are twenty one years of age or older
as of the time of entry. This Sweepstakes is void in Guam, Puerto Rico, Alaska,
Hawaii and where prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws or
regulations. Employees, agents, officers, and directors of Action Commerce
Limited (the "Sponsor"), and each of its respective parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and those directly involved
in the development, production, implementation and distribution of this Sweepstakes,
and members of each of their immediate families (spouses, parents, children,
and siblings and their respective spouses) and/or persons living in the same
households as such persons are not eligible to enter this Sweepstakes or
win a prize.
3. SELECTION OF WINNER.
Potential winner will be selected in a random drawing from
among all eligible entries on or about October 2nd, 2006
by the Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding.
Odds of winning are at least one in one million. Potential
winner will be notified by mail, email or telephone and
will be required to correctly answer, without assistance
of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited
mathematical skill-testing question prior to being declared
the winner. Winner will be required to sign and return
to the Sponsor an affidavit of eligibility and liability
and, where legal, a publicity release within 10 days of
issuance of notification. If any prize notification is
undeliverable, or if potential winner fails to correctly
answer a skill testing question, or if winner fails to
return the completed, executed and notarized documentation
within the time specified above, or in the event of non-compliance
with these Official Rules or any other Sweepstakes requirements,
the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and an alternate
winner may be selected at random from the remaining eligible
entries.
4. PRIZE.
One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded, consisting of the following:
- A trip for two (2) to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on dates
specified by Sponsor. The trip includes return economy
air transportation for two (2) to Las Vegas, Nevada,
USA from the Canadian or United States departure point
which is closest to the winner's place of residence,
ground transportation between Las Vegas airport and the
hotel, three (3) nights standard accommodation (double
occupancy) for two (2) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA up to
$2500 in total cost; and
- two (2) tickets to “O” at the Bellagio
Hotel & Casino on dates specified by Sponsor up to
$400 in total cost; and
- a dinner for two (2) at the Delmonico Steakhouse in
the Venetian Hotel & Casino up to $400 in total cost
including tip and taxes on dates specified by Sponsor;
and
- a Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour for two (2) departing
from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, up to $700 in total cost
including taxes; and
- $1000 in cash.
The approximate retail value that
the Grand Prize Winner (the “Winner”) will receive
is US$5,000 based on a Toronto, Ontario departure. Grand
Prize must be fully redeemed by Winner within 4 months of
the selection of the Winner. Failure of the Winner to redeem
the Grand Prize fully within that time will result in forfeiture
by the Winner of the Grand Prize in its entirety and an alternate
winner may be selected at random from the remaining eligible
entries. The actual retail value may vary depending upon
Winner's point of origin and airfare fluctuations. The Winner
and his/her guest must travel on the trip dates specified
by Sponsor. The Sponsor reserves the right to select airline
and accommodation at its sole discretion. The Sponsor reserves
the right to substitute a portion of the Grand Prize of equal
or greater value in the event the Grand Prize cannot be awarded
or fulfilled in its entirety for any reason and, in such
circumstances, the Sponsor will not be liable to the Winner
for anything other than the awarding of a substitute prize
by Sponsor. If the Winner and/or his/her travel companion
does not accept or participate in any portion of the Grand
Prize for any reason whatsoever, then the Winner, and/or
his/her travel companion forfeits that portion of Grand Prize,
and Sponsor shall have no further obligation or liability
to the Winner and/or his/her travel companion with respect
to the forfeited portion of the Grand Prize. The Sponsor
makes no express or implied warranties of any kind with respect
to safety, appearance or performance of the Grand Prize or
any activity connected with the Grand Prize. All other expenses
not specified herein, including but not limited to ground
transportation to and from departure airport; meals; airport
taxes; telephone, fax or cable charges; personal services
and expenses such as laundry, valet, room service, gratuities,
optional tours, insurance, medical travel documents, and
other incidental costs and any other costs not specifically
included in the Grand Prize package, are the responsibility
of the Winner and his/her guest. Winner is solely responsible
for paying all applicable federal, state, and local taxes,
and all other expenses associated with the acceptance and/or
use of prize, except as otherwise stated above. If Winner
is a legal resident of Canada, the Winner and his/her guest
must have a valid passport and the right to enter the United
States of America. The Winner and his/her guest are responsible
for all required medical and travel related necessities (including
inoculations) and documentation. The Winner and his/her guest
must travel together, and the guest must be eligible under
these rules. Minors must be accompanied at all times by a
parent or legal guardian. Any trademarks used in this promotion
are the property of the respective trademark owners and are
used herein for identification purposes only. No responsibility
is assumed by the Sponsor for cancelled, delayed, suspended
or rescheduled events after ticketing of Prize for any reason
whatsoever beyond its control. Transportation and accommodations
subject to availability, blackout periods, government restrictions
and regulations, hotel, airline, airport or other transportation
restrictions and regulations. Other restrictions may apply.
A cash offer of US$2,500 may be awarded at the option of
the Winner in lieu of the Grand Prize described above. The
Winner must make this irrevocable election in writing to
the Sponsor within ten (10) days of being declared the winner.
5. DISCLAIMER.
Entrant assumes all liability for any injuries or damages caused or claimed
to be caused by his or her participation in the Sweepstakes and/or the acceptance
and/or use of any prize and releases from any such liability Sponsor, and
its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, dealerships, cable
operators, and advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective
employees, directors, agents, officers, and those directly involved in the
development, production, implementation and distribution of this Sweepstakes
(collectively, "Releasees"). Releasees assume no responsibility
for any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer
relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software
in connection with this Sweepstakes. Releasees are not responsible for technical,
hardware, software, or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable
network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled
or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the
equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes
or by any human or other error which may occur in the processing of the entries
in this Sweepstakes. By entering, entrant agrees that Sponsor (except where
prohibited by law) may use entrant's name, city, state, likeness and/or voice
for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity in any and all media
without additional compensation. Releasees are not responsible for telecommunications,
network, electronic, technical or computer failures of any kind, for inaccurate
transcription of entry information, for any human or other error, or for
entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed by computer transmissions,
lost, late, or damaged.
6. ADDITIONAL RULES. This Sweepstakes
is sponsored by Action Commerce Limited, 1255 West Pender Street, Suite 100, Vancouver, BC, V6E 2V1,
Canada (the “Sponsor").
By entering, entrants agree to abide by these Official
Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor, whose decisions
are binding and final. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes
is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection
by computer virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized
intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes
beyond the control of the Sponsor which, in the sole opinion
of the Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security,
fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes,
the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to
void suspect entries and/or cancel, terminate, modify or
suspend the Sweepstakes, and in the event of cancellation
or termination, at its discretion select the potential
winner from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received
prior to such cancellation or termination. The use of any
device to automate the entry process is prohibited.
7. WINNER'S NAME/OFFICIAL RULES.
For the name of the winner (available after December 31st, 2006), or an additional
copy of these official rules (specify which), send a self-addressed stamped
envelope to be received by December 29th, 2006 to: Vegas $5,000 Getaway Sweepstakes,
Action Commerce Limited, 1255 West Pender Street, Suite 100, Vancouver, BC, V6E 2V1,
Canada or go to http://www.ActionPoker.com.
VT residents may omit return postage on rules requests.
