[casual_games] tournament games

[Lennard Feddersen]

Hi Jonathan, thanks again for the legal info..  I am interested in 
discussing having our latest title, Battle Castles, enabled for 
tournament play.  You can download a copy at www.RustyAxe.com to see if 
you think it would be a good fit for your service.

Best regards,

Lennard Feddersen
CEO, Rusty Axe Games, Inc.
www.RustyAxe.com

Lennard at RustyAxe.com
P. 250-635-7623 F. 1-309-422-2466
3521 Dogwood, Terrace, BC, Canada, V8G-4Y7



jonathan at gametrust.com wrote:

>Hi Lennard,
>
>Game Trust operates cash tournaments on leading sites like MiniClip and
>Shockwave.com, so I can provide some legal clarification on the subject.
> 
>As the name would suggest, "Skill Gaming" is based on "games of skill," as
>opposed to gambling, which is based on "games of chance." Though both
>activities involve game play, money, and winnings, there is a fundamental
>and well-established difference. This difference is best explained in the
>definition of gambling found in several Bills proposed by the United States
>Congress.
>
>"Gambling means the staking or risking by any person of something of value
>upon the outcome of a contest of others, a sporting event, or a game
>predominantly subject to chance, upon an agreement or understanding that the
>person or another person will receive something of greater value than the
>amount staked or risked in the event of a certain outcome." Gambling depends
>upon the outcome of "contests of others" or "games predominantly subject to
>chance." Skill game tournaments are defined by contestants directly
>participating in the outcome of a game that is predominantly determined by
>their abilities and skill, not chance. 
>
>Statutes of the 50 States generally follow the foregoing concept, though
>some (only 8) specifically outlaw skill games or put very low limits on the
>amount that can be won. We simply deny deposits from these areas.
>
>The majority of games can be 'skillified' (as we like to call it ;-) through
>careful feature and scoring adjustments, and integration with our secure
>platform. We also have several other tests we run on games to ensure that
>they are skill-based. 
>
>Please contact me directly if you're interested in offering your games for
>cash tournaments or running a turn-key skill-gaming and community site
>yourself.
>
>Hope this helps...
>
>Jonathan Greechan | Game Manager 
>Game Trust, Inc. | www.gametrust.com 
>jonathan at gametrust.com  | 212.367.7336 x126
>MSN: jonathan at gametrust.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]
>On Behalf Of Lennard Feddersen
>Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:23 PM
>To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List
>Subject: [casual_games] tournament games
>
>Maybe this has been covered before I showed up...  Is there a site that 
>can inform me or can somdebody give me a short description of the 
>legalities behind giving away prizes for skill based computer games?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Lennard Feddersen
>CEO, Rusty Axe Games, Inc.
>www.RustyAxe.com
>
>Lennard at RustyAxe.com
>P. 250-635-7623 F. 1-309-422-2466
>3521 Dogwood, Terrace, BC, Canada, V8G-4Y7
>
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