[casual_games] tournament games

[Lennard Feddersen]

Oops, sorry all that was intended to go straight to Jonathan.  However, 
anybody who is interested in taking a look at my latest game can grab 
the beta of Battle Castles at www.RustyAxe.com. 

I would be happy to hear any feedback, either through the forum or directly.

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



Lennard Feddersen wrote:

> 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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