Lotteries

[jboyd]

Here is what I think...the FCC view of a lottery is clear...there are three elements that must exist for a lottery...PRIZE...Consideration ...and Chance.
Any two are OK, all three is unacceptable...In my opinion, stations are advertising lotteries everyday..maybe they think that if casino advertising is acceptable...so are lotteries. I am not an attorney...but I would not want to have an FCC inspector hear a spot advertising..." come in and buy anything and be eligible to WIN $1,000....all three elements are there!
If I am wrong, somebody please correct me...I reject this type spot all the time
...SO... Thanks JBI<P ID="signature">______________
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[robgrayson]

> Here is what I think...the FCC view of a lottery is
> clear...there are three elements that must exist for a
> lottery...PRIZE...Consideration ...and Chance.
> Any two are OK, all three is unacceptable...In my opinion,
> stations are advertising lotteries everyday..maybe they
> think that if casino advertising is acceptable...so are
> lotteries. I am not an attorney...but I would not want to
> have an FCC inspector hear a spot advertising..." come in
> and buy anything and be eligible to WIN $1,000....all three
> elements are there!
> If I am wrong, somebody please correct me...I reject this
> type spot all the time
> ...SO... Thanks JBI
>
I remember having my lottery-radar go off a few years ago, when a local morning show was doing a marathon for a charity. They were having a drawing for a prize (seems like it was a nice prize, I forget...), and you could enter if you contributed at least $100. I knew no one at THAT station had a clue what they were, in effect, doing; but there was the combination of had prize, consideration, and chance.
RG

 

[wennykindham]

> > Here is what I think...the FCC view of a lottery is
> > clear...there are three elements that must exist for a
> > lottery...PRIZE...Consideration ...and Chance.
> > Any two are OK, all three is unacceptable...In my opinion,
>
> > stations are advertising lotteries everyday..maybe they
> > think that if casino advertising is acceptable...so are
> > lotteries. I am not an attorney...but I would not want to
> > have an FCC inspector hear a spot advertising..." come in
> > and buy anything and be eligible to WIN $1,000....all
> three
> > elements are there!
> > If I am wrong, somebody please correct me...I reject this
> > type spot all the time
> > ...SO... Thanks JBI
> >
> I remember having my lottery-radar go off a few years ago,
> when a local morning show was doing a marathon for a
> charity. They were having a drawing for a prize (seems like
> it was a nice prize, I forget...), and you could enter if
> you contributed at least $100. I knew no one at THAT
> station had a clue what they were, in effect, doing; but
> there was the combination of had prize, consideration, and
> chance.
> RG
>


I wish there was some agreed-upon standard so that the biz could take a position on these things and establish some norm. These house giveaways are bound to attract regulatory interest. They just smell bad.

 

[DouglasB]

J Boyd nailed it with "prize" "consideration" and "chance". Period. It's just that simple. Only casino advertising and state lotteries are allowed. In my former life as a production driector, I saw countless attempts to skirt the issue. Fortunately, I had GM's that understood the consequences. The hardest part was dealing with rookie sales dogs who didn't get it. I'd just send 'em to the GM.

Douglas B.