EPTGeForce Starcraft II Pro/Am Tournament - Page 9
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Invoker
Belgium686 Posts
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Tusk
Canada427 Posts
That said, I'm glad I still officially have newfoundland residency and papers from when I lived there. ^___^ | ||
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Kanil
United States1713 Posts
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Quelnor
Canada8 Posts
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Ichiban007
Canada2 Posts
On June 04 2011 05:06 Quelnor wrote: Could you please point out wich law forbids you to accept Quebec's resident ? We could then at least try to change those in the futur on our side. Indeed, it has to do with charity and contest laws in the province of Quebec. When planning national contests, companies are confronted with a unique set of rules and regulations in order to include Quebec. The Regie des Loteries et Courses du Quebec requires long preparation times and fees for approval. As a result a great number of national contests promoted by national brands exclude the province of Quebec. http://www.free-news-release.com/The-burning-issue-of-Quebec-s-exclusion-from-North-American-contests--Detail_1302.html They don't want to pay. But, if I have a friend in US, can I write is adress and still play in the tournament? | ||
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Jacopana
El Salvador210 Posts
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MoneyHypeMike
Canada305 Posts
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CEVO Ahn
United States159 Posts
Quebec Sweepstakes Law Encourages Sweepstakes Void in Quebec The reason why residents of Quebec are not eligible to enter many Canada sweepstakes is not because the sponsors don't want to advertise in Quebec, and it's nothing personal against any of the residents of that fine province. Rather, many sweepstakes are void in Quebec because the sponsors must follow a stringent set of rules set out by the Quebec government. For example, in order for sponsor to skip the "void in Quebec" restriction, Quebec sweepstakes law requires that the sponsors must do some or all of the following things: Register the sweepstakes rules and all advertisements used to promote the contest with the Quebec government at least 30 days ahead of the sweepstake's launch. Pay a fee of up to 10% of the sweepstake's value, depending on who is allowed to enter. Agree to allow the government of Quebec to mediate any lawsuits arising from the contest. Follow strict guidelines about the contents of the sweepstakes rules. Allow the Quebec government to determine if the sweepstake may be changed or canceled once it has started. File a written report after the contest has concluded, attesting that the prizes have been delivered or attempted to be delivered. Agree to follow a number of other rules and guidelines. See the Quebec Sweepstakes Laws. While these laws are intended to protect the citizens of Quebec, they are also a significant burden of money and resources to sweepstakes sponsors, and the consequences for a mistake are severe. Rather than run the risk of facing legal action if these long and complicated rules are not followed to the letter, many sponsors take the easy route of making their contests void in Quebec. | ||
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Johnnybb
Denmark486 Posts
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DjKniteX
United States234 Posts
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CEVO Ahn
United States159 Posts
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Mackin
Ireland181 Posts
On June 02 2011 23:27 Day[9] wrote: OH HEY guess who's casting? :D BOOM! Gogo Day9!!  Gonna be a sick tournament can't wait to see this!!! | ||
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carloselcoco
United States2302 Posts
On June 04 2011 04:18 Invoker wrote: prize pool could have been better Dude, don't complain. The tourney is free for us. Be happy! They did not have to make it to begin with.... | ||
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cleric-
Germany33 Posts
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bigbadgreen
United States142 Posts
Glad to see big sponsors getting involved with everybody. I just got way excited about a possible team tourney like that. | ||
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Xavv
Canada168 Posts
It's been this way for a long, long time and it's likely to remain that way for even longer of a time. They really just dont' want to be a part of Canada and that's a reality that they are never going to obtain. It kind of sucks for anybody living there, Time to move somewhere else  Anybody complaining about the prize pool should know that $5000 is the max you can offer as a tournament prize before you have to start doing paperwork and other such requirements with Blizzard in order to have a larger prize. Rather than going through all of that they are probably just opting to use the near maximum amount they are allowed to see how the tournament is recieved and how well it goes overall. | ||
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VikingQuest
United States1 Post
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Jacob666
United States285 Posts
On June 04 2011 04:18 Invoker wrote: prize pool could have been better I am assuming this is sarcasm And this tournament is looking awesome, 250 groups of 16, thats like ummmm a big number! Hope i dont get a group with a bunch of masters! | ||
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aztrorisk
United States896 Posts
On June 04 2011 04:18 Invoker wrote: prize pool could have been better I couldn't care less if the prize pool was less. This is a great thing geforce is doing. How many tournaments do you know that offers amateurs a chance to play a round robin like a season? Unlike other tournaments, this tournament, you receive a personal rating, a record, and you get to play alot of games even though you suck. I hope geforce would make more tournaments like this afterwards. | ||
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soulcrusher
United States143 Posts
On June 03 2011 03:34 Xeris wrote: The problem is that its hard to define pro or amateur. Is a pro someone exclusively on contract, or is it based on skill? There are uncontracted players like Kas for example who is a top player outside korea. There aee too many distinxtions Xeris, a pro in this sense is just a player that was given an invitation or filled out an application and was accepted. If a player isn't given an invite then he/she can register for the open (amateur) tournament. There are more pros than we can include... its physically impossible to invite every pro SC2 player. And we can't stop them from entering the open tournament. Fairly easy to understand I believe. | ||
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