Something doesn't sit right with me here.

[Andyni]

Okay, so I was playing Elder Scrolls Online over the weekend free through steam but as usual had to sign up for a new account. No worries job done but I noticed a competition that they are running, and applied again nothing strange or startling. Out of curiosity, I looked at the competition rules, now maybe it's just me, but what do they have against Canadians? I honestly would be interested to know why they have chosen to have this in the rules. I have attached an undoctored screenshot. Any thoughts?

[corrado33]

44 minutes ago, Andyni said:

Okay, so I was playing Elder Scrolls Online over the weekend free through steam but as usual had to sign up for a new account. No worries job done but I noticed a competition that they are running, and applied again nothing strange or startling. Out of curiosity, I looked at the competition rules, now maybe it's just me, but what do they have against Canadians? I honestly would be interested to know why they have chosen to have this in the rules. I have attached an undoctored screenshot. Any thoughts?

It has to due with some laws in canada so that they can claim the prize was awarded for a test of skill, not just as a random prize. Something about taxes or some other bull crap that no one but canadians care about. From what I hear, it's pretty standard fare up there for things like this.

[Andyni]

Cheers Corrado, I had never come across anything like it before and had to do a double-take. 

[corrado33]

1 minute ago, Andyni said:

Cheers Corrado, I had never come across anything like it before and had to do a double-take. 

Yeah me too, I watched a video on it recently and that's the only reason I knew about it.

 

Here's the actual answer.

 

http://mentalfloss.com/article/51391/why-do-canadian-contestants-have-answer-skill-testing-question

 

The "Canadian Competition Act" bans games of chance outside of specific things (like the lottery). So people ask a question and call it a "test of skill" instead of a game of chance.

 

[GBELILREESE]

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