Pre-Season Contest Official Rules

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Rivals of Poker Pre-Season Contest Official Rules

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1.    Eligibility

Rivals of Poker Las Pre-Season Contest (the “Contest”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least twenty-one (21) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Nobotgames, Inc and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations. 

 2.    Sponsor

The Contest is sponsored by Nobotgames, Inc. located at 281 S. Thomas Street, Suite 205, Pomona, California 91766.

3.     Agreement to Official Rules

Participation in the Contest constitutes entrants full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.

4.    Contest Period

The Contest begins on May 22, 2017 at 9:00 AM PST and ends on July 4, 2017 at 9:00 AM PST (the “Contest Period”). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest using any of the following methods:

            Online

5.    How to Enter

Online: This method of entry will be available by downloading the Rivals of Poker application (http://app.rivalsofpoker.com) and following the directions provided to submit entry information and enter. 

Limit one (1) entry per person, per email address, and per household for the duration of the Contest Period, regardless of method entry. Entries received from any person, e-mail address, or household in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. 

6.    Ability to Win

The Contest is a game of skill. Each player’s ability to win depends solely on (1) his/her knowledge of optimal poker strategy and decision making; (2) his/her ability to make optimal poker decisions as compared to the range of rated, available decisions in the game as calculated by the Rivals of Poker poker skill rating system (Trophies/Badges); (3) his/her ability to acquire more cash game Trophies in Rivals of Poker than all other competitors during the Contest Period; and, (4) the number of eligible Players competing in the Contest. The odds of winning any prize depends upon a Player’s cash game skill Trophy rating, and the total number of participating Players and number of valid and eligible entries received. 

7.    Prize Awarding

On or about July 4, 2017, the Sponsor will select the winner from among all eligible entries received. The winner will be the eligible Player with the highest cash game Trophy rating at the end of the Contest Period. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner via telephone or email on or about July 4, 2017. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within three (3) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place. The Grand Prize winner will be required to complete, electronically sign and submit a Declaration of Compliance within three (3) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to submit the Declaration of Compliance within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. Potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an eligible, alternate winner with the next highest cash game Trophy rating in Rivals of Poker. Only two (2) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded. Prize will be fulfilled on July 7-8, 2017. 

8.    Prize

Grand Prize (1) - All expense paid trip to Las Vegas for winner and a friend. Winner will be invited to play in a “sit-n-go” poker game with a Poker Pro and attend the Rivals of Poker pool-side launch party in a VIP cabana with poker celebrities. Air fare and accommodations provides for 7/07/2017 through 07/09/2017.

9.    General Conditions

In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment ad then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize to other eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website, game, or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney’s fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. 

10.    Release and Limitations of Liability

By participating in the contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including  any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney’s fees. Released parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including,  but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. 

11.    Disputes

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in California. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than California. 

12.    Privacy

Information collected from entrants is subject to sponsor’s privacy policy.