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November 5th, 2009
Changes to Puerto Rico Sweepstakes Regulations
On October 27, 2010, Luis G. Rivera Marín, Secretary of Puerto Rico's Department of Consumer Affairs, announced the enactment of the Commonwealth's revised "Sweepstakes and Games of Chance Regulation", effective November 27, 2009. The new regulation will allow Puerto Rican residents to participate in sweepstakes and other games of chance that, due to the restrictive provisions of the prior regulations, were formerly limited to participants in the US and the District of Columbia.
The new sweepstakes regulations will align Puerto Rico's laws with the regulations set by the US Postal Service, US Federal Trade Commission and individual states. Significant revisions to the regulations include: an updated definition of "consideration"; elimination of the Spanish language requirement; elimination of the requirement for certification by a notary; clarification of the use and definition of "abbreviated rules"; simplification of the "publication" requirement; a shift in the tax liability from the advertiser to the entrant; simplification of the prize awarding requirements; and elimination of the distinction between games originating inside or outside of Puerto Rico.
View the full text of Puerto Rico's revised - "Sweepstakes Regulations".
If you have questions about the new sweepstakes regulations, or other advertising or marketing law questions, please contact Jeffrey A. Greenbaum at jgreenbaum@fkks.com or (212) 826 5525, or any other attorney in the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group.
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