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OFFICIAL RULES.

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Terms & Conditions of Play.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PLAY OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. YOU (AN “ENTRANT” OR “YOU”) MUST HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION AND A PONZI.COM ACCOUNT TO PLAY. 

 

To create a free Ponzi.com account, go to www.ponzi.com and follow the instructions to create an account.

 

General Conditions:

 

By participating in this Promotion, Entrants assume sole liability for and agree to indemnify and hold (DCS Concepts LLC,the "Sponsor"), their affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, injuries, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) claimed to be caused from participating in a promotion or the acceptance, possession, shipping and handling, loss, use or misuse of any prize awarded. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, computer virus, bug, tampering, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the game, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor has the right to select winners from eligible Entries at any time before the termination of the promotion. If terminated Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, determine the winners from among all non-suspect, eligible Entries received up to time of such action. By participating in this promotion, Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail and/or email regarding this promotion. If there is a dispute regarding the identity of an Entrant, the Entry will be deemed submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered. The promotion is governed by the laws of the United States and all claims must be resolved in the United States.

 

By entering this Promotion, entrants agree that Sponsor and/or its Agents may post their entries on Sponsor's website and in any and all publicity and advertising for DCS Concepts LLC, Ponzi.com, Ponzi Club, this Promotion or other promotions by Sponsor without any further attribution, notification or compensation to entrants, and except if entrant is a resident of TN or otherwise where prohibited by law, has the right to use the entries along with entrant's first and/or last name, user or screen name and hometown therewith. Sponsor shall have no obligation (express or implied) to use any of the Entries, including the winning Entries and Entrants shall not be entitled to any damages or other relief by reason of Sponsor’s use or non-use of any entry.

Winners list.

A winners list can be viewed on the "Recent Winners" page at http://www.ponzi.com/prize-winners.

 

Sponsor:

 

This Promotion is sponsored by DCS Concepts LL. 408 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 06880.
 

Methods of Entry (each an “Entry”):

 

Play a game on www.ponzi.com. For instructions on how to win a specific Ponzi Game, see the "How to Play" section. For Alternative Means to play Ponzi for non-Ponzi Club members (“Alternative Means of Entry Ponzi Game”), send a handwritten postcard with your Ponzi screen name and the email address on your free Ponzi account to Play Ponzi Alternative Means , DCS Concepts LL. 408 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 06880. The entry must be received 10 days before the start of the calendar month, or will be applied to the next calendar month (i.e., entries received by April 20 will be eligible for the month of May; entries received after April 20 will be eligible for the month of June). Limit one entry per card, per month and per screen name. After registering, you can access the Alternate Means of Ponzi Game by clicking the link below, which will only appear if you have completed the method to enter the Alternative Means of Entry Ponzi Game described in the paragraph above.

 

Generic Alternate Means of Entry Ponzi Game:
 

This Alternative Means of Entry Ponzi Game allows non-Ponzi Club members the opportunity to access and play the Ponzi games and receive points associated with exclusive Ponzi games and to win any prize associated with the game. Register for access to all Alternative Means of Entry Ponzi Games for a period of one calendar month for a chance to win prizes including rewards cards prizes and virtual prizes that are available to Ponzi Club Members in exclusive Ponzi Club Games.

 

Additional Terms Related to Entries:

 

No other methods of entry will be accepted. Entries become the property of Sponsor (defined below) and will not be returned. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, or misdirected entries. Use of a false email account or an incorrect postal address will disqualify an entry. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, misdirected entries, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, lost, late, illegible, misdirected, mutilated envelopes, postage-due, garbled, damaged or delayed entries or other communications or other technical problems related to website entries. The use of scripts or any automated system to enter is strictly prohibited. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person who tampers with the Entry process or the operation of the web site, or who otherwise violates these rules. By entering, Entrants accept and agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules.
 

Eligibility:

 

These promotions are only open to residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (except Quebec) who are 18 years of age or older at time a promotion begins and who had Internet access. Employees of DCS Concepts LLC. ("Sponsor"), and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies (“Sponsor and its Agents”) and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of each are not eligible. Promotions are void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
 

Prizes; Winner Selection and Notification:
 

  • Odds of winning any prize depend upon the number of eligible entries received. All Ponzi players have a chance of winning various prizes from the Ponzi games, which include virtual prizes such as Ponzi Points or reward cards ranging from USD$25 up to USD$500 in value. Ponzi Club Members can win reward cards up to USD$1,000. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to win Ponzi Club Member's prizes. Free Ponzi users have a chance to win the same prizes with the same odds by using the Alternative Means of Entry Ponzi Game.

  • Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of prizes for cash or other goods and services is permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of approximately equal value. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the nature of the prizes for each promotion at any time. All expenses not specified above, including, without limitation, all federal, state and local taxes, and international tariffs, are the sole responsibility of the individual winners.

  • Sponsor will verify the eligibility of the winners prior to awarding any prizes. Email notifications do not constitute a guarantee of payment of any kind.

  • Winners may be required to complete and sign a Declaration of Eligibility and, except where prohibited, Liability/Publicity Release, in the form provided by Sponsor, within seven (7) days of attempted notification in order to claim Prize. Canadian winners must also answer a skill-based question in order to claim prize. Ponzi Club Members winners of prizes will be notified immediately after winning with a notification message transmitted to the provided phone number.  Non- Ponzi Club Members winners of prizes will be notified immediately after winning with a notification appearing on their account page. Prizes will be awarded automatically to the Ponzi account that was used to complete the win. Winners of rewards cards prizes will be notified by no later than the next business day after each Ponzi game terminates by an email sent to the email address specified on the Ponzi account and/or, for non-Ponzi Club members with an on-screen message appearing on their account page. For rewards cards, allow 6-8 weeks after winning and all documents have been submitted by the winner, for the receipt of card by postal mail. If a winner cannot be contacted at the email address associated with the Ponzi account of the winner, is contacted and does not respond as directed within seven (7) days of attempted notification, refuses the prize or is ineligible to accept the prize, prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Sponsor will award the applicable prize, time permitting given the nature of the prize, to an alternate winner by random drawing from all remaining eligible Entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which DCS Concepts LLC. retains the discretion to donate the applicable prize to a charity of Sponsor choosing. All prizes claimed in accordance with the Official Rules will be awarded. Winners may be required to provide a shipping address and/or email address to claim prize
     

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*Ponzi® Rewards Card in the U.S. or Ponzi Visa® Prepaid Card in Canada. Value of rewards card is in USD for U.S. residents and CAD for Canadian residents.
 

Ponzi Discover® Rewards Card (U.S.): Prepaid rewards card can be used everywhere Discover® is accepted in the U.S., except for revolving payments, or with water taxis and ATMs, as detailed at MyPrepaidCenter.com/site/discover-univ. Card is point based with 4 points = $1 in purchasing power. Card valid for 6 months from the date of issue. Unused points will be forfeited at midnight EST the last day of the month of the valid thru date, subject to applicable law. Card terms, conditions and limitations apply; see website for details. Rewards card is issued by InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions, LLC in California and Blackhawk Network California, Inc. elsewhere. Discover® and the Discover Acceptance Mark are service marks used by InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions, LLC and Blackhawk Network California, Inc. under license from Discover Financial Services.

 

Ponzi Visa Prepaid Card (CAD): Prepaid rewards card is issued by Peoples Trust Company pursuant to a license by Visa Int. Card can be used at any merchants that accept Visa cards. Card valid for 6 months from the date of issue. Unused funds forfeit at midnight EST the last day of the month of the valid thru date, subject to applicable law. Country restrictions apply and are subject to change. Card terms, conditions, and limitations apply; see MyPrepaidCenter.com/site/visa-univ-can for details.

 

Additional prepaid rewards card terms: Prepaid rewards card is given to you as a reward and no consideration, value, or money is paid by you in exchange for the card. Card is issued in the name of the Ponzi account holder and does not have cash access. Card is not transferable and cannot be issued to minors. Country restrictions apply and are subject to change. Subject to applicable law, other fees may apply; prepaid terms, conditions and limitations apply; see specific websites outlined below for details. U.S. residents to receive U.S. dollar value prize and Canadian residents to receive Canadian dollar value prize.

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