Rules were at: http://www.foxtel.com.au/competition/7388.html

Test your poker skills by playing TEXAS NO LIMIT on GAMESWORLD – Channel 555.

If you crack your way onto the leaderboard you have a chance to win a fun pack!

HOW TO ENTER

To enter the Promotion, during the Promotion Period an Entrant must:

a) play the GamesWorld Portal game “Poker: Texas No Limit” on Channel 555;
b) log on to the FOXTEL leader board at http://leaderboard.playintv.com/ and
c) provide their email address and playin’ code (score).




PARTICIPATION

1. This competition (the “PROMOTION”) is conducted by FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd (“FOXTEL”) ABN: 65 068 671 938 of 5 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde, NSW, 2113 (the “PROMOTER”).

2. The Promotion is a game of skill, and chance plays no part in determining the winners.

3. Entry to the Promotion constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. By entering the Promotion, entrants accept and acknowledge full responsibility for their decision to participate in the Promotion and to take the Prize if they are a winner.

4. All entry instructions and prize information published by the Promoter form part of these Terms and Conditions.

5. The Promotion is only open to eligible entrants (the “ENTRANTS”), being individuals who are:

a) permanent residents of Australia; and
b) a FOXTEL or Telstra subscriber, or live in a household with a FOXTEL or Telstra subscription and have the subscriber’s permission, and the subscriber’s account is not in arrears for the duration of the Promotion up to and including 26 March 2009; and
c) over the age of 18, or if under 18 years of age have their parent’s or guardian’s permission before entering the Promotion;

and are not:

d) employees of the Promoter or Telstra, or an employee of these companies’ related corporations or agencies or any other company associated with the Promoter and/or the Promotion; or
e) a spouse, de facto spouse, parent, child or sibling (whether natural or by adoption) of such an employee.

6. Entry to the Promotion commences at 00:01hrs on 5 February 2009 and closes at 10:00hrs on 5 March 2009 (the “PROMOTION PERIOD”). All times and dates are times and dates in Sydney, which may be AEST or AEDT depending on the date. All times are stated using the 24 hour clock. 00:00hrs is the start of a day and 24:00hrs is the end of a day.

ENTRY

7. To enter the Promotion, during the Promotion Period an Entrant must:

d) play the GamesWorld Portal game “Poker: Texas No Limit” on Channel 555;
e) log on to the FOXTEL leader board at http://leaderboard.playintv.com/ (the “WEBSITE”); and
f) provide their email address and playin’ code (score).

8. The Entrant’s entry must not be:

a) late;
b) delayed;
c) incomplete;
d) incomprehensible;
e) unlawful;
f) obscene;
g) defamatory;
h) libellous;
i) threatening;
j) pornographic;
k) harassing;
l) hateful;
m) racially or ethnically offensive;
n) capable of encouraging conduct that would be considered a criminal offence;
o) capable of violating any law; and/or
p) capable of giving rise to civil liability.

9. Subject to the other conditions, an Entrant may enter the Promotion multiple times during the Promotion Period so long as they submit their entries using the same login details.

10. Entrants can only create one login account during the Promotion Period.

11. Entry is free, however, any costs associated with accessing the Website are the responsibility of the person seeking access and are dependent on the internet service provider used.

12. Gamesworld games cost $1.00 per Single Play or from $7.00 for a monthly Games Subscription pack. Games packages are charged in addition to your monthly subscription. Fixed phone line connected to your set-top-box with 1900 capacity is required for Single Play purchases. Please make sure you have the permission of the account holder.

13. Entrants must ensure that their entries are received by the Promoter during the Promotion Period. All entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt by the Promoter, not time of transmission by the Entrant. The Promoter takes no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries or for any delays or failures in any telecommunications equipment or for any delays due to technical disruptions, network congestion or for any other reason.

14. Entrants must make their email entries manually using an internet browser. The Promoter may reject entries if it reasonably forms the opinion that an entry has been made using automated entry means or by use of a computer entry service.

15. Should an Entrant’s contact details change at any time between the date that they enter the Promotion and 26 March 2009 that Entrant must notify the Promoter of their correct contact details immediately.

16. All entries to the Promotion may be subject to verification by the Promoter. An Entrant must, within 7 days of being asked, at the Promoter’s cost:

a) hand over to the Promoter any receipt (if applicable) issued at the point of entering; and
b) allow the Promoter to inspect and copy any other documents the Promoter may request establishing eligibility to enter or win, including but not limited to evidence of age, residence and/or identity.

17. The Promoter can decide in its sole discretion which documents are considered suitable for establishing eligibility to enter or win. In the event that a Winner cannot provide suitable proof, that Winner will forfeit their prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.

18. Any entry that is made on behalf of an Entrant by a third party, or otherwise by proxy, will be invalid.

19. The Promoter may, at its absolute discretion, declare any or all entries made by an Entrant to be invalid if the Entrant:

a) fails to establish their entitlement to enter the Promotion to the Promoter’s satisfaction; or
b) fails to produce items as required by Condition 16 or produces items that are illegible, stolen, forged, reconstructed, altered, incomplete or tampered with in any way; or
c) appears, to the Promoter, to have tampered with, or benefited from tampering with, the entry process; or
d) has submitted an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

WINNERS

20. There will be 1 first prize winner (the “FIRST PRIZE WINNER”), 1 second prize winner (the “SECOND PRIZE WINNER”), 1 third prize winner (the “THIRD PRIZE WINNER”) and 1 fourth prize winner (the “FOURTH PRIZE WINNER”) of this Promotion determined from all entries received during the Promotion Period.

21. The First Prize Winner, Second Prize Winner, Third Prize Winner and Fourth Prize Winner are referred to together in these Terms and Conditions as the “WINNERS”. The First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize and Fourth Prize are referred to together in these Terms and Conditions as the “PRIZES”.

22. The Winners will be the Entrants with the four highest scores achieved on the Website by playing the “Poker: Texas No Limit” game during the Promotion Period. The Winners will be determined on 5 March 2009 (the “DETERMINATION DATE”) at 12:00hrs by the Promoter at 5 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde, NSW, 2113.

23. The Promoter’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

24. The Winners will be notified by email within 7 days of the Determination Date. The Winner’s names will be published on the Website by 12 March 2009.

25. All reasonable attempts will be made to contact the Winners. Subject, where relevant, to any directions given under the legislation regulating the Promotion, if a Prize is: (i) not claimed by a Winner by 10:00hrs on 26 March 2009; or (ii) forfeited for any reason, the Prize will be awarded to another Entrant (also “WINNER/S”) in an unclaimed prize determination (the “UNCLAIMED PRIZE DETERMINATION”) commencing at 12:00hrs on 26 March 2009 by the Promoter at 5 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde, NSW, 2113. The Winner/s will be notified by email within 7 days of the Unclaimed Prize Determination.

PRIZES

26. The First Prize Winner will receive the following prize pack (the “FIRST PRIZE”), valued at a maximum of $156.85:

1 x Cranium WOW Game
1 x Hoyts Family Pass
1 x Simpson’s Sorry! Game
1 x Pack of Invisible Playing Cards

27. The Second Prize Winner will receive one Hoyts Family Pass (the “SECOND PRIZE”), valued at a maximum of $57.00.

28. The Third Prize Winner will receive a Simpson’s Sorry! Game (the “THIRD PRIZE”), valued at a maximum of $24.95.

29. The Fourth Prize Winner will receive a Pack of Invisible Playing Cards (the “FOURTH PRIZE”), valued at a maximum of $14.95.

THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL FOR THIS PROMOTION IS VALUED AT A MAXIMUM OF $253.75

30. The Hoyts Family Pass element of the Prizes is valid until 31 January 2010.

31. All Prize values are correct as at 23 December 2008 and are reflective of the Recommended Retail Price and are in Australian Dollars. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any variations in the Prize values.

32. Prizes cannot be exchanged and, except as expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions, cannot be taken as a monetary payment.

33. The Prize can be transferred at the Promoter’s sole discretion. In the event that the Promoter exercises its discretion to allow a Winner to transfer the Prize, the transfer will be on the condition that the transferee accepts all terms and conditions set out in these Terms and Conditions and the Promoter may require such acceptance in writing in its absolute discretion.

34. Winners are advised that tax implications may arise from them winning the Prize and they should seek independent financial advice prior to the acceptance of the Prize.

35. Once any Prize has left the Promoter’s/supplier’s premises, the Promoter and its agencies and companies associated with the Promotion will not be responsible for any delay in delivery, loss or damage to the Prize.

GENERAL

36. The Promoter reserves the right to take any action necessary in its sole discretion at any time, subject to any direction given under State permit regulations.

37. To the full extent permitted by the law, the Promoter and its agencies and companies associated with the Promotion (the “RELEVANT PARTIES”) will not be liable for any loss, damage, claim, cost, expense or personal injury which is suffered or sustained (including, but not limited to, that caused by any person’s negligence) by any Entrant in connection with the Promotion or the Prizes, including: (i) any indirect, economic or consequential loss or loss of profits; (ii) any loss arising from the negligence of a Relevant Party; and (iii) any liability for personal injury or death.

38. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including, without limitation, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, take any action that may be available, including to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion subject to any direction given under the relevant State/Territory permit regulations.

39. The Winner acknowledges that the Prize may be subject to additional terms and conditions imposed by third parties. The Winner must become acquainted with any such additional terms and conditions prior to taking the Prize. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility and is not liable for any additional conditions imposed on the taking of the Prize, nor for the breach of those conditions by any person.

40. Except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter:

a) is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction with any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, or any technical problems or traffic congestion on any computer system or at any website, or any combination thereof, including (but not limited to) any injury or damage to participants or any other person’s property related to or resulting from participation in the Promotion;

b) is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either caused by users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in connection with the Promotion, or by any technical error that may occur in the course of the Promotion; and

c) is not responsible for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of, entries or entrants’ details.

41. Any attempt to cause damage to any website or the information on any website associated with this Promotion or to otherwise undermine the fair and legitimate operation of this Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. The Promoter reserves the right to seek damages in the fullest extent permitted by law in the event that any such attempt is made, whether or not that attempt results in any such damage, interference or undermining.

42. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of New South Wales.

43. These rules are Terms and Conditions and constitute the entire terms and conditions between the Entrant and the Promoter with respect to the Promotion and cannot be altered, modified or amended.

44. All entries become the property of the Promoter.