modalidad de juego de concursos
English translation: (prize) competitions as a form of gambling (activity)
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| 4 +1 | (prize) competitions as a form of gambling (activity) |
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the type of gaming activity/event Explanation: I would opt for a more general translation of "concurso" here, as it covers such a wide range. |
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peer agreement (net): +1(prize) competitions as a form of gambling (activity) Explanation: This is how I would express it. I am using UK terminology; I think "contests" is used in the US, at least sometimes, but the UK word is "competitions". First, what does "concursos" actually refer to? It is defined in section 3 (e) of the "Ley 13/2011, de 27 de mayo, de regulación del juego", which is worth quoting in full: "e) Concursos. Se entiende por concursos aquella modalidad de juego en la que su oferta, desarrollo y resolución se desarrolla por un medio de comunicación ya sea de televisión, radio, Internet u otro, siempre que la actividad de juego esté conexa o subordinada a la actividad principal. En esta modalidad de juego para tener derecho a la obtención de un premio, en metálico o en especie, la participación se realiza, bien directamente mediante un desembolso económico, o bien mediante llamadas telefónicas, envío de mensajes de texto o cualquier otro procedimiento electrónico, informático o telemático, en el que exista una tarificación adicional, siendo indiferente el hecho de que en la adjudicación de los premios intervenga, no solamente el azar, sino también la superación de pruebas de competición o de conocimiento o destreza. A los efectos de la presente definición, no se entenderán por concurso aquellos programas en los que aún existiendo premio el concursante no realice ningún tipo de desembolso económico para participar, ya sea directamente o por medio de llamadas telefónicas, envío de mensajes de texto o cualquier otro procedimiento electrónico, informático o telemático, en el que exista una tarificación adicional." http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/05/28/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-9280.p... So this is referring to things like TV phone-ins, SMS competitions and so on, where you have to pay to enter, often in the form of premium-rate telephone charges. If entry is free they are not "concursos" for the purposes of the Act: that is, they may be "concursos" but they are not a "modalidad de juego". There may or may not be skill involved, but the fact that there is does not of itself prevent them from being a "modalidad de juego", though it is understood that if there is no "azar" or random chance at all they are not a gambling activity. In the official language of British gambling legislation these are called prize competitions, or just competitions. First, although the gambling industry prefers the word "gaming", the correct word here is "gambling", as reflected in the fact that the relevant British statute is called the Gambling Act, not the Gaming Act. Here is a document from the UK Gambling Commission on precisely this issue: "Prize competitions and free draws: The requirements of the Gambling Act 2005". It explains that: "As stated in paragraph 2.3 above, a prize competition is one where success depends on the exercise of skill, judgment or knowledge by the participants and does not, as it does in a lottery, rely wholly on chance. However, section 14(5) qualifies this distinction. It defines the circumstances in which arrangements requiring participants to exercise a degree of skill or judgment or to display knowledge are to be treated as relying wholly on chance. Such arrangements will therefore fall within the definition of a lottery provided the other elements of the definition (payment to participate and the allocation of prizes) are satisfied." http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/Prize competitions ... It goes on to qualify what degree of skill must be involved in order for the competition to be regarded as a form of gambling under the terms of the Act, always with the proviso that there must be payment to participate. The term "prize competition" is often abbreviated to "competition", and the same can be done in the translation. So this expression means "the form of gambling activity consisting of competitions", for which I think a more natural formulation is "competitions as a form of gambling activity". The word "activity" is optional; again, it could be included on the first mention and subsequently omitted. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2012-05-27 01:10:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Premium Rate Competitions and Promotions Phone and Text Competitions Premium rate competitions are an effective yet simple way to involve customers in your products and services. They have the added advantage of generating revenue for your business. Competitions can be run via premium rate phone numbers in phone-to-win competitions, or via premium SMS in text-to-win competitions. Promotions can be advertised via on-pack advertising, TV and radio." http://www.premium-rate-number.co.uk/premium_rate_competitio... |
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