Grand Mondial Valentines Day Giveaway

[winbig]

OK....

Let's play "spot the WTF?".

I'm not posting all the details, just the pertinent ones.

For full T&C: http://www.grandmondial.com/en/in-grand-style

Ok, pay attention now.

Win a 3 night stay in a Deluxe room at the opulent and luxuriously romantic Bellagio Hotel and Casino in the heart of Vegas.

In between enjoying the sights and sounds of the city, you and your partner will be treated to a rejuvenating Spa treatment at the award-winning beauty oasis within the Bellagio, and also get to experience various complimentary culinary delights with our generous Meal Vouchers.

… PLUS …


Qualify and stand to win weekly prizes like 5 indulgent bouquets of gorgeous red roses or 5 French gift baskets filled with premium collection gourmet delicacies – all sent on your behalf to someone special. Other weekly prizes include a share of 2,500 Free Spins on Cashanova and 2,000 Bonus Credits – enough to give you that loving feeling!

Weekly Prize Draw:

* Purchase and Wager according to each week’s specifications.
* To qualify for a prize, you have to make 2 purchases or more each week.
* Any cash-ins during the promotional period disqualifies you from winning.

Grand Prize Draw:


Promo Period:

* 1 – 28 February, 2010.


Qualifying Criteria:

* Purchase 150 and wager 1,500 credits during the promotional period.
* To qualify for the prize, you have to make 2 purchases or more within the promotional period.
* Every additional purchase of 50 and wager of 500 credits will get you another entry into the draw.
* Any cash-ins during the promotional period disqualifies you from winning.

Includes:

3 Night stay at the Bellagio – Deluxe Room
Couples Massage – 50min
Meal Vouchers


Excludes:

Flights
Transport to and from the airport
Gratuities

Not a bad deal...or is it?

The first person that spots the WTF? gets a free cookie. Please note that there may be more than one WTF?.

[me_and_ed]

I do like the fact that you have to be a loser to be a winner.

[winbig]

I do like the fact that you have to be a loser to be a winner.

Yep...

I emailed them about just that fact, and asked what would happen if I would happen to play, win, and leave all of my money into my account and withdraw my money after the drawing is over. Technically, by their rules, I would still be eligible to win something, but who knows..(are you even able to make deposits if your account isn't $0?)

But, since it's GM we're talking about, the drawing will be over by the time I hear back from them.

[vinylweatherman]

The other WTF is that their "week" seems to run for 28 days

This clause is common to ALL their "grand" promos.

Any cash-ins during the promotional period disqualifies you from winning.

This hardly promotes "responsible gambling", as it FORCES a player who wants a chance to win the draw to leave their winnings in their account all month (in this case), and continue to deposit more on top, and play.

If you SPOT this term however, and are disciplined enough, you can gain an advantage over others, who may not realise they have disqualified themselves by simply withdrawing their winnings. The field of eligible participants thus steadily reduces as players withdraw, and if you don't, your chance of winning increases.

The third WTF is "what if you don't HAVE a partner", literally WTF when you get there

[De Beuker]

Wel, the biggest WTF for me is that the flight is not included.
They are a MG casino, so most players will probably be European.
Any idea how much 2 retourflight tickets to Las Vegas would cost me?
Even if I would win that prize, no way I could even dream about really claiming it, as the flight would cost me around $1800.-
And thats a cheapo...