WTF March Mobile Millions - or maybe not?

[Fionalein]

So I can across this restriction for the new "giveaway"

Geographic Restrictions
Due to local regulations and/or restrictions, the Promotion is not open to residents of the following countries: Belgium, Italy, Brazil, Poland, Russia, India, China, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and any country under U.S. embargoes or trade sanctions.
If a winner is selected from a country where legal restrictions apply, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify the winner and select an alternate recipient.

Wouldn't that be everyone? I mean you could even argue that even the US are under US sanctions right now... Does that basically mean it is basically almost US only given the current political situation?

Might not bother to continue this if I'm not even egligable and let's face it - this has the potential to anger a lot of users who will jump through the hoops only to be told they do not qualify.

Or are tariffs no trade sanction?
UPDATE: I must feel suicidal today, I asked them officially (my guess: they will delete the question - because Forums allow no politics, ya know?)

 

[Free]

At this point, even the U.S. might not be included in this giveaway...

 

[Soen Eber]

Belgium. Italy. and Poland??? wtf?

 

[Casey Pelous]

I think trade sanctions are different from tariffs, so just Iran, Russia, and whomever else is on the trade shitlist would be barred.

Of course, I haven't checked the news for five minutes, so, yeah, the shitlist could have grown and we could be down to "maybe there's this one dude in Trinidad ...."

Also, Hong Kong is not a country. It is a Special Administrative District of the PRC, so listing it is redundant. Contrarily, if you list HK, why not Macao? </pedantry>

You're welcome!

 

[Fionalein]

Belgium. Italy. and Poland??? wtf?

Because of gambling laws I guess?