(a) The following unfair acts or practices undertaken by, or omissions of, any person in the operation of any contest or sweepstakes are prohibited: (1) Failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose, at the time of the initial contest solicitation, at the time of each precontest promotional solicitation and each time the payment of money is required to become or to remain a contestant, the total number of contestants anticipated based on prior experience and the percentages of contestants correctly solving each puzzle used in the three most recently completed contests conducted by the person. If the person has not operated or promoted three contests he or she shall disclose for each prior contest if any, the information required by this section. (2) Failing to promptly send to each member of the public upon his or her request, the actual number and percentage of contestants correctly solving each puzzle or game in the contest most recently completed. (3) Misrepresenting in any manner the odds of winning any prize. (4) Misrepresenting in any manner, the rules, terms, or conditions of participation in a contest. (5) Failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose with all contest puzzles and games and with all promotional puzzles and games all of the following: (A) The maximum number of puzzles or games that may be necessary to complete the contest and determine winners. (B) The maximum amount of money, including the maximum cost of any postage and handling fees, that a participant may be asked to pay to win each of the contest prizes then offered. (C) That future puzzles or games, if any, or tie breakers, if any, will be significantly more difficult than the initial puzzle. (D) The date or dates on or before which the contest will terminate and upon which all prizes will be awarded. (E) The method of determining prizewinners if a tie remains after the last tie breaker puzzle is completed. (F) All rules, regulations, terms, and conditions of the contest. (6) Failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose the exact nature and approximate value of the prizes when offered. (7) Failing to award and distribute all prizes of the value and type represented. (8) Representing directly or by implication that the number of participants has been significantly limited, or that any particular person has been selected to win a prize unless such is the fact. (9) Representing directly or by implication that any particular person has won any money, prize, thing, or other value in a contest unless there has been a real contest in which a meaningful percentage, which shall be at least a majority, of the participants in such contests have failed to win a prize, money, thing, or other value. (10) Representing directly or by implication that any particular person has won any money, prize, thing, or other value without disclosing the exact nature and approximate value thereof. (11) Using the word âluckyâ to describe any number, ticket, coupon, symbol, or other entry, or representing in any other manner directly or by implication that any number, ticket, coupon, symbol, or other entry confers or will confer an advantage upon the recipient that other recipients will not have, that the recipient is more likely to win a prize than are others, or that the number, ticket, coupon, symbol, or other entry has some value that other entries do not have. (12) Using or offering for use any method, including an internet website or an online application, intended to be used by a person interacting with an electronic video monitor, mobile phone, computer terminal, or other similar internet access device, to simulate gambling, which, for purposes of this section, includes, but is not limited to, slot machines; video poker; table games, including, but not limited to, blackjack, roulette, craps, and poker; lottery games as defined in Section 319 of the Penal Code; bingo; sports wagering, or any game that mimics or simulates similar gambling and that (A) directly or indi
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