Wisconsin Code § 100.17

Guessing contests
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No person or persons or corporations in their own name or under any assumed trade name,
with intent to defraud, shall advertise or represent in printing or
writing of any nature, any enigma, guessing or puzzle contest, offering to the participants therein any premium, prize or certificate
entitling the recipient to a credit upon the purchase of merchandise in any form whatsoever; nor shall any person or corporation
in the printing or writing, advertising or setting forth any such
contests, fail to state definitely the nature of the prizes so offered;
nor shall any person or corporation fail to state clearly upon all
evidences of value issued as a result of such contest in the form of
credit certificates, credit bonds, coupons, or other evidences of
credit in any form whatsoever, whether the same are redeemable
in money or are of value only as a credit upon the purchase of
merchandise; nor shall any person or corporation issue to any person as a result of any such contest, any instrument in the form of
a bank check or bank draft or promissory note or any colorable
imitation of any of the foregoing; nor shall any person or corporation refuse or fail to award and grant the specific prizes offered to
the persons determined to be entitled thereto under the terms of
such contest, or fail to redeem any credit certificate, credit bonds,
coupons or other evidences of credit issued as a result of any such
contest, according to the terms thereof.

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