Why Certain States Can't Enter The Contests

 Good morning Roadies. Today, I want to sit down with you and talk about something a little different. Today, I am going to be discussing legal stuff. Now, I don't know much legal stuff at all and I know that there will be people that can explain it so much better than I can and there are definitely websites that can help as well. But, here we go:

When Breyer announced their contests for BreyerFest 2021, everyone was super excited. The Diorama contest, The Best Customs Contest, and the Costume Contest are all awesome things that people want to participate in. They are free to enter, have amazing prizes, and even just to enter is amazing. However, when the actual rules and regulations were released, it was widely noticed that certain States in the US were not allowed to participate.

While this caused a lot of upset, it was also apparent that this is not going to change. So many members of RTB went digging to find out what was going on and find out we did! According the the government of those six states, they strictly prohibit entering contests that are paid entry. That means because the contests are only available to certain ticket holders that paid money for their tickets, those residents of those states cannot enter the contests. It is similar to the gambling laws. You can definitely read more about it as I know that I am not explaining it well at all.

So, it all comes down to the law and lawyers in who can and cannot participate in the contests and if this includes your state or country, we here at RTB are very sorry, however since we are a fan group there isn't much that we can do. Now, the BreyerFest Photo Shows have NOT had their rules and regulations released yet, so we do not yet know if this would apply to that event as well and the best thing to do is to sadly hang in there and wait.

**Edited to add the states that are not eligible to participate: AZ, CO, MD, NE, ND and VT **

I hope that this helped a little bit in your BreyerFest adventure planning and definitely read more about it online because I am sure that my explanation is horrible and everyone will come here just to tell me that I am completely wrong.