1. The promoter is Puntaa Pty Ltd T/A Picklebet(ABN 56 601 575 240) of 1/48-50 Smith Street Darwin NT 0800 (Promoter). The Promoter and its related companies are referred to as the Promoter Group.
2. Instructions and information on how to enter the promotion form part of these terms and conditions, and entry into the promotion is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions and all of the Promoter’s terms and conditions.
3. Entry to the promotion is free and open to Australian residents who are 21 years of age or older (as at the end of the Promotion Period).
4. The Promotion Period is from Midday AEDT Monday 17 February 2025 to Midday AEDT on 24 February 2025.
5. To enter the promotion, an entrant must post a comment of up to 200 words in response to the promotion on Instagram during the Promotion Period and provide any information or complete any validation process required by the Promoter. The winning entry will be the most creative comment as determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion.
6. Each entrant is allowed only one (1) entry. If an entrant enters more than once, only their first entry will be valid.
7. To be eligible to participate in the promotion and win the prize, an entry must meet the following requirements:
a) The entry must be an original comment answering the question: tell us why we should send you and a mate to Las Vegas - the more creative, the better!
b) The entry must be made under the competition Instagram post accessed via: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGKi2FMOKuS
c) The entrant must tag a friend in the comments on the post.
d) The entry must remain on Instagram from the date/time it is posted until the winner is decided.
e) The entry must be made during the Promotion Period.
f) The entry must not duplicate or copy all or part of an earlier entry.
g) The entry is suspected or deemed by the Promoter to be made by the same person of a previous entry using different or multiple accounts.
h) The entry must not be sexually explicit or otherwise offensive or indecent.
i) The entry must not refer to alcohol, drugs, tobacco or firearms/weapons.
j) The entry must not be derogatory to any person or group of people.
k) The entry must not breach any law.
l) The entry must not contain copyrighted materials (such as photos or content) without authorisation.
m) The entry must not include the name or likeness of any person without that person’s consent.
n) The entry must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
8. Directors, managers, agents, employees of the Promoter Group and their immediate families are not eligible to win any prizes resulting from this promotion.
9. There will be only (1) winner and one (1) prize for the promotion. The prize is an NRL Round 1 Vegas Experience, including:
a) Two (2) tickets to each NRL game played in Las Vegas during the NRL Vegas round;
b) Up to 3 night’s accommodation in a hotel in Las Vegas for two (2) persons in a single room;
c) Return economy flights to Las Vegas departing from Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne airport departing on 27 February 2025 and returning on 2 March 2025;
d) AUD $5,000 spending money which may be provided by the Promoter by a method in their discretion; and
10. The total retail value for the prizes is approximately AUD $17,000.
11. The following conditions apply to the prize:
a) The winner and their guest must have valid passports with no less than six (6) months remaining until expiry;
b) The winner and their accompanying friend are responsible for obtaining the necessary visa, permits and/or any other entry requirements for travel to the USA;
c) travel and transfers to and from the chosen departure airport are not included in the prize. The winner must select to depart from either Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne International Airport and will be responsible for arranging their own travel to and from their selected departure point;
d) The prize (or any component of it) is:
i. transferrable only with the Promoter’s prior written approval;
ii. not redeemable for cash; and
iii. not permitted to be sold, auctioned, raffled or transferred by any other similar scheme;
e) prizes can only be used by persons who are 21 years of age or older;
f) the prize winner must do everything required of them to accept and take delivery of the prize;
g) if the prize winner fails to comply the previous clause, their right to the prize will be forfeited and they will not be compensated in any way;
h) if the prize (or a component of it) is not available for any reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize with another of similar value, or at the Promoter’s discretion, with a cash sum equivalent to the retail value of that component of the prize;
i) if the winner chooses not to participate in any scheduled experience or event or any experience or event is cancelled for any reason, the winner will not be compensated in any way;
j) the Promoter may omit any experience of the prize if a booking for the experience is unavailable; and
k) each aspect of the prize may be subject to its own terms and conditions which the entrant, winners and their guest agree to comply with and for which the promoter bears no responsibility.
12. The winning entry will be selected by a panel of judges appointed by the promoter.
13. The promoter will announce the winner on 24 February 2025 on Instagram unless there has been an unavoidable delay. The entrant agrees that the promoter can publish their first initial, surname and suburb or city and state of residence on the Promoter’s Instagram page or elsewhere, for no less than 28 days.
14. The Promoter may contact the prize winner by direct message on Instagram. If an entrant is unable to be contacted by this method or does not respond within 2 hours of being contacted, they will forfeit any entitlement to the prize. If this happens, the prize winner will become the entrant with the next best eligible entry. This process will continue until such time as a winner is determined, unless the awarding of the prize becomes unfeasible due to time constraints. Under that scenario, there is a possibility (albeit remote) that no prize is awarded for the Promotion.
15. If the winner is unable or not permitted to enter the USA for any reason (and/or cannot evidence the contrary to the Promoter within a reasonable time), the prize is forfeited and may be awarded to the next best entry.
16. If the winner is not permitted to enter the USA at the port of entry, their right to any component of the prize not yet received will be forfeited and the winner will not be compensated in any way.
17. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of any entry or disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions or who tampers with the entry process. The decision to verify, validate or disqualify an entry is in the Promoter’s absolute discretion and the entrant agrees to provide any reasonable information requested by the Promoter.
18. If the Promoter reasonably considers that a change to these terms and conditions is likely to benefit entrants or be of immaterial detriment to entrants, then the Promoter can make the change immediately and does not need to notify entrants. Alternatively, the Promoter may vary these terms and conditions by placing a notification at all places where these terms and conditions are made available to entrants.
19. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any computer system, software or internet difficulties, including any damage to an entrant’s device, resulting from participating in the promotion. Any cost associated with participating in the promotion are the entrant’s Responsibility.
20. The Promoter will not be liable for any loss or damage or personal injury or death suffered, sustained or caused in relation to the promotion or a prize except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
21. If the Promoter is prevented from or delayed in performing an obligation by Force Majeure then the obligation is suspended during, but for no longer than, the period the Force Majeure continues and any further period that is reasonable in the circumstances. “Force Majeure” means any event beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, which occurs without the fault or negligence of the Promoter.
22. Subject to obtaining the approval from the regulator (if applicable), the Promoter reserves the right to delay or modify any aspect of this promotion if for any reason it is not capable or running as planned (including without limitation, by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, fraud, technical failures, power failures or due to any other causes unforeseen or beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the promotion) but only to the extent necessary to overcome the issue that is affecting the running of the promotion as planned.
23. By participating in the promotion, an entrant authorises the Promoter Group, and contractors and agents of the Promoter Group, to access, collect and use personal information about the entrant, and disclose personal information about the entrant as follows:
(i) for the purpose of conducting the promotion;
(ii) for the purpose of making arrangements for a prize winner to be notified and receive their prize;
(iii) for the purpose of promoting that a prize in the promotion has been won; and
(iv) for the purpose of the Promoter Group providing the entrant with information and marketing about products and services of the Promoter Group until such time as the entrant requests that the sender of such marketing cease providing the entrant with that marketing. This clause is express consent by the entrant to receive marketing from the Promoter Group until such time as the entrant unsubscribes from that marketing.
24. The Promotor’s Privacy Policy (available at www.picklebet.com) contains information about how to access, correct or make a complaint about the Promoter’s handling of personal information.
25. If an entrant does not provide the personal information requested, the entrant cannot participate in the promotion and will not receive information about products and services of the Promoter Group. An entrant can request access to information held about them by contacting the Promoter using the contact details at www.picklebet.com.
26. All references to time in these terms and conditions are a reference to local Australian Eastern Standard Time or AEDT.
27. The promotion is not conducted under permits as it is a game of skill.