Sec. 25. Disclosures required.

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Sec. 25. Disclosures required. A written promotional prize offer must contain each of the following in a clear and conspicuous statement at the onset of the offer:

(1)the true name or names of the sponsor and the address of the sponsor's actual

principal place of business;

(2)the retail value of each prize the person receiving the notice has been selected to

receive or may be eligible to receive;

(3)a disclosure that no purchase is necessary to enter such written promotional offer;

(4)a disclosure that a purchase will not improve the person's chances of winning with

an entry;

(5)a statement of the person's odds of receiving each prize identified in the notice;

(6)any requirement that the person pay the actual shipping or handling fees or any

other charges to obtain or use a prize, including the nature and amount of the charges;

(7)if receipt of the prize is subject to a restriction, a description of the

restriction;

(8)any limitations on eligibility; and

(9)if a sponsor represents that the person is a "finalist", has been "specially

selected", is in "first place", or is otherwise among a limited group of persons with an enhanced likelihood of receiving a prize, the written prize notice must contain a statement of the maximum number of persons in the group or purported group with this enhanced likelihood of receiving a prize.