Offering a Free Prize Draw to USA

[daryl4356]

Hi,

I have released a website which is going to be offering a 100% free prize draw. I am wanting to open this up into a worldwide game eventually split between two main sites a UK and US one ( no where near that yet!!)

I won't go to much into what the game is or how the prizes are funded etc, everything is legit and at no time will a customer have to pay a penny or give card details etc to play or claim a prize.

I was having trouble filling the site with adverts as these obvious supply funds for prizes but some huge Energy Drink firm in USA want a wack of my space :-) which is great as I am dying to sell some!!!

they have just emailed me saying they will take it up once I am able to offer the prizes to the USA as they do not sell the drink in the UK.

What laws are there do any of you know for offering free prizes to USA?? as getting this advertising sold will make it able for me to launch my site here and there?

Any advice or pointers please.
Thanks
Daryl

[BizLogic]

Google it, you could be in for some serious finding.

All I know is for the UK is that you need the entrant to answer some questions or do something to earn the prize and make sure you have the no purchase neccassary wording.
If at any time you charge, thats a lottery which will need a licence.