In Maryland, it’s Illegal to Win a Bobblehead
Good news and bad. The good news is that I won my fantasy baseball league (finally!) and there are sweet sweet prizes involved.
Congratulations! Your outstanding performance in this season’s Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball PLUS competition has made you the potential recipient of one of our League Winner Prizes — a championship bobblehead or t-shirt commemorating your achievement.
The bad news is that Maryland state law prevents me from claiming my prize…
As stated in the Official Contest Rules, to be eligible to receive a prize in this contest you must be…a U.S. resident NOT living in a jurisdiction where the contest is void (Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Vermont, Montana, Louisiana, New Jersey, Arkansas, Tennessee, overseas U.S. territories, possessions, commonwealths and military installations, and where otherwise prohibited by law…
If I wasn’t a libertarian before, this would’ve convinced me. I want my bobblehead!