There are a lot of similar "Schenk-Kreise" around, trying to grow. All covered with nice stories on rituals and topped with some esoteric and new-age elements.
There is more money involved then in the SPAM example, and they hide under "spend-game", giveaway and similar wordings. Neither the less, all these are forbidden by law as cited by Felix. Here is a warning from the Swiss Federal Office of Justice [Office f�d�ral de la justice (OFJ)/Bundesamt f�r Justiz (BJ)] on this issue: http://www.ofj.admin.ch/themen/presscom/2002/20020910-1-d.htm (German) http://www.ofj.admin.ch/themen/presscom/2002/20020910-1-f.htm (French) -Kurt. <snip> Bundesgesetz betreffend die Lotterien und gewerbsmaessigen Wetten, SR 935.51: http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/935_51/a1.html (german) http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/935_51/a1.html (french) Art. 1, Abs. 1: Die Lotterien sind verboten. And: Verordnung zum Bundesgesetz betreffend die Lotterien und gewerbsmaessigen Wetten, SR 935.511: http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/935_511/a43.html (german) http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/935_511/a43.html (french) Art. 43: Den Lotterien sind gleichgestellt: 1. alle Veranstaltungen, bei denen das Schneeballsystem (Lawinen-, Hydra-, Gella- oder Multiplexsystem) zur Anwendung kommt. [...] <snip> ---------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maillist-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/swinog%40swinog.ch/
