3v3 Cash Tournament

[Jamesb]

Thinking about doing a 3v3s tourney for money. I'm not sure about specifics yet but for an example let's say each team pays $10 to join winner takes all or 80% and 2nd place gets 20%... Something of that nature. Before I go about organizing and setting up a PayPal specifically for this tournament I wanted to get some thoughts and feedback. It would be the same rules as any of my previous tournaments.
Suggestions?

 

[Skeezin]

i wonder what the chances are of the prize money disappearing

 

[Jamesb]

i wonder what the chances are of the prize money disappearing

Zero. I have a job.

 

[Jamesb]

Any more thoughts?

 

[Barbarous]

i hardly know any1 @ 29 to ddos a path to victory ban rogues

 

[Myrm]

We probably can't allow tournaments with mandatory buy-ins.

 

[Jamesb]

We probably can't allow tournaments with mandatory buy-ins.

Why? (And that's not in the slightest way sarcastic or anything like that) What would be wrong with it?

 

[Jamesb]

i hardly know any1 @ 29 to ddos a path to victory ban rogues

Rogues aren't even good in 3s. Ask Riptwenty he has plenty of IPs to share.

 

[Allybeboba]

Why? (And that's not in the slightest way sarcastic or anything like that) What would be wrong with it?

On par with gambling.

 

[Jamesb]

On par with gambling.

Well he never got back to me and just said he wasn't sure so I'm gonna assume he looked into it and it's okay.

 

[Myrm]

Why? (And that's not in the slightest way sarcastic or anything like that) What would be wrong with it?

On par with gambling.

Pretty much this. It's illegal in some states.

 

[Hobbes]

Yup. Why dont YOU buy a twink item lets say defias belt and list it as grand prize?

 

[Jamesb]

Yup. Why dont YOU buy a twink item lets say defias belt and list it as grand prize?

Because I would need three of them. It's 3v3s. Also, if everyone pus their way to play it's fair. I honestly don't care if people wanna participate or not so I'm not paying x dollars for a defias belt to give away

 

[Jamesb]

Pretty much this. It's illegal in some states.

I don't think it's really gambling is it? It's skill based and your not betting on a team, you ARE the team so I'm not too sure. I can add a disclaimer if you like letting people know that if they are from a state where gambling is illegal they cannot participate until we find out wether this is actually gambling or not.

 

[Hobbes]

I'm thinking it has more to do with Blizzards agreements

 

[Hotshots]

Lol come on we aren't even allowed to make tournaments interesting anymore? -_- On a side note a gold prize would be cool too, only problem is an xfer would need to be done for a winning team on a different realm other than host realm, which is frankly bullshit because that makes the prize not worth it at that point lol. (Just my opinion. Not that anyone asked for it, but yea.)