beloxy
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The Venezian Lottery is primarily a form of FUNDRAISING so consistent ads can be run for the First Encounter Assault Recon. A donation, referred to as a “ticket,” can be made by purchasing T-Shirts in the group store. The bigger the participation, the more the payout will be to the winners (our form of thanks to contributors), and the more members will join FEAR each month. The winners for each month are released alongside the Venezian Insider (FEAR newsletter which is linked in FEAR description). The lottery is built upon on tiered system with one winner being picked from each tier per month. The winnings from last month are split between funding the ads for the next month and being given out to the winners of next month. If lots of ROBUX are earned during April, there will be a lot of ads run in May and the May winners will have a large jackpot. These terms and conditions may be changed at any given time, and will be posted on the shout of the group when changed. The replies of this thread are to be used as a Q&A session. The Distributor is the only person qualified to answer questions to help improve future versions of this guide.
The Venezian Lottery group can be found here: http://www.roblox.com/My/Groups.aspx?gid=2705080
Transparency - The Venezian Lottery is designed to be as transparent as possible with every member of the group able to see the audit logs. Any change in the group funds someone points out puts the Distributor at an obligation to explain what happened. A simple post on the wall will get you a reply as soon as possible. In addition, a detailed monthly earnings report of every purchase is posted alongside the announcement of the winners. If you buy a ticket and would not like your name released to the public, send a private message to the Distributor before the buying window closes and your name will be blacked out of the monthly report.
Risk - Because the Venezian Lottery is primarily a form of fundraising, donors are not obligated to win anything. Trust is built upon stability, and if you are unsure if your donation or the monthly payouts will be handled securely, it is recommended you hold off on purchasing until there is little to no doubt in your mind. Word of mouth along with watching the audit logs are good ways of forming trust with the group. If the group was to be shut down by ROBLOX, hacked/exploited, or stolen by someone with access to funds, the restoration of the group or funds to the donors are not guaranteed. This is something else to take into consideration before buying a ticket.
Requirements - Anyone is allowed to purchase a ticket in the Venezian Lottery. The only requirement to be eligible for winning a jackpot is to be in the group for the duration of the purchasing window and the processing days where the earnings are counted up and divided as necessary. The lottery runs on a monthly basis. This means that the processing days are near the beginning of the next month and the purchasing window typically runs through the month. A single person on a single month may buy as many tickets of each tier as they’d like, but it is recommended to purchase no more than one ticket of each tier per month. This is because winners are guaranteed their money back only if no more than one ticket is bought. This is because in addition to the ROBLOX 30% tax, the purpose of the lottery is to fundraise money for The First Encounter Assault Recon. If someone has bought a ticket one month and wants to buy another of the same tier the next month, they must press the gear icon near the top right of the screen on the T-Shirt page and press “Delete From My Stuff.” Deleting the T-Shirt does NOT disqualify you from winning a pot. Buying a ticket outside of the purchasing window will result in the money being added to next month’s payout but without the person having a chance at winning a pot.
Ranks - The Venezian Lottery is free for anyone to join. A new member will be placed in the “Lottery Player” rank. These members are able to read the shout, post on the wall, look at the audit logs, and purchase a ticket. The small, medium, and large pot winner ranks are filled with people who have won the lottery in past months. The “This Month’s Winners” rank are filled with people who won the lottery this past month. Every rank has the same privileges with the exception of the “Distributor” who is in charge of the group entirely and is only obligated to follow the rules in this guide. If the Distributor is abusing their position, it is recommended to contact a FEAR High Rank or the Director of Justice.
Payout - The Venezian Lottery runs on a tiered system meaning that different tickets cost different amounts of ROBUX. One person from each tier will win a section of the pot. Despite separate tiers, the money is initially compiled together into one pot called the payout. Next, a random number generator is used to pick a winner for each tier. If 10 people buy the large pot one month, the Distributor would set the number generator to pick one whole number between 1 and 10. If the generator picked a 6, the sixth person to buy a large pot would win that pot. The percentage of the total payout won from each tier can be found in the description. This can also be used as a gauge to calculate how many of each ticket can be safely purchased. One may notice that the payout is not equal to the tickets donors bought. This is because the ROBLOX tax system takes 30% of all profits. Happily, if the Distributor uses the group payout system and types in 100 ROBUX to RblxUser123, RblxUser123 gets 100 ROBUX and not 70 ROBUX. No BC is needed for the payout either, making the Lottery that much more universal.
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Vhakar
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beloxy
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| 27 Feb 2016 08:03 PM |
| Any questions about the lottery are to be posted below. Being the Distributor, I will be answering them. Unique questions posted below will be added to future versions of this guide. |
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srobery
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beloxy
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| 29 Feb 2016 05:23 AM |
| @scrobery, We may add smaller tiers in the future (maybe tix tiers), but remember that the main premise of this group is to help FEAR fundraise for ads. It would only be put in place if it would be seen as beneficial to the advertising. |
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shrauger
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| 14 Mar 2016 05:50 PM |
| Can we get a mod to post on this? |
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| 14 Mar 2016 05:52 PM |
Why would you want a mod posting on this?
~Storm~ |
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| 14 Mar 2016 05:58 PM |
tl;dr
Tycoonguy13, The Doctor of C&G |
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shrauger
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| 14 Mar 2016 05:59 PM |
| @John so people can stop saying this is illegal. |
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| 14 Mar 2016 06:00 PM |
| So is this the F.E.A.R. version of the Vaktovian Lottery? |
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rescinded
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| 14 Mar 2016 06:08 PM |
i will be reporting this to the admins
lotteries are not allowed on roblox
read the rules
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beloxy
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| 14 Mar 2016 06:14 PM |
I have done my best to thread the rules of ROBLOX to make sure this lottery is following everything correctly.
"The Venezian Lottery is primarily a form of FUNDRAISING so consistent ads can be run for the First Encounter Assault Recon. A donation, referred to as a “ticket,” can be made by purchasing T-Shirts in the group store."
If you think that your money will go to waste with ROBLOX shutting this down, I recommend you told off on buying a ticket. This is built upon trust.
"Trust is built upon stability, and if you are unsure if your donation or the monthly payouts will be handled securely, it is recommended you hold off on purchasing until there is little to no doubt in your mind."
"If the group was to be shut down by ROBLOX, hacked/exploited, or stolen by someone with access to funds, the restoration of the group or funds to the donors are not guaranteed. This is something else to take into consideration before buying a ticket." |
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beloxy
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| 14 Mar 2016 06:24 PM |
It should also be noted that if this is deemed to be breaking the rules of ROBLOX, I am fully aware of the consequences and am willing to accept them. However, I do not think this is breaking any rules as this is primarily a form of advertisement and the pot winners are simply us giving thanks to the community for their donation.
"Because the Venezian Lottery is primarily a form of fundraising, donors are not obligated to win anything."
"The bigger the participation, the more the payout will be to the winners (our form of thanks to contributors), and the more members will join FEAR each month." |
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| 04 Apr 2016 02:56 PM |
Do NOT play the Venezian Lottery. He's doing it for personal gain, distributing quite a portion to his alt; ShoutoutCentral
Look at the Audit Log or this image I uploaded with I M G U R/hYOzjCv
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shrauger
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| 04 Apr 2016 05:10 PM |
| the point of a lottery is to gain money. both sides gain, a few people on one side lose, the lottery gains only a small portion of what they receive. like 30% goes to FEAR ads and devs, 70% back to the community or something like that. |
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| 04 Apr 2016 05:14 PM |
Shoutoutcentral is the account that advertises FEAR lol
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