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If you're itchin' to try your luck at possibly winning ridiculous sums of Gaia Gold (over 2,000,000 if you match all five winning numbers), just hover your mouse over the "Games" option in the navigation menu above. Gold Lotto will appear at the top of the list. Alternately, you can click that very same "Games" option and find a link on the actual games page itself.

Of course if you're too lazy to do that, you can also click the big ol' link below.

We released our Halloween event to a portion of the Gaian population this morning, but due to some unexpected server freak-outs we've had to put it on pause for the time being. If you already got a chance to play, don't worry-- you won't lose any of your items or progress. We'll make another attempt to re-launch it tomorrow, and hopefully things will go a little more smoothly.

There's still some fun to be had, though. We've released the Demonbusters manga, so you can catch up on the strange events leading to Halloween.

Sorry for the false start, and thanks so much for your patience.

-The Gaia Team

This forum follows the same Rules & Guidelines of the parent forum, you may read it over here: http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.55347481

This forum follows the same Rules & Guidelines of the parent forum, you may read it over here: http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.55347481

Be sure to check out Gaia's official webcast this Friday at 11:45am PDT for some primo Gaia office shenanigans. You'll get to see the staff in costume, not to mention the results of the office pumpkin carving pageant. As a special treat, all you lovely viewers will get to help pick the best costumes and pumpkins!

For more details on this exciting cyber-pumpkin web extravaganza, kindly relocate yourself to the official thread by clicking below!

We're inching seriously close to our noble goal of getting 150,000 fans on Facebook. Thanks to you guys, we flew past the 125k mark. With a little more help, we'll clinch 150k like a lobster clinches... well, whatever it is a lobster likes to clinch.

If you haven't become a fan yet, please do! Tell your friends! Write a letter to your congressman asking him to become a fan! We update our Facebook page all the time with useful news, contests, and exclusive content, so it's well worth checking out (and becoming a fan of).

Once we reach the magic number, we're gonna bust out a new celebratory item for all the folks that helped us climb so high. You've still got time to get in on that action!

Hey, Gang! We just wanted to take a couple minutes of your time to deliver an important safety reminder: never give out your password to anyone! Not to friends, not to Gaia staff, not to anyone.

A common tactic used by account thieves is to impersonate Gaia staff or moderators, then demand to know your password. Often these ne'er-do-wells will attempt to influence you with one of the following strategies:

• Trying to intimidate you by saying you will be banned unless you reveal your password within a few minutes.
  
• Saying they need your password is needed to resolve an issue with your account.
  
• Saying they need your password to check for viruses.
  
• Saying they need your password to clear up a report against you.
  
  

The good news is that it's super easy to avoid these traps. Nobody representing Gaia will ever ask you for your password. We can handle any potential account issues without ever needing to know it.

If you ever encounter anyone asking for or demanding to know your password here on Gaia, please help us out and report them right away!

Sharing your password with friends or strangers can lead to your hard-earned items and Gold getting stolen or your account getting banned... not to mention a big huge mess for us to clean up. So, to repeat: never share your password!

Still don't believe me? Check out this short video by the Gaia staff saying the exact same thing in far fewer words and with the added bonus of a whole lot of bloopers at the end. We're really serious about this!

Like winning powerful handheld gaming systems capable of playing awesome games? Good, because we just loaded up the Daily Chance with a big supply of new PSP Raffle Tickets. From now through October 22nd, collect as many of 'em as you can! The more you get, the better your odds of winning.

Remember to hit all your Daily Chance carts. Click the My Gaia, Shops, Forums, World and Games links up top to find them.

Sorry, but this contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada (minus poor, poor Quebec). Why? Learn more.




NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Entry instructions. You must go to Gaia Online and click on the various Daily Chance carts in the Gaia site header. Daily Chance carts will randomly drop raffle tickets during the promotion period. Raffle tickets are bound to the user account and can not be transferred to other accounts. To see the Daily Chance cart, you must be a registered and confirmed member of Gaia Online. For free registration, visit http://www.gaiaonline.com/ and follow the on screen instructions. After registration, you will receive an email with instructions to confirm your account. You can also enter the sweepstakes by sending a 3x5 postcard with your Gaia Online user name to the following address: Gaia Aquarium Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 612680, San Jose, CA 95161-2680. In the event of a dispute as to any entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the Gaia account will be deemed to be the registrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. Online entrants are subject to all notices posted online including but not limited to the Gaia Online’s Privacy Policy. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

Promotion Period. This promotion begins on October 16, 2009, and ends at 11:59 pm PT on October 22, 2009 (the “Promotion Period”). Gaia Online’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the promotion. All entries must be received during the dates and times specified in the Promotion Period. Odds of winning the promotion depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.
Eligibility. In order to be eligible, participants must be (i) at least 13 years of age and, if under the age of 18, must have parental consent to participate; (ii) a legal resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec); and (iii) a registered Gaia account holder as of October 16, 2009. Employees of Gaia Online and its parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. Gaia Online may reject any entry that it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, fails to meet any of the eligibility requirements.

Award. Each winner will receive a Sony PSP® (each, an “Award”). There will be 5 winners. The retail value of the prize is $169.99. Any further details of the Award not specified above shall be determined by Gaia Online in its sole discretion. No substitution, assignment or transfer of any Award is permitted, except by Gaia Online, who has the right to substitute an Award with another of comparable or greater value. Each winner is responsible for all taxes, fees and withholding associated with the receipt and/or use of the corresponding Award.

Disclaimer: Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment America are not affiliated with this promotion.

Drawing. The winners will be selected by a random-chance drawing. Gaia Online will randomly select five winners after Promotion Period end, from among all entries received during the Promotion Period. Gaia Online will notify winners by email at the address associated with the winner’s account or by Gaia Private Message within approximately 10 days following the drawing. Gaia Online is not responsible for any delay or failure to receive notification for any reason, including without limitation inactive email account(s), technical difficulties associated therewith, or winner’s failure to adequately monitor any email account. The winner must then respond to Gaia Online (or its agent) and provide the requested information within 72 hours. Should the winner fail to respond or fail to provide all requested information, Gaia Online reserves the right to disqualify that winner and select a new one in a second-chance random drawing. Each Award will be delivered to the applicable winner within 30 days from Gaia Online’s receipt of name and address confirmation. Except where prohibited, participation in the promotion constitutes participant’s consent, and you hereby grant Gaia Online the right to use your name, Gaia Online name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration, including but not limited to a press release.

Conditions of Participation. By submitting an entry for this promotion, you agree to abide by these rules and any decision Gaia Online makes regarding this promotion. Gaia Online reserves the right to disqualify and prosecute to the fullest extent permitted by law any participant or winner who, in Gaia Online’s reasonable suspicion, tampers with the Gaia Online site or the entry process, violates these rules, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.

Restrictions: VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Limitation on Liability: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither Gaia Online, nor any supplier, employee, director or agent shall be liable under any legal or equitable theory for (a) any failure of your entry to be included in the sweepstakes drawing, (b) any failure to fully complete the registration form, or (c) any information, materials or services provided (or failure to provide information, materials or services) in connection with the Award.

Warranty Disclaimer: Each Award shall be provided on an AS IS basis, and Gaia Online disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement with respect thereto or to any other subject matter of these official rules.

Other Terms: This sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. The parties hereby irrevocably consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts of San Francisco County, California. If Gaia Online determines, in its sole discretion, that the sweepstakes promotion is compromised by any corruption of the administration, security, or proper play of this sweepstakes, then, at Gaia Online’s sole discretion, it may cancel the sweepstakes.