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English translation: give away / raffle off

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German term or phrase:	verlosen
English translation:	give away / raffle off
Entered by:	Craig Meulen

07:44 Apr 21, 2008

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino

German term or phrase: verlosen

... unter den aktivsten Spielern werden insgesamt EUR 2.500,- verlost!

This is from an online casino promoting a special 'draw' which occurs as an added bonus - you don't have to enter this draw specifically, but it is an incentive to place more bets in the normal games, since the players who gamble the most will be eligible to win one of the special prizes totalling EUR 2500.

Is there a verb in English, or do I have to re-write (as I have done for the explanatory paragraph above!!)

Craig Meulen KudoZ activity Questions: 134 (none open) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 274 United Kingdom
Local time: 02:27

2,500 Euro giveaway

Explanation:
2,500 Euro give away for the most active players/gamblers

Selected response from:

BirgitBerlin
Germany
Local time: 03:27

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

2,500 Euro giveaway

BirgitBerlin

2 +1

raffle off

Nicole Snoek (X)

contest

Woodstock (X)

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

2,500 Euro giveaway

Explanation:
2,500 Euro give away for the most active players/gamblers

BirgitBerlin
Germany
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 12

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

raffle off

Explanation:
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Nicole Snoek (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of:

German,

Dutch

5 hrs confidence:

contest

Explanation:
In the US we would call this a contest with a cash prize, along the lines of:

Win 2,500 euros in cash! Winner will be chosen / drawn from among the most active players!
I can't think of a verb form, and to me a raffle involves buying a raffle ticket to win an item, never money. I don't know if this applies to the UK, of course.
Ref: Google "contest + cash prize"
One example: http://www.traveling-stories-magazine.com/travel-writing-con...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-04-21 12:55:29 GMT)
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At the following link you can find a whole range of ways to express this:
http://www.contestblogger.com/forum/cash-prize-online-contes...
Have fun ! :-)

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Note added at 13 hrs (2008-04-21 21:28:08 GMT)
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Hm, it was not clear from the description that the prize would be "converted" to a credit, but I think you could finagle that by saying it is "as good as extra cash" in your casino account, or something similar. As always, this is merely a suggestion to give your creativity a nudge :-), perhaps even in the right direction.

Woodstock (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks. Unfortunately I'm not sure it will work since the prize isn't paid directly in cash, but as a credit to their account, so it might be confusing.

Asker: Thanks for your help, and some of the links you provided are very similar to my client's offer, so I could probably use 'cash draw'. But your links also provided confirmation of Birgit's answer, which I re-wrote and used in my text.

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