Other countries dont have bans on importing proscibed amounts of duty free across their borders. Qatar does imposse such bans because to buy bottles of alcohol in Qatar(and transport it) you MUST have a licence. These licences are only obtainable to Qatari residents, and as the majority of arrivals at airport are not residents then the airport introduced a blanket ban.

The airport is owned by qatar and the QDC has the rights to sell to licence holders in Qatar BUT at the airport exiting passengers are leaving thus not bringing it into the country. It is Int'l rules otherwise they could still ONLY sell to licence holders.

I agree that the raffle is gambling, which is placing money on a game of chance, regardless of who benifits from the cash.. The Mega Mart raffle is free entry and you dont outlay any money, the cost of your groceries you would have spent anyway. Therefore this is not gambling as you have not outlayed any money.

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