How does WotC hosted tournaments and their payout structure work?
Economics forum
Posted on Jan. 29, 2016, 7:55 a.m. by Fizzz
Hello all! I wasn't sure where to post this, so here it goes.
I am attending my first GP in a few weeks, and I have a few questions regarding how prizes are paid. I have asked the TO, but they take forever to answer.
Here are my questions:
- Is there any minimum attendance for a GP to be held? The GP that will be held in my country (Costa Rica) has a relatively small MTG community (close to 300 active standard players). The numbers on the prize wall mention 3000 attendees, so you can understand my concern.
- I saw somewhere that if wizards was to pay you a prize, you had to have an account with a specific e-wallet company. Which was it?
- Who pays the prizes for the tournament? WotC or the tournament organizer?
Thanks :D
Interesting fluffybunnypants. I too was curious about this. How did you finish in the GP where you got paid?
January 29, 2016 11:46 a.m.
Servo_Token says... #4
I've never had to give an account to get prize support, I've also only ever received a check. I think you might be able to opt into sending to a paypal account, but I don't think anyone actually does that.
January 29, 2016 12:01 p.m.
Lastdaysgunslinger says... #5
Your dci should have all info needed for them to send check.
fluffybunnypants says... #2
The GP will be held. A lot of players travel to them, so it's rarely just local players.
I'm not sure about an e-wallet account, they sent me a check.
WotC is responsible for payouts.
January 29, 2016 9:30 a.m.