[Svartalfiar]

Those rules exist primarily for ESPN’s protection, that way nobody can decide they’re letting minors gamble. Cash payout prizes and minors don’t mix.

It's not gambling, if the contest was free to enter. Gambling means you bet some of your own money to maybe win more.

[discostu]

Tell the various states that. Somebody posted the laws from one state already and they don’t seem to rely on the risk of money, but instead on the chance to win money.