Thanks to all of you who attended Seth Gardenswartz's presentation at IECSC Las Vegas.  He discussed the new Credit CARD Act that took effect on August 22nd, 2010, changing the rules (radically, in some states) for gift card and certificate sales in the United States. Despite what you may have heard, it has a profound effect on small businesses who sell gift cards or gift certificates. As Vice-President of Business Development and Corporate Counsel for SpaBoom, his goal was simplify the complex new law and explain how spas and salons can  protect their business.

If you couldn't make it, below is a link to the presentation he prepared, and we are also posting a guide to the CARD Act for small businesses. If you have any questions please feel free to call 800-940-0458 to clarify how we handle legal terms on gift certificates.

Gift Card Law Presentation IECSC Las Vegas 6/19/11 CARD Act [PDF]