Ruling on watching game shows and on entering prize draws

It is not appropriate for a Muslim to waste his time in
things that will not benefit him, so how about spending time doing things
that are sinful or haraam? The time that a person wastes in his day is part
of his life, and he should use it in doing things that will bring him closer
to his Lord and avoid wasting it in doing haraam or evil things. 

The program which the questioner mentions is a foolish
program which the Muslim should not watch, in which women appear improperly
dressed and in which young men and women appear together as
boyfriend-girlfriend couples and the like, and in which the contestant
collects a large amount of money then loses it if the wheel lands on the
word “Bankrupt”. How can the viewer denounce what he sees of nakedness and
gambling? 

Secondly: 

There is nothing wrong with a Muslim buying a product and
then entering a prize draw from that company, but that is subject to
conditions: 

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

Companies nowadays offer prizes to those who buy from them,
and we say that there is nothing wrong with this, subject to two
conditions: 

The first condition: 

The price of the item purchased should be its true price,
i.e., the price should not be raised in order to cover the cost of the
prize. If the price is raised in order to cover the cost of the prize, then
this is gambling and is not permitted. 

The second condition: 

The person should not buy
the item in order to try to win the prize. If he buys it only in order to
try to win the prize, and he has no real use for the item, then this is a
waste of money. We have heard that some people buy cartons of milk or yogurt
which they do not need, but they buy it for a chance of winning the prize.
So you find that they buy it and pour it out in the marketplace or on the
way home. This is not permissible, because it is a waste of money, and the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has forbidden
wasting money. 

As’ilah al-Baab al-Maftooh, no.
1162. 

And Allaah knows best.