61 Pa. Code § 870.11 - Procedures for claiming and payment of prizes
(a) A prize shall be claimed only through a
licensed on-line retailer beginning on the day following the drawing.
(b) An on-line retailer is authorized and
required to make payment of a prize of $2,500 or less, if the ticket is
presented within a designated time period as announced by the Secretary, on an
individual winning ticket, if the retailer has sufficient funds available for
payment.
(c) The holder of an
apparent winning ticket containing a single lettered game play selection
representing a prize of $2,500 or less will be paid by participating on-line
retailers as provided in subsection (b), if the ticket validation requirements
in §
870.10 (relating to ticket
validation requirements) have been met, a proper validation pay ticket has been
issued by the retailer's computer terminal and other procedures have been
complied with as outlined in the Retailer Operating Procedure for Pennsylvania
Lottery Numbers Games and addendum's thereto.
(d) The holder of an apparent winning ticket
containing a single game play selection representing a prize in excess of
$2,500, with the exception of the First Prize Category, shall first validate
the apparent winning ticket at a participating on-line retailer to receive a
validation ticket and then present the winning ticket and validation ticket to
an authorized claim center-on-line retailer-under Chapter 811 (relating to
prizes).
(e) The holder of an
apparent winning ticket containing a single game play selection representing a
First Prize Category prize shall first validate the apparent winning ticket at
a participating on-line retailer to receive a validation ticket and then
present, in person, the apparent winning ticket and validation ticket to
Lottery Headquarters or a Lottery Area Office under Chapter 811.
(f) The payment of a prize to a person who
dies before receiving any or all of a particular prize and to a person under 18
years of age will be paid under §§
811.16 and
811.27 (relating to prizes payable
after death of prize winner; and payment of prizes to persons under 18 years of
age).
(g) The Commonwealth will be
discharged of liability after payment of prizes as provided in §
811.26 (relating to discharge of
State liability upon payment).
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