LOTTERY POLICY
The Vermont Lottery Commission shall set policy for the
operation of the Lottery. It will consider for action any recommendation for
the changes in policy.
The Director shall implement the policy set by the Commission
and recommend any changes thereto.
No Commissioner shall have any pecuniary interest in any
License or any contract awarded by the Commission. Further, no Commissioner
shall engage in conduct that creates a conflict of interest or the appearance
of a conflict of interest, or that constitutes any other action or creates any
circumstance, prohibited by the Vermont Executive Code of Ethics (Executive
Order No. 3-53). In the event that it should appear that a Commissioner has a
prohibited pecuniary interest or has failed to conform to the Vermont Executive
Code of Ethics, the matter shall be discussed at a Commission meeting and a
vote taken. Should the vote reflect that a further review is required, the
matter would be turned over to the Director to investigate any allegations.
After the investigation has been completed, the Director shall submit findings
to the Commission in writing. If the Commission determines that a Commissioner
is in violation of this section, the Commission shall forward the matter to the
Governor for action.
Alphabetical Index
Rule No.
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Subject
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Page
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10
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Bonding of Agents
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12
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6
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Conditions of Licensing
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9
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1
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Definitions
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3
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19
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Drawings
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17
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21
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Eligibility to Buy
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18
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5
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Hearings on Suspension or Revocation of License
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8
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16
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Instant Lottery Tickets
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15
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7
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License to be Displayed
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11
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2
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License Eligibility and Application
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3
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11
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License Expiration and Renewal
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12
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9
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License Fee
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11
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4
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License Suspension or Revocation
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6
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12
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Lost, Stolen, Damaged Tickets
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12
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8
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Nontransferability of License
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11
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17
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On-Line Lottery Tickets
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16
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20
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Prize Payment and Claiming of Prizes
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17
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18
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Prize Structure
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16
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14
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Sale, Inspection, Compensation, Depositories and
Ticket Purchases
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13
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13
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Sale by Lottery Directly
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13
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22
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Severability of provisions
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19
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3
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Special Licenses
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5
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15
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Subscription Lottery Tickets
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15
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Rule No.1
Definitions
(1) "Act" means Title 31, Chapter
14, Subchapter I, of the Vermont Statutes Annotated.
(2) "Agent" or "Sales Agent" means a person,
including any representative(s) or employee(s), who has been licensed to sell
lottery tickets under the Act.
(3)
"Claim Center" means a place the winner of a prize greater than one hundred
dollars ($ 100.00), but less than five thousand and one dollars ($ 5,001.00)
can go to fill out the appropriate forms and receive payment for the winning
ticket.
(4) "Claim Form" is a
Lottery-provided form to be used by players to submit winning tickets for
payment of prizes.
(5) "Commission"
means the Vermont Lottery Commission as established by the Act.
(6) "Director" means the Executive Director
of the Commission.
(7) "Drop Box"
is a container (box, jug, etc.) designated by the Commission as a receptacle
for tickets or any other form of entry as designated by the Lottery for the
purpose of special promotions.
(8)
"EFT account" is a checking or savings account maintained by a Sales Agent from
which the Commission is authorized to withdraw funds.
(9) "License", "sales license", or "lottery
license" is evidence of the permission to sell Vermont Lottery products granted
to a person under these Rules and Regulations and in accordance with the
Act.
(10) "Lottery" or "State
Lottery" means the Lottery established and operated pursuant to the
Act.
(11) "Person" shall include
any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any
department, agency or subdivision of the State, and any partnership,
unincorporated association or other legal entity.
(12) "Ticket" means a lottery transaction
issued by the Commission for sale to the general public.
Rule No.2 License Eligibility and Application
(1) No License shall be issued to any person
to engage in business exclusively as a Sales Agent.
(2) A person interested in obtaining a
License shall complete an application in a form prescribed by the Commission
and file it with the Commission.
(3) Before issuing a License, an agreement
signed by the applicant and the Director must be on file with the Commission.
In issuing Licenses, the Commission, through its Director, shall consider
factors including:
(a) The financial
responsibility and security of the person and their business or
activity;
(b) The accessibility of
their place of business or activity to the public;
(c) The sufficiency of existing Licensees to
serve the public convenience;
(d)
The volume of expected sales;
(e)
The honesty and integrity of the applicant;
(f) The credibility of the information
supplied in the application; and
(g) the business experience and business
practices of the applicant to include any prior history with the Vermont
Lottery.
(5) The
following shall be ineligible for a License; and, if any of the circumstances
described below arise after License grant, such License shall be subject to
suspension or revocation:
(a) Any person who
has been convicted of a felony within five (5) years of date of making
application;
(b) Any firm or
corporation in which a person defined in (a) has a proprietary, equitable or
credit interest of five percent (5%) or more;
(c) Any organization in which a person
defined in (a) is an officer, director, partner, member, manager or managing
agent, whether compensated or not;
(d) Any organization in which a person
defined in (a) is to participate in the management or sales of lottery tickets
or shares;
(e) Any applicant who
has not attained the age of majority (18 years of age).
(f) Any applicant who is currently not in
good standing with respect to or in full compliance with a plan to pay:
(1) any and all taxes due the State of
Vermont;
(2) any child support
obligation payable under a support order;
(3) any criminal restitution obligation;
(4) any and all unemployment
insurance contributions or payments in lieu of contributions due to the Vermont
Department of Labor; and/or
(5)
any final Court judgment establishing a debt of the applicant for which the
State is a judgment creditor.
Rule No.3 Special Licenses
(1) A special License may be issued subject
to such special conditions or limitations as the Director deems prudent and
determines to be consonant with the dignity of the State, the general welfare
of the people and the dignity and integrity of the Commission. These
limitations or conditions include, but are not limited to:
(a) License period;
(b) Hours or days of sale;
(c) Location of sale;
(d) Specific business or organization which
may sell tickets; and
(e) Specific
sporting, charitable, social or other special events where Lottery tickets may
be sold.
(2) A seasonal
License may be issued. Said License must be an existing and active agent number
and location and the seasonal license will exist only for a predetermined
length of time and will be reviewed at least annually or as deemed
necessary.
(3) The License fee
described hereinafter shall be $ 1.00, if the period of the License does not
exceed 30 days.
(4) Sales Agents
holding special Licenses are subject to all rules promulgated by the
Commission.
Rule No.4
License Suspension or Revocation
(1) The
Director may suspend or revoke a License after providing the Sales Agent notice
by mail of the facts or conduct that warrants the intended action, and
providing the Sales Agent the opportunity to show compliance with all lawful
requirements for the retention of the License. The Sales Agent shall be
afforded at least 30 days' notice of such opportunity.
(2) A License may be suspended, revoked or
rejected for any of the following causes, or any combination of the same:
(a) The prospective Sales Agent's application
for a License contains knowingly false or misleading information, or the
prospective Sales Agent's experience, character or past business practices such
that a grant of a License would be inconsistent with the public interest,
convenience or necessity;
(b) The
Sales Agent violates any of the provisions of the Act, these Rules and
Regulations, or any License condition;
(c) The Sales Agent fails to maintain a
reasonable level of sales as determined by the Director;
(d) The Sales Agent fails to display Lottery
marketing material and Lottery tickets so as to be readily seen by the public
or fails to make handout materials readily available to the public as
designated by the Lottery;
(e) The
Sales Agent is delinquent or fails to pay on a timely basis all monies owed to
the Commission;
(f) The Sales
Agent, or any of its officers, directors, partners, members, managers or
managing agents, whether compensated or not, has been convicted of a crime as
specified in Rule No. 2;
(g) A
Sales Agent, or any of its officers, directors, partners, members, managers or
managing agents, whether compensated or not, has been convicted for bookmaking
or other forms of illegal gambling;
(h) The Sales Agent, or any of its officers,
directors, partners, members, managers or managing agents, whether compensated
or not, has been convicted of any fraud or misrepresentation; or
(i) The Sales Agent fails to take reasonable
security precautions with regard to the handling of Lottery tickets and other
materials.
(3) Upon
expiration or revocation of a Sales Agent's License for any reason, the Sales
Agent shall meet a Vermont Lottery Marketing and Sales Representative or other
designated lottery employee(s) on a date designated by the Director for the
purpose of surrendering their License and turning over all Lottery tickets,
dispensers, and any other Lottery materials supplied to them by the Commission,
in operational condition. The Commission will collect any balance due from the
agent and utilize all necessary legal methods to obtain lottery products and
equipment from the location.
(4) If
a Sales Agent closes out or sells their business, the Sales Agent shall
forthwith surrender their License to the Commission. Lottery tickets,
dispensers, or any other Lottery materials supplied to them by the Commission
shall not be included as a part of the business sale.
Rule No.5 Hearings on Suspension or
Revocation of License
(1) The Director or
Director's designee shall hold hearings required by law and any such person
entitled to a hearing before the Director may request such a hearing.
(2) The request for a hearing shall:
(a) Be in writing, signed by the petitioner
or attorney on behalf of the petitioner and include the petitioner's mailing
address;
(b) Specify the rules,
action or matter on which the hearing is requested and indicate what relief is
desired.
(3) A petition
or request to the Director for hearing or other relief, unless otherwise
required by law or these rules, must be received by the Director within twenty
(20) business days after the date of receipt of the notice by the petitioner of
revocation of an agent's license.
(4) The Director shall issue an order or
directive fixing the date, time and place at which time the hearing will be
held, and shall give at least five (5) business days' notice to the petitioner
and other parties thereto by serving copies of such order or directive upon
them personally or by certified mail or give such other notice as may be agreed
upon and requested by all the parties.
(5) When the cause is reached for argument at
a hearing and the petitioner, without sufficient reason, fails to appear, such
failure may be treated as a withdrawal of the petition or request and the
Director may dismiss the petition. The hearing may be adjourned to a future
date or other just and proper action taken at the discretion of the Director
given the above circumstances.
(6)
When the director designates a person other than himself/herself as hearing
officer, that person's recommended report and decision containing recommended
findings of facts and conclusions of law shall be filed with the Director and
mailed to the parties of record, and all parties of record shall have ten (10)
business days in which to file exceptions, objections and replies hereto, after
which the Director shall adopt, review or modify the recommended report and
decision.
(7) If the hearing with
the Director does not render a decision to restore the agent's license, the
agent or agent's attorney may request in writing within fifteen (15) business
days of the Director's decision, a hearing with the Commission. The Commission
must schedule, within thirty (30) business days of the receipt of the petition,
a hearing. The Commission shall give at least five (5) business days' notice to
the petitioner and other parties thereto by serving copies of such order upon
them personally or by certified mail. The Commission's decision shall be final
and binding upon both parties.
Rule
No.6 Conditions of Licensing
Upon issuance of a License the Sales Agent agrees to the
following conditions:
(1) Lottery
agents will be supplied with lottery computer equipment, products and supplies
based on their agreement with the Commission.
(2) To be bound by and comply with the Act
and any rules, instructions and directives of the State and the Commission. A
Sales Agent shall defend and hold the State and the Commission, and its
officers and employees, harmless for any liability that results from any act or
omission of the Sales Agent, including the Sales Agent's failure to comply with
the Act or these Rules;
(3) To make
tickets visible and conveniently available for sale to the public at all times
during normal business hours;
(4)
To actively promote the sale of all Vermont Lottery products the Sales Agent is
authorized to sell;
(5) To maintain
authorized displays, drop boxes and other materials used in conjunction with
communications and sales in accordance with instructions issued by the
Commission;
(6) To accept physical
and financial responsibility for all instant tickets accepted from the
Commission or its representatives. Physical security shall include protecting
tickets from validation prior to their sale.
(7) To maintain current and accurate records
of all operations in conjunction with lottery ticket inventory and sales in
conformity with rules, regulations, instructions and directives of the
Commission and its representatives. Such records shall be available to
representatives of the Lottery upon request for inspection and/or audit for at
least three (3) calendar years;
(8)
Not to sell tickets at any price greater than that price stated on the
ticket;
(9) To immediately report
to Lottery Security, game numbers, book numbers, and ticket numbers of any
missing or stolen lottery tickets consigned to the Sales Agent. Local law
enforcement authorities must also be notified. (See Rule No. 12).
(10) To validate and pay winning tickets up
to and including $ 100 and winning online tickets up to and including
four-hundred, ninety-nine dollars ($ 499.00). Validation of winning tickets
must be performed using lottery ticket sales and validation equipment. Claim
forms must be filed for winning instant tickets over $ 100 and winning online
tickets over four-hundred, ninety-nine dollars ($ 499.00).
(11) As a condition of the License, the Sales
Agent agrees to the installation of a communication system necessary for the
operation of ticket sales and validation equipment at no expense to the agent.
Any costs incurred in the change of location of the sales and validation system
shall be borne by the Sales Agent.
Rule No.7 License to be Displayed
Every Sales Agent shall display their License in a prominent
area on the Sales Agent's premises.
Rule
No.8 Notice of Change in Licensee; Nontransferability of License
Each entity holding a License must notify the Director no less
than 20 days before any intended changes in the ownership of and/or financial
interest of any individual or entity involved with the licensed entity can
occur. Any such changes not approved by the Director, may place the License in
jeopardy.
Each entity holding a Licensee shall have prior approval from
the Director of any change of directors, officers, members, managers, or
affiliates, and of any change in shares that causes the holdings of any new or
existing shareholder, including the holdings of that shareholder's immediate
family, to equal ten percent or more of a corporation's voting shares. Notices
shall be given in writing to the Director not later than 20 days prior to any
change. The Director will consider changes in the same way that new Licenses
are considered. If changes, other than changes caused by the death of a joint
tenant, are concluded without obtaining prior Director approval, in writing,
the license shall be subject to suspension or revocation.
The Director shall also be notified if any change in ownership
results in ownership by a person or legal entity prohibited by Rule No.
2.
Licenses shall not be transferrable.
Rule No.9 Fees
(1) The Lottery shall charge a nonrefundable
License fee in an amount determined by the Commission, not to exceed the
statutory limit.
(2) A new License
fee shall not be charged if a business to which a License is issued changes its
location or business name, but does not change ownership.
(3) The Commission may charge a nonrefundable
application fee to be submitted upon application for a License in an amount
determined by the Commission, subject to
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603. This fee is intended to cover the
costs of processing an application including but not limited to criminal
background checks and credit checks.
(4) The Commission shall charge a refundable
installation deposit to be submitted upon application for a License in an
amount determined by the Commission. The deposit will be returned to the Sales
Agent after one year if the Sales Agent meets a minimum sales requirement,
applicable to all Sales Agents, as determined by the Commission.
Rule No.10 Bonding of Agents
The Commission may require a surety bond from any Sales Agent
in such amount as it may determine so as to avoid any monetary loss to the
State because of a Sales Agent's activities in the sale of tickets. The bond,
if required, is a condition of becoming or continuing as a Sales Agent. The
Commission may require a financial statement revealing the financial condition
of any person seeking to become or continue as a Sales Agent. In lieu of any
surety bond which the Commission may require, it may seek any other guarantee
or surety consistent with the Act, including the acquisition of a blanket
bond.
Rule No.11 License
Expiration and Renewal
A License remains in full force and effect until such time as
the agent terminates their relationship with the Commission, or until the
License is otherwise terminated pursuant to applicable statute or
rule.
Rule No.12 Missing,
Stolen, Damaged Tickets
(1) Stolen or missing
tickets are considered void and shall not be eligible to win a prize. Whenever
tickets are stolen or missing while in the possession of a Sales Agent, the
agent will pay the Commission for all such tickets less the applicable Sales
Agent commission. Sales Agents will be responsible for filing claims with their
insurance companies in the event that tickets are missing or stolen while in
their possession.
(2) The Sales
Agent is responsible for reporting these tickets to Lottery Security and local
law enforcement authorities immediately upon discovery. Law enforcement
authorities must be notified and proof of deactivation on our system must be
submitted before any credit for tickets can be considered. Agent must pay for
the tickets on settlement date which may occur immediately once they are marked
stolen in the gaming system.
(3)
The Sales Agent responsible for the tickets must be able to provide the
Commission with the game numbers, book numbers and ticket numbers of said
tickets, as well as such information as deemed necessary by the Commission to
appropriately process a Stolen Ticket Report.
(4) In the case of theft of deactivated
instant tickets, should the Lottery tickets be recovered by law enforcement,
the Sales Agent is not liable for payment and will be issued a credit by the
Commission for the un-cashed tickets recovered.
(5) No prize shall be paid to any claimant of
a ticket marked as stolen in the system.
(6) In the case of damaged tickets, a Sales
Agent may be issued a credit for a damaged ticket provided that the Commission
finds it to be a valid claim.
(7)
Where a Sales Agent has been issued a credit for recovered stolen tickets or
damaged tickets, they must agree to defend and hold the Commission and its
officers and employees harmless.
(8) Director will consider all information
and circumstances presented in decisions resulting from missing, stolen or
damaged tickets.
Rule
No.13 Sale by Lottery Directly
The Commission may sell tickets at any selling point it
establishes in the State.
Rule
No.14 Sale, Inspection, Compensation, Depositories and Ticket
Purchases
(1) All tickets, accepted by a Sales
Agent from the Commission or its authorized representatives, are deemed to have
been purchased by the agent, unless returned to the Commission at or prior to
the official closing of the particular game account.
(2) No Lottery ticket may be sold by a Sales
Agent unless the ticket has first been issued to the Sales Agent by the
Commission.
(3) Tickets shall be
sold only on the premises at the specific location named in the license or
attachments thereto.
(4) A Sales
Agent shall allow inspection of his/her/its premises at any time upon
reasonable request of authorized employees or agents of the Lottery. The
inspections may be made without prior notice to the Sales Agent.
(5) A Sales Agent is entitled to a commission
for tickets sold, not to exceed the statutory limit.
(6) All Sales Agents shall be entitled to a
bonus prize not to exceed 1% of the prize of a winning ticket they sell ($
500.00 or higher). The maximum amount payable under this rule is $
30,000.
(7) The Director may, with
the approval of the Commission, award additional cash prizes or other
incentives from time to time to Sales Agents.
(8) A Sales Agent shall deposit into their
EFT account, on a timely basis, all monies received from the sale of tickets
less the amount of commissions, fees and such sums of money retained as
compensation and less the amount paid out to winners.
(9) A Sales Agent's employee under the age of
eighteen (18) may sell lottery tickets but may not purchase such
tickets.
Rule No.15
Subscription Lottery Tickets
(1) The Director,
with the approval of the Commission, shall be authorized to prepare Lottery
subscriptions for sale to the public consistent with any and all rules or
regulations governing the game for which the subscription is sold.
Subscriptions shall be sold on a quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis. The
Director shall determine the price of subscriptions and at the Director's
discretion, with the consent of the Commission, may discount the cost of a
subscription to the public. The duration of the eligibility of each
subscription shall be printed on the confirmation card.
(2) In the event that a Lottery game for
which subscriptions have been sold is discontinued, the Commission shall, at
the discretion of the Director, issue to all subscription holders tickets for
an active Lottery game at comparable value or cash refunds for the period of
subscription beyond the termination date of the game.
Rule No.16 Lottery Instant Games
(1) The Director, with the approval of the
Commission, shall be authorized to prepare instant Lottery tickets for sale to
the public.
(2) All specifications
of each instant lottery game will be determined by the lottery and approved by
the Director.
(3) Printed on each
ticket shall be a series of numbers or symbols concealed from view prior to
purchase. According to the procedures as announced with each instant game,
matching or adding the proper symbols or numbers when revealed, or other method
employed to determine winners, shall entitle the bearer of a valid ticket to
the prizes indicated on the ticket and in accordance with the prize structure
previously announced in appropriate directives. No weekly drawing shall be
required to determine the winner of the instant lottery tickets. However,
drawings may be held to determine winners of prizes in any instant lottery
game. All winning and non-winning tickets must be able to be validated in a
secure and reliable manner. Each game's specifications will include
instructions for game play and visual clues, but validation on the gaming
system provides the ultimate determination of winning a prize.
Rule No.17 Lottery Draw Games
(1) Lottery Draw games shall be sold at a
price to be determined by the Commission for draw days and times determined by
the Commission. Tickets shall be imprinted with the amount of the wager or
price of the ticket as well as the drawing date or dates. All ticket sales must
be made through official Lottery sales and validation equipment, and must be
printed and activated on ticket stock supplied by the lottery.
(2) Tickets shall be sold only by Sales
Agents pursuant to the regulations provisions set forth in the Sales Agent
License Agreement, Ticket Vending Machine Agreement (if applicable), the Act,
and these Rules and Regulations.
Rule
No.18 Prize Structure
(1) Each
Lottery games prize pool shall pay out no less than 50% of gross
receipts.
(2) The prize pool shall
be used to:
(a) Pay claimants possessing
valid winning tickets.;
(b) Pay
special prizes or bonuses as specified by the Director, with the approval of
the Commission.
(3) The
Director shall determine the distribution of the prize pool and, after approval
from the Commission, shall announce the prize structure in appropriate
directives.
(4) Prizes which are
unclaimed for a period of one year from the official ending date of a game or
the drawing date on the ticket shall revert to the Prize Pool until such time
as 50% of the gross receipts have been paid out in prizes, after which
unclaimed prizes may revert to the lottery fund.
Rule No.19 Drawings
(1) From time to time drawings may be used to
award prizes. In cases where finalists are drawn prior to a final drawing,
verified finalists shall be invited to attend or send representatives to the
drawing. The Commission, upon verification of winners, will pay the winners the
amounts specified at the drawing.
(2) Drawings shall be held in public and be
open to representatives of the media.
(3) Open mechanical devices in full view of
the public, or electronic devices certified by reliable, independent review
shall be employed to determine winning numbers, finalists or winners.
(4) The Commission may award prizes of cash
or merchandise as prizes at drawings.
(5) The Director shall determine the
procedures for each drawing and announce them in appropriate directives prior
to the drawing.
Rule
No.20 Prize Payment and Claiming of Prizes
(1) Sales Agents shall validate and pay
winning tickets up to four-hundred, ninety-nine dollars ($ 499.00). Validation
of winning tickets must be through Lottery ticket sales and validation
equipment. The claimant shall present the winning ticket to the Sales Agent,
fill out their name and address on the back of the ticket, and show a
pre-approved form of identification. The Sales Agent, after examining the
ticket and confirming that it has not been altered and the person claiming the
ticket is the same person whose name and address is on the back of the ticket,
shall validate the ticket through the Lottery sales and validation equipment
and pay the claimant.
(2) A ticket
is considered to be altered if the front of the ticket is changed or modified,
or if any signature on the back is tampered with in any way. Any ticket where
the play area or validation information is deliberately revealed and/or the
ticket is validated prior to purchase is deemed ineligible for any prize. In
any event, a damaged or altered ticket is invalid and not eligible to win a
prize.
(3) All prizes of
five-hundred dollars ($ 500.00) or more will be in the form of a check or
electronic deposit issued by the Commission or an authorized Claim Center upon
completion of a Lottery prize claim form. The claimant(s) shall present the
winning ticket, a completed, signed claim form, fill out their name and address
on the back of the ticket, and show a pre-approved form of identification.
Commission or Claim Center personnel shall examine the ticket and confirm that
it has not been altered and the person(s) claiming the ticket is the same
person(s) whose name and address is on the back of the ticket. The ticket shall
be validated through the Lottery sales and validation equipment as well as pass
any and all security verifications as deemed necessary by the Commission. Only
then will the claimant(s) be paid. The claimant(s) shall receive a copy of the
claim form as a receipt.
(4) Prize
payments will be made out to only a single payee. Payment of a prize on a
single ticket, other than merchandise, may be paid to multiple claimants
provided that all claimants complete and sign a lottery prize claim form in the
amount(s) for which each is claiming. Said claim forms must be presented
together along with the ticket. The total claimed on said claim forms may not
exceed the total prize payable for the ticket. If the amount(s) being claimed
by multiple claimants for a single ticket is not specified, it is assumed that
the prize will be shared equally. Any game the Commission offers with a prize
option of cash versus annuity, a winning jackpot ticket will be paid in either
a lump sum cash payment or in annual installments (annuity), but not both.
Multiple winners on a single ticket must claim their share of the jackpot using
the same option, subject to any applicable rules for that game.
(5) Lottery clubs, charitable organizations,
corporations, and other persons shall be eligible to purchase lottery tickets.
However, in the case of prizes for life, such persons shall be entitled only to
the minimum guaranteed prize.
(6)
All prizes must be claimed within one year of draw date, game end date or
purchase date depending upon the game. Unclaimed prize money shall be retained
by the Commission for one year after the date the prize was won. See individual
game rules for details on when specific tickets expire.
(7) Claim Forms are required to be submitted
for claims of tickets totaling five hundred dollars ($ 500) or more.
Alternative forms with the required information may be accepted at the
discretion of the Commission. Forms must include the following: legal name;
current mailing address; tax identification number; date of birth; telephone
number; country of residency; and any lottery agent affiliation.
Rule No.21 Eligibility to Buy
(1) Lottery tickets may only be sold to
persons who have reached the age of majority (18 years of age).
(2) Tickets may be purchased by, but no prize
paid to any of the following persons:
(a) Any
member of the Commission or any officer or other person employed by, or
providing services or products through contract with, the Commission or to
include any officer and employees of any advertising or public relations
agency, gaming vendor, instant ticket provider, audit firm or any
consultant.
(b) Any person residing
as a member of the immediate household of any person described in subpart (a)
above. Immediate household shall not include separate rental units in the same
building not owned by a person described in subpart (a) above, or separate
buildings on contiguous real estate not owned by a person described in subpart
(a) above
Rule
No.22 Severability of Provisions
The provisions of any rules or regulations contained herein
are severable. If any provision of a rule or regulation is invalid, or if any
application thereof to any person or circumstance is invalid, the invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications which can be given effect
without the invalid provision or application.