01-005 Code Vt. R. 01-130-005-X - LUCKY FOR LIFE RULES
These rules establish the procedures and requirements for operating and playing Lucky for Life, a New England regional lotto game offered by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the Maine State Liquor & Lottery Commission, the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, the New Hampshire Lottery Commission, the Rhode Island Division of State Lottery and the Vermont Lottery Commission (hereinafter "Lottery"; hereinafter with the other above described lotteries, "Party Lotteries"). The Party Lotteries have formally agreed to jointly establish and operate the Lucky for Life game pursuant to the Lucky for Life Regional Game Agreement and such other related procedures agreed to by the Party Lotteries. The Lucky for Life game shall be established and operated in Vermont pursuant to these Rules and in a manner consistent with Vermont law
The following definitions apply unless the context requires a different meaning or is otherwise inconsistent with the intention of the rules adopted by the Party Lotteries.
The New England Lottery Directors shall establish the Drawing procedures for the Game Drawings, including a drawing problem resolution mechanism. All Drawings shall be open to the public and shall be witnessed by an Independent Certified Public Accounting Firm. Any equipment used in a Drawing shall be inspected at least annually. All Drawings, including pre and post test drawings shall be recorded.
The following paragraphs and chart define the Game's prize liability limits, prize payouts, prize levels and pool percentages and chances of winning per prize level.
The following table details the Game's statistical information.
Odds of Winning, Prize Payouts and Prize Funding as a Percentage of Sales.
Display Table
Average Chance of Winning: 1 in 7.769
*Prize amounts may be split if there are multiple Winners, in accordance with the provisions established in Section 5.2 of these Official Game Rules. Split prizes may be lower than the published prize amounts.
Low-Tier Set Prize Payments. All low-tier Set Prizes (all prizes except the Top Prize and second prize) shall be paid in one single cash payment through the Selling Lottery that sold the winning Game Ticket(s). Prizes shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar. A Selling Lottery may begin paying low-tier cash prizes after receiving authorization to pay from the Clearinghouse Lottery.
In the event a dispute between a Selling Lottery and a Game Ticket bearer occurs as to whether the Game Ticket is a winning Ticket, and if the Ticket prize is not paid, the Selling Lottery may, solely at its option and in its discretion, reimburse the Game Ticket bearer the purchase price of the Ticket. This shall be the Game Ticket bearer's sole and exclusive remedy.
In purchasing a Game Ticket, the following provisions apply:
Notes
AMENDED: September 19, 2013 Secretary of State Rule Log #13-028; January 25, 2015 Secretary of State Rule Log #14-043; December 1, 2017 Secretary of State Rule Log #17-065
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