3770:1-9-557 Game rule number five hundred fifty-seven.

 

 

 

TO BE RESCINDED

 

3770:1-9-557               Game rule number five hundred fifty-seven.

 

 

 

(A)   Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number five hundred fifty-seven, "Red, White & Blue Cash," shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. For the purpose of this rule, "sales cycle" shall mean any such period, including reprints, beginning on the date when ticket sales are commenced and continuing through the date established by the director as the date on which sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number five hundred fifty-seven.

 

(B)  General design.

 

(1)    Game rule number five hundred fifty-seven is a "Tic-Tac-Toe" type lottery game, and is generally known as an "instant lottery."

 

(2)   The player is required to scratch off the covering to reveal nine number symbols and/or play symbols which may include: "1" through "9" or "Flag." The player must reveal three "Flag" symbols in the same vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line to win the prize value revealed in the "Prize" box.

 

(3)   As used in this rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: one dollar, two dollars, four dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars and one thousand seven hundred seventy-six dollars. Each ticket in game rule number five hundred fifty-seven shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won.

 

(C)   Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number five hundred fifty-seven shall be one dollar.

 

(D)  Structure, nature and value of prize awards.

 

(1)   There shall be one type of prize in game rule number five hundred fifty-seven called a "regular prize award."

 

(2)   The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number five hundred fifty-seven are: one dollar, two dollars, four dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars and one thousand seven hundred seventy-six dollars. Prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number five hundred fifty-seven shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of

 

 

the ticket to reveal the underlying prize values and play symbols.

(a)     Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three "Flag" symbols are revealed in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line for one dollar shall win a regular prize award of one dollar;

(b)     Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three "Flag" symbols are revealed in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line for two dollars shall win a regular prize award of two dollars;

(c)     Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three "Flag" symbols are revealed in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line for four dollars shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;

(d)    Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three "Flag" symbols are revealed in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line for ten dollars shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(e)     Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three "Flag" symbols are revealed in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line for twenty dollars shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(f)    Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three "Flag" symbols are revealed in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line for fifty dollars shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(g)     Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three "Flag" symbols are revealed in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line for one hundred dollars shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(h)     Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three "Flag" symbols are revealed in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line for five hundred dollars shall win a regular prize award of five hundred dollars; and

(i)     Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three "Flag" symbols are revealed in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal straight line for one thousand seven hundred seventy-six dollars shall win a regular prize award of one thousand seven hundred seventy-six dollars.

(E)   Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number  five  hundred  fifty-seven  will  depend  upon  the  number  of  tickets  sold

during that cycle. However, distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional, returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following occur:

(1)   Combinations winning each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket issuance; and

(2)    Mathematical reasoning indicates that the number of winning tickets per six million tickets sold in the following prize categories should be as follows:

(a)   Thirty tickets winning one thousand seven hundred seventy-six dollars to win one thousand seven hundred seventy-six dollars; and

(b)   Forty tickets winning five hundred dollars to win five hundred dollars.

(3)   Mathematical reasoning indicates that over a sufficiently large number of tickets sold, the average number of winning tickets per two hundred thousand tickets sold should be as follows:

(a)   Forty-five tickets winning one hundred dollars to win one hundred dollars;

(b)   Three hundred tickets winning fifty dollars to win fifty dollars;

(c)   One thousand tickets winning twenty dollars to win twenty dollars;

(d)  One thousand tickets winning ten dollars to win ten dollars;

(e)   Five thousand tickets winning four dollars to win four dollars;

(f)  Seventeen thousand tickets winning two dollars to win two dollars; and

(g)   Sixteen thousand tickets winning one dollar to win one dollar.

(F)   Tickets sold. Chances of winning and the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as prizes are won.

(G)  Frequency of prize drawings.

(1)    Random imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number five hundred fifty-seven shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's rules and procedures.

(2)    When a ticket issued in game rule number five hundred fifty-seven is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the prize values and play symbols on that ticket which determine whether the holder is entitled to a regular prize award. All regular prize awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number five hundred fifty-seven in which the ticket was sold.

(H)    Special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time limits set forth by commission rules.

(I)  Validity of tickets.

(1)   A mechanical error in printing prize awards, symbols, words or other numbers on a ticket shall not automatically invalidate that ticket. To the extent feasible, the director shall establish procedures by which the holder of any ticket on which information is incorrectly printed due to mechanical malfunction may be advised of correct information for the ticket. If it is not technically feasible to recover the information from a mechanically misprinted ticket, the director may declare the ticket void and the holder shall be entitled to a return of the ticket price or a replacement ticket of comparable price.

(2)   In addition to, but not in limitation of, all other power and authority conferred on the director by the commission's rules, the director may declare a ticket in game rule number five hundred fifty-seven void if it is stolen, unissued, deactivated, not sold or deemed not sold in accordance with commission rules; if it is illegible, mutilated, altered, counterfeit, misregistered, reconstituted, miscut, defective, printed or produced in error or incomplete; or if the ticket fails any of the validation tests or procedures established by the director. The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price.

(J)   Director's conduct of game rule number five hundred fifty-seven.

(1)     The director shall conduct game rule number five hundred fifty-seven in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule and the regulations of the director. As deemed necessary or advisable, the director shall adopt management regulations, orders or directives to implement and operate this lottery game. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of game rule number five hundred fifty-seven. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability.

(2)      Names and definitions of elements of game rule number five hundred fifty-seven used in this rule are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number five hundred fifty-seven and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.

Effective:     CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY	11/27/2015
Certification
11/17/2015
Date
Promulgated Under:	111.15
Statutory Authority:	3770.01, 3770.03, 3770.04, 3770.05, 3770.06,
	3770.07, 3770.08
Rule Amplifies:	3770.03
Prior Effective Dates:	3/29/2007