3770:1-9-332 Game rule number three hundred thirty-two.

 

 

 

3770:1-9-332               Game rule number three hundred thirty-two.

 

 

 

(A)Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number three hundred thirty-two, "Cash Out," 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 agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number three hundred thirty-two.

 

(B)General design.

 

(1)Game rule number three hundred thirty-two is a number match game, and is generally known as an "instant lottery."

 

(2)Holders of valid tickets will remove the covering off the "Lucky Numbers" play area to reveal twenty numbers. If the player matches one or more of "Your Numbers" in a complete row to one or more of the "Lucky Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize value shown for that complete  row. There are seven chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to seven times on one ticket.

 

(3)As used in this rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary amounts which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: two dollars, three dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars and fifteen thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number three hundred thirty-two 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 three hundred thirty-two shall be two dollars.

 

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

 

(1)There shall be one type of prize in game rule number three hundred thirty-two called a "regular prize award."

 

(2)The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number three hundred thirty-two are: two dollars, three dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars and fifteen thousand dollars. Number symbols shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying number symbols.

 

(a) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of "Your Numbers" in a row matches one of the "Lucky Numbers" for two dollars shall win a regular prize award of two dollars;

 

 

 

(b) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of "Your Numbers" in a row matches one of the "Lucky Numbers" for three dollars shall win a regular prize award of three dollars;

(c) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of "Your Numbers" in a row match three of the "Lucky Numbers" for five dollars shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;

(d)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of "Your Numbers" in a row matches one of the "Lucky Numbers" for two dollars; one of "Your Numbers" in a row matches one of the "Lucky Numbers" for three dollars; and three of "Your Numbers" in a row match three of the "Lucky Numbers" for five dollars shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(e) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of "Your Numbers" in a row match three of the "Lucky Numbers" for ten dollars shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(f)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of "Your Numbers" in a row match three of the "Lucky Numbers" for five dollars; and three of "Your Numbers" in a row match three of the "Lucky Numbers" for ten dollars shall win a regular prize award of fifteen dollars;

(g) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of "Your Numbers" in a row matches one of the "Lucky Numbers" for two dollars; one of "Your Numbers" in a row matches one of the "Lucky Numbers" for three dollars; and three of "Your Numbers" in a row match three of the "Lucky Numbers" for ten dollars shall win a regular prize award of fifteen dollars;

(h) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of "Your Numbers" in a row matches one of the "Lucky Numbers" for two dollars; one of "Your Numbers" in a row matches one of the "Lucky Numbers" for three dollars; three of "Your Numbers" in a row match three of the "Lucky Numbers" for five dollars; and three of "Your Numbers" in a row match three of the "Lucky Numbers" for ten dollars shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(i) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which five of "Your Numbers" in a row match five of the "Lucky Numbers" for fifty dollars shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(j) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which five of "Your Numbers" in a row match five of the "Lucky Numbers" for one hundred dollars shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars; and

(k) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which seven of "Your Numbers" in a row match seven of the "Lucky Numbers" for fifteen thousand dollars shall win a regular prize award of fifteen thousand dollars.

(E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number three hundred thirty-two 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:

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

(2) Mathematical reasoning indicates that the number of winning tickets per five million two hundred thousand tickets sold in the following categories should be as follows:

(a) Sixteen ticket winning fifteen thousand dollars to win fifteen thousand 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) Two hundred twenty-three tickets winning one hundred dollars to win one hundred dollars;

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

(c) One thousand tickets winning two dollars, three dollars, five dollars and ten dollars to win twenty dollars;

(d)One thousand tickets winning two dollars, three dollars and ten dollars to win fifteen dollars;

(e) One thousand tickets winning five dollars and ten dollars to win fifteen dollars;

(f)One thousand five hundred tickets winning ten dollars to win ten dollars;

(g) One thousand five hundred tickets winning two dollars, three dollars and five dollars to win ten dollars;

(h) Eight thousand tickets winning five dollars to win five dollars;

(i) Twelve thousand tickets winning three dollars to win three dollars; and

(j) Sixteen thousand tickets winning two dollars to win two dollars.

(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 three hundred thirty-two shall be accomplished in a manner which complies with the commission's rules.

(2) When a ticket issued in game rule number three hundred thirty-two is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the number symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the number 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 on the sales cycle of game rule number three hundred thirty-two 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 agents of tickets winning prizes which are to be paid by 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 three hundred thirty-two 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 three hundred thirty-two.

(1) The director shall conduct game rule number three hundred thirty-two in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act, 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 three hundred thirty-two. 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 three hundred thirty-two used in this rule are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number three hundred thirty-two and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.

Effective:                                07/27/2003

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

07/17/2003

Date

Promulgated Under:   111.15

Statutory Authority:   3770.03

Rule Amplifies:           3770.01, 3770.02, 3770.03,

3770.04, 3770.05, 3770.06,

3770.07, 3770.08