Section 65IAC7-1-8. Prize drawings; selection events

   (a) Any selection event for a draw game shall be conducted as provided in this section.

  (b) Selection events to award prizes shall be conducted periodically as determined by the director or as provided in the game rules applicable to a specific game.

  (c) The director or the director's designee shall determine and announce the dates, times, and procedures for selection events to select prize winning characters or symbols for each draw game, consistent with the specific game rules for that game and with this article.

  (d) Disputes regarding the rules or procedures for a selection event shall be resolved by the director in the exercise of the director's sole discretion.

  (e) If the director finds that it is in the best interests of the lottery or the public, the director may:

(1) reasonably postpone a selection event to a future time and immediately publicize the postponement; or

(2) substitute the selection event of another state-run lottery as long as the substitute selection event is reasonably equivalent to the selection event being replaced in terms of game play, randomness, and reliability.

  (f) The director, or the director's designee, shall advise the commission of the details of an action taken under subsection (e) of this section at the commission's next regular meeting.

  (g) The commission, the director, and the commission's employees shall have no liability for circulation, publication, or broadcast of incorrect winning numbers with respect to a selection event. (State Lottery Commission; 65 IAC 7-1-8; emergency rule filed Aug 10, 2010, 10:39 a.m.: 20100901-IR-065100542ERA; emergency rule filed Jun 28, 2013, 1:14 p.m.: 20130710-IR-065130298ERA)