20091209-IR-065090929ERA Temporarily adds rules concerning scratch-off game number 198. Statutory authority: IC 4-30-3-9. Effective December 3, 2009.  

  • TITLE 65 STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION

    Emergency Rule
    LSA Document #09-929(E)

    DIGEST

    Temporarily adds rules concerning scratch-off game number 198. Statutory authority: IC 4-30-3-9. Effective December 3, 2009.


    SECTION 1. The definitions in this document apply only to scratch-off game number 198.

    SECTION 2. "Scratch-off game" means a lottery game that offers preprinted lottery tickets on which a covering on the front of the ticket is rubbed off and one (1) or more tabs on the back of the ticket are opened to reveal immediately whether the player has won a prize.

    SECTION 3. "Game play data area" means:
    (1) an area on the ticket with a scratch-off material covering that must be rubbed off to reveal one (1) or more play symbols and play symbol captions; or
    (2) an area on the ticket covered with one (1) or more tabs that must be removed to reveal one (1) or more play symbols.

    SECTION 4. The name of scratch-off game number 198 is "$100,000 BIG MONEY DOUBLE PLAY".

    SECTION 5. Tickets in scratch-off game number 198 shall sell for five dollars ($5) per ticket.

    SECTION 6. Scratch-off game number 198 is a two-sided ticket with game play data areas on both sides of each ticket as follows:
    (1) a scratch-off game play data area on the front of the ticket that includes the following two (2) distinct game areas:
    (A) an area labeled "LUCKY NUMBERS" that contains four (4) play symbols; and
    (B) an area labeled "YOUR NUMBERS" that contains twelve (12) play symbols and twelve (12) prize symbols with each play symbol located above and corresponding with a prize symbol;
    (2) a scratch-off game play data area on the front of the ticket labeled "FAST $50" that contains one (1) play symbol; and
    (3) a pull-tab game play data area on the back of the ticket that includes four (4) separate and independent pull-tab games with three (3) play symbols appearing under each tab.
    Each game play data area is played separately and the play symbols and prize symbols in a game play data area cannot be used as play symbols or prize symbols in another game play data area. Each pull-tab is a separate and independent game and the play symbols revealed under each pull-tab game cannot be used as play symbols in another pull-tab game.

    SECTION 7. (a) Each play symbol for the game play data area described in SECTION 6, Subdivision 1 of this document [SECTION 6(1) of this document] includes a caption that corresponds with and verifies the play symbol as follows:
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    (b) Each play symbol for the "FAST $50" game play data area described in SECTION 6, Subdivision 2 of this document [SECTION 6(2) of this document] includes a caption that corresponds with and verifies the play symbol as follows:

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    (c) The available play symbols for the pull-tab game play data area on the back of the ticket, as described in SECTION 6, Subdivision 3 [SECTION 6(3) of this document] are as follows:
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    (d) Each prize symbol includes a caption that corresponds with and verifies the prize symbol as follows:
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    (e) If a question arises as to a play or prize symbol, the caption that corresponds with the play or prize symbol will be used for final clarification.

    SECTION 8. Each ticket in scratch-off game number 198 shall contain a retailer validation code in the game play data area. The retailer validation code verifies instant winners in this game for prizes up to five hundred ninety-nine dollars ($599). The retailer validation code that corresponds with and verifies each of these winners is as follows:
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    SECTION 9. The:
    (1) retailer validation code;
    (2) the game/pack/ticket number; and
    (3) the validation number;
    are for commission or retailer use only and cannot be used or played as a play or prize symbol to win a prize.

    SECTION 10. (a) To play a ticket in scratch-off game number 198:
    (1) the ticket must be validly purchased;
    (2) the scratch-off material covering the game play data areas on the front of the ticket must be fully removed; and
    (3) the four (4) tabs covering the game play data areas on the back of the ticket must be opened.

    (b) If any of the play symbols in the area labeled "YOUR NUMBERS" matches a play symbol in the area labeled "LUCKY NUMBERS", the ticket holder is entitled to win a prize in the amount represented by the prize symbol that is located below and that corresponds with the matching play symbol.

      
       
       

    (c) If the "065090929ERA06.jpg" (DOUBLE DOLLAR SIGN) play symbol is revealed in the game play data area labeled "YOUR NUMBERS", the ticket holder is entitled to win a prize that is two (2) times the amount represented by the prize symbol that is located below and that corresponds with that play symbol.

    (d) If the "065090929ERA07.jpg" (STACK OF CASH) play symbol is revealed in the game play data area labeled "FAST $50", the ticket holder is entitled to win a prize in the amount of fifty dollars ($50).

    (e) If all three (3) play symbols appearing under a single tab in the pull-tab game play data area match, the ticket holder is entitled to win a prize according to following:
    (1) If the three (3) matching "065090929ERA08.jpg" (STAR) play symbols are revealed, then the ticket holder is entitled to win a prize in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500).
    (2) If the three (3) matching "065090929ERA09.jpg" (CLOVER) play symbols are revealed, then the ticket holder is entitled to win a prize in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100).
    (3) If the three (3) matching "065090929ERA010.jpg" (HORSESHOE) play symbols are revealed, then the ticket holder is entitled to win a prize in the amount of twenty dollars ($20).
    (4) If the three (3) matching "065090929ERA011.jpg" (POT OF GOLD) play symbols are revealed, then the ticket holder is entitled to win a prize in the amount of ten dollars ($10).
    (5) If the three (3) matching "065090929ERA012.jpg" (BELL) play symbols are revealed, then the ticket holder is entitled to win a prize in the amount of five dollars ($5).

    SECTION 11. (a) The approximate number of possible prizes and the estimated odds for each prize level are as follows:
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    Total value of all prizes*: $9,084,600
    Prize payout: 68.82
    Overall odds: 1 in 4.47
    Approximate print quantity: 2,640,000 (-3%/+1%)

    (b) The approximate number of prizes and the estimated odds provided in subsection (a) is [sic, are] calculated based on an approximate total print quantity of tickets. The actual quantity of tickets printed will vary from the approximate print quantity of tickets within a range of minus three percent (-3%) to plus one percent (+1%). The actual number of prizes and the odds for each prize amount will vary depending on the actual quantity of tickets.

    (c) If the print quantity is changed during production of this game or due to subsequent reorders of the game, the ratio of prizes to the quantity of tickets printed will be proportionately maintained so that the overall odds and prize payout percentage will reasonably approximate the values provided in subsection (a).

    SECTION 12. Prize availability is subject to demand for the game. The availability of tickets for sale depends on retailer orders for tickets and not all tickets may be made available for sale prior to game closing. Packs of tickets delivered to a retailer may be returned to the commission under 65 IAC 3-4-1(b) and any ticket returned to the commission may not subsequently be made available for sale.

    SECTION 13. If the director determines an end date for a scratch-off game under 65 IAC 4-2-3(a), tickets in that game may remain on sale during the game closing process even if all prizes have been claimed. The game may also be closed prior to all prizes being awarded.

    SECTION 14. 65 IAC 4-1 through 65 IAC 4-3 apply to scratch-off game number 198, "$100,000 BIG MONEY DOUBLE PLAY" to the extent that those rules are not in conflict with this document.

    SECTION 15. This document expires sixty (60) days after the last claim date established for scratch-off game 198.

    LSA Document #09-929(E)
    Filed with Publisher: December 3, 2009, 2:01 p.m.

    Posted: 12/09/2009 by Legislative Services Agency

    DIN: 20091209-IR-065090929ERA
    Composed: Nov 01,2016 12:48:26AM EDT
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