PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 01-21-079.
Title of Rule: Chapter 315-37 WAC, new rules for a new game called Lotto Plus.
Purpose: To establish the rules of a new game, Lotto Plus.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.70.040.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 67.70.040.
Summary: Chapter 315-37 WAC will establish the rules for the new game, Lotto Plus.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Mary Jane Ferguson, Olympia, (360) 664-4833; Implementation and Enforcement: Robert C. Benson Jr., Acting Director, Olympia, (360) 664-4800.
Name of Proponent: Lottery Commission, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Under the rules of the new game, Lotto Plus, players will select five numbers out of a field of 1 through 43 and one number out of a field of 1 through 23, in order to try to match the number selected by the lottery to win a prize. The purpose of the new game is to stimulate interest in the Lotto game and maintain revenues for the state.
Proposal does not change existing rules.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The lottery has considered whether these rules are subject to the Regulatory Fairness Act, chapter 19.85 RCW, and has determined that they are not for the following reasons: (1) The rules have no economic impact on business' cost of equipment, supplies, labor or administrative costs. The rules are designed to establish rules and procedures for administrative actions in the case of the revocation or suspending of a retailer's license; and (2) the rules will have a negligible impact, if any, on the normal operation of business because they are interpretive. They have been promulgated for the purpose of stating policy, procedure and practice and do not include requirements for forms, fees, appearances or other actions by business.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. This section does not apply to these proposed rules because they are not proposed by one of the listed agencies. As the rules are merely interpretive, the lottery does not voluntarily apply this section.
Hearing Location: Department of Labor and Industries Building, 7273 Linderson Way S.W., Tumwater, WA, on March 15, 2002, at 9:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Mary Jane Ferguson by March 11, 2002, TDD (360) 586-0933, or (360) 664-4833.
Submit Written Comments to: Mary Jane Ferguson, Lottery, fax (360) 586-6586, by March 11, 2002.
Date of Intended Adoption: March 15, 2002.
January 18, 2002
Mary Jane Ferguson
Rules Coordinator
OTS-5403.1
LOTTO PLUS
(2) To play Lotto Plus, you pick one set of five numbers from "01" to "43" and one number from "01" to "23" for a chance to win a prize, or you can let the computer pick both sets or either set of numbers for you. If you have the computer pick for you, this is called a "quick pick" or "quick play."
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| Numbers Matching Winning Numbers In Set of Five | Number Matching Winning Number In Set of One | Prize Amount | Odds (per $1 play) |
| 5 | 1 | Jackpot | 11,069,877 |
| 5 | 0 | $2,000 | 503,176 |
| 4 | 1 | $500 | 58,263 |
| 4 | 0 | $25 | 2,648 |
| 3 | 1 | $15 | 1,575 |
| 3 | 0 | $3 | 72 |
| 2 | 1 | $3 | 131 |
| 1 | 1 | $2 | 30 |
| 0 | 1 | $1 | 22 |
| Overall Odds: 1:10 |
(2) The holder of a winning ticket may win only one prize per play and shall be entitled only to the highest prize category won by those numbers.
(3) Roll-over feature for the jackpot prize is as follows:
(a) If no player selects winning numbers entitling him or her to the jackpot prize, the jackpot accumulated for that drawing will be added to the jackpot accumulation for the next drawing. This process is repeated until the jackpot is won.
(b) The director shall have the discretion to increase the jackpot prize, in addition to the roll-over specified in (a) of this subsection.
(4) All prize payments are subject to federal income tax withholding requirements and debt checks, pursuant to RCW 67.70.255.
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(2) The jackpot prize will be paid in accordance with WAC 315-30-030(6); 315-06-120 and the following procedure:
(a) Cash option: After a player has claimed a jackpot prize or a share of a jackpot prize, and after the claim has been validated (including a debt check pursuant to WAC 315-06-125), the player may elect to be paid a one-time single cash payment of fifty percent of his or her share of the announced jackpot, provided:
(i) The player must elect this cash option within sixty days of the validation of his or her prize, by following the procedure required by the lottery;
(ii) If the federal tax code is interpreted by federal authorities to require that this cash option be exercised within sixty days of the drawing for the prize, then (a)(i) of this subsection will not apply and instead, the player must elect this cash option within sixty days of the date of the drawing for the prize;
(iii) The player's choice of payment method as designated by signing the appropriate lottery form is final and may not be changed by the player at a later date.
(b) Annuity: A player who chooses not to elect the cash option or who does not elect the cash option within the sixty-day limit will be paid his or her prize in twenty-five annual installment payments.
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(2) Set: One selection of five numbers, which constitute a set of five numbers, or one selection of one number, which constitutes a set of one number. Each play shall consist of the player's choice of one set of five numbers and one set of one number.
(3) Play slip: A mark-sense game card used by players to select their sets of numbers.
(4) Lotto Plus ticket: A computer-generated receipt showing payment for at least two plays in a Lotto Plus game. Tickets shall be issued by an on-line terminal at locations licensed by the lottery and shall list the sets of numbers that belong to the ticket holder.
(5) Quick pick or quick play: A method for choosing a set of numbers by the use of the random number generator within the on-line computer terminal.
(6) Play: One set of five numbers and one set of one number constitute a play.
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