WSR 02-07-073PERMANENT RULES
WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY
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Filed March 18, 2002,
2:25 p.m.
] Date of Adoption: March 15, 2002.
Purpose: To establish the rules of a new game, Lotto Plus.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.70.040.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-03-109
on January 22,
2002.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute:
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Federal Rules or Standards:
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or Recently Enacted State Statutes:
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or Other Alternative Rule Making:
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Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
March 18, 2002
Mary Jane Ferguson
Rules Coordinator
OTS-5403.1
Chapter 315-37 WACLOTTO PLUS
NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-010
What is Lotto Plus and how do I play?
(1)
Lotto Plus is an on-line lottery game in which you purchase a
computer-generated ticket and try to match your two sets of
numbers (one set of five numbers and one set of one number) to
the two sets of numbers chosen by the lottery. The game is
conducted in accordance with the rules for on-line games found in
chapter 315-30 WAC, the general rules found in chapter 315-06 WAC, and this chapter. (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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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-020
How much does a Lotto Plus ticket cost?
The
price of each Lotto Plus play is $.50 and is sold in pairs for
$1.00.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-030
What are the prizes for Lotto Plus and the
odds of winning the prizes?
(1) The prizes and odds for matching
numbers in your set(s) of numbers to the numbers drawn by the
lottery are as set forth below. The jackpot amount varies due to
roll-over and the parimutuel calculation of prizes.| 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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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-040
When will Lotto Plus start?
Lotto Plus will
start on a date designated at the discretion of the director.
The start date will be advertised. Lotto Plus will replace
Lotto 6 of 49 as described in chapter 315-34 WAC. However, the
director may choose at any time to have one or the other of the
lotto games (Lotto 6 of 49 as set forth in chapter 315-34 WAC
and/or Lotto Plus as set forth in this chapter) run alone or both
at the same time.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-050
How are the winning sets of numbers
selected?
Lottery officials conduct the drawing for the winning
sets of numbers, as specified in the general rules for on-line
game drawings, WAC 315-30-040. The director has the discretion
to specify the means for randomly drawing the winning numbers.
Each drawing shall be independent and shall determine, at random,
five numbers from "01" through "43," and one number from "01" to
"23" which will be the winning sets of numbers. No two of the
five numbers in the winning set of five numbers will be
identical. The one number in the set of one number may be
identical to a number in the set of five numbers. Any drawn
numbers will not be declared winning numbers until the drawing is
validated by the lottery. The winning numbers shall be used to
determine all Lotto Plus winners for that drawing. If a drawing
is not validated, another drawing will be conducted to determine
the winning sets of numbers. The drawing shall not be
invalidated based on the liability of the lottery.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-060
How often are the winning sets of numbers
chosen?
The Lotto Plus drawing for the winning sets of numbers
is held at least once a week and may be held up to once a day,
seven days a week, at the discretion of the director of the
lottery. The director, in addition, has the discretion to change
the drawing schedule or cancel the drawing if it falls on a
holiday.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-070
Where can I buy or redeem Lotto Plus
tickets?
You can buy or redeem Lotto Plus tickets only from a
lottery retailer licensed by the director of the lottery to sell
on-line, computer generated tickets. You can buy or redeem the
tickets during no less than seventeen hours each day, according
to a schedule determined by the director of the lottery, but each
on-line retailer will sell and redeem tickets only during normal
business hours. In redeeming tickets, a retailer may only pay
out prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, you must obtain a
lottery claim form as described in WAC 315-06-120, and submit
your ticket to the lottery by mail or in person. Tickets will be
validated and redeemed in accordance with the general rules for
on-line games found in chapter 315-30 WAC.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-080
What information is included on a Lotto Plus
ticket and playslip?
The front of the ticket includes the
selection of numbers, amount wagered, drawing date, and
validation and reference numbers. The back of the playslip
includes an estimate of the probability of purchasing a winning
ticket, player instructions, and player information.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-090
How are prizes paid?
(1) Every Lotto Plus
prize other than the jackpot prize will be paid in a single
payment. (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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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-100
What happens to unclaimed Lotto Plus prizes?
When a player who holds a winning ticket does not claim his or
her prize within one hundred eighty days of the drawing in which
the prize was won, that prize is retained in the state lottery
fund for further use as prizes, as provided for in RCW 67.70.190.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-110
Definitions for Lotto Plus.
(1) Number:
Any play number from "01" to "43" for the set of five numbers and
any play number from "01" to "23" for the set of one number. (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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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-37-120
Suspension or termination of Lotto Plus.
At
the discretion of the director, Lotto Plus may be suspended or
terminated at any time, to be effective prior to the beginning of
sales for any future drawing. The director may suspend or
terminate sales only where no sales have been made for the
drawing.
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