Code of Massachusetts Regulations
961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION
Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations
Section 2.03 - Definitions

Act or Law means M.G.L. c. 10, §§ 22 through 35 and § 36.

Administrative Bulletin means a set of rules or guidelines issued by the Director for the purpose of detailing the rules, procedures or specific details of games and/or drawings and other matters that may arise from time to time in the course of business.

Bank means and includes all banks, banking associations, cooperative banks, credit unions, trust companies and any other type or form of banking institution organized under the authority of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States of America whose principal place of business is within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is designated to perform such functions, activities, or service in connection with the operations of the Lottery for the deposit and handling of Lottery funds.

Claims Center, Claim Center or Office means any place designated by the Lottery where the holder or his or her representative may file a claim upon a paper form supplied by the Lottery for payment or acknowledgment of a Lottery prize and the submission of the winning ticket.

Commission means a board of five members consisting of the State Treasurer, Secretary of Public Safety or his or her designee, the State Comptroller, or his or her designee, and two persons appointed by the Governor with the powers and authority to conduct a state Lottery as conferred by law.

Digitally Created Barcode means a machine-readable code which may include, but is not limited to, a quick response (QR) code, that is approved by the Lottery in its sole discretion and accepted by the On-line System.

Director means the Director of the Massachusetts State Lottery. Any reference to powers and duties of the Director also means the Director's authorized designee.

Gift Certificate means a document printed in fixed dollar amount redeemable for Lottery products.

High-frequency Prize Winner means a person, as defined in 961 CMR 2.03, who submits at least 20 claims for Lottery prizes, each with a value of at least $1,000.00, within any period of 365 days.

Instant/Pull Tab Ticket means a Lottery ticket issued by the State Lottery.

Lottery or State Lottery means the Lottery established and operated pursuant to M.G.L. c. 10, §§ 22 through 35 and § 36.

Lottery Online and/or Digital Property means one or more websites, mobile applications, or other on-line and/or digital services established by the Lottery.

Mobile Claim means a claim submitted through a Lottery Online and/or Digital Property in accordance with the Mobile Claim Process.

Mobile Claim Process means the terms, conditions, and requirements set, by the Director in his or her discretion for the submission and processing of Mobile Claims, which shall require, at a minimum, the claimant to submit sufficient claim and winning ticket information as determined by the Director, and which includes, but is not limited to, the claimant to have a registered player account for Mobile Claims, as defined by the Lottery to be valid, the claimant's digital signature, and the submission of barcode(s) for a valid ticket to be automatically verified against the Lottery's computer gaming system for eligibility.

On-line System means the Lottery's On-line Computer Wagering System consisting of ticket issuing terminals, central processing equipment and a communications network.

On-line Instant Ticket Cashing means a procedure by which Sales Agents are required, as a prerequisite to cashing, to validate instant tickets via an on-line bar code scanner.

On-line Ticket means a ticket produced on official paper stock in an authorized manner from the Lottery's on-line computer system.

Person means and includes any individual, association, corporation, club, trust, estate, society, company, joint stock company, receiver, trustee, designee, referee, executor, administrator, commissioner, charitable institution, fraternal organization, guardian, custodian, any legal entity created by law, all natural individuals in all capacities whether appointed by a court or otherwise and any other combination of individuals or legal entities. Person shall also be construed to mean and include all departments, commission, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including counties and municipalities, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof.

Prize means any award, financial or otherwise, awarded by the State Lottery.

Prize Winner means the individual who represents him or herself to be the winner of a single prize or one or more individuals who represent themselves as winners of a portion of a single prize as identified on Internal Revenue Service Form 5754 at the time the claim is filed and reported as such to the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Revenue.

Promotions means limited time marketing initiatives to promote the Lottery and its products, which may include special offers.

Remote Ticket Cashing Service means a function provided by the Lottery through the Lottery Online and/or Digital Properties which is designated to allow users to file Mobile Claims of eligible Lottery tickets, and transfer awarded prize winnings to a bank account pursuant to the Mobile Claims Process.

Sales Agent means a person who has been licensed to sell Lottery tickets or register bets on behalf of the player under M.G.L. c. 10, §§ 22 through 36.

Trust Account means a designated dedicated bank account for the receipt of Lottery proceeds.

Quic Pic or Quick Pick means a player option in which number selections are determined at random by computer software.