Code of Massachusetts Regulations
961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION
Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations
Section 2.27 - Price of Tickets - Limitations

(1) No person may sell a ticket at a price other than that established in accordance with 961 CMR 2.00, unless so authorized in writing by the Director. The Lottery may, authorized by the Director in writing, permit the use of Lottery tickets for Lottery promotions, as defined by 961 CMR 2.03 at such price, if any, to be set by the Director, for a limited purpose, and which the rules of such promotion shall be approved in writing by the Director. No person other than a duly licensed Lottery Sales Agent may sell Lottery tickets, except that nothing in 961 CMR 2.27 shall be construed to prevent a person who may lawfully purchase tickets from making a gift of Lottery tickets to another. Nothing in 961 CMR 2.27 shall be construed to prohibit the Lottery from designating certain of its Sales Agents and employees to sell Lottery tickets directly to the public.

(2) Lottery tickets may be given by merchants as a means of promoting goods or services to customers or prospective customers contingent upon such persons purchase of some other article provided any monetary consideration paid for such article is at least four times the sales price of the ticket given.

(3) Lottery tickets may be given by merchants as a means of promoting goods or services to customers or prospective customers contingent upon such persons performing some minimum activity required by the merchant such as taking a test ride in a vehicle held for sale by the merchant, opening a new bank account, or the like.

(4) In no event may the gift of a Lottery ticket be used as an inducement to solicit the sale or lease of goods or the rendering of services which sale, lease or rendering is to be bound by a contract which is subject to M.G.L. c. 93, § 48.

(5) A Sales Agent shall not sell a ticket to any person younger than 18 years old, unless otherwise permitted by law, nor may he or she sell a ticket away from the locations listed in his or her license.

(6) No person may use or permit his or her ticket to be used in any drawing or in any other game of chance, however, it may be described, except for the purpose of the Lottery as defined in 961 CMR 2.03, except that tickets may be given as prizes in a raffle conducted pursuant to M.G.L. c. 271, § 7A, or, with the written permission of the Director, as prizes in commercial promotions when no additional monetary consideration is required for the opportunity to win a prize.