(1)
Definitions.
Deal. Each separate package, or series
of packages, consisting of one game of pull tab tickets with the same serial
number purchased from a distributor through the Lottery.
Dispenser. A plastic cube or container
from which pull tab tickets are sold.
Distributor. A person, company or
organization authorized by the Lottery to sell pull tab tickets, containers,
dispensers, or trinkets to licensed pull tab ticket sales agents.
Flare. A display card posted in the
premises of a pull tab ticket sales agent that provides the prize structure of
a particular game of pull tab tickets being sold at that time.
Lottery. Massachusetts State Lottery
Commission.
Pull Tab Ticket means a single fold or
banded ticket with a face covered to conceal one or more numbers or
symbols.
Vending Machine. A coin or paper bill
operated mechanism by which pull tab tickets may be sold.
(2)
Game Rules.
(a) An organization desiring to obtain a
license to sell Pull Tab tickets must make application to the Lottery on the
form provided by Lottery, and be authorized by the Director to be licensed to
sell Pull Tab tickets.
(b) Sales
Agent must prominently display its license on the premises in a conspicuous
location so that it can be observed by the players and/or patrons of the
establishment.
(c) Flare cards
listing all prize denominations of $25.00 or more for each deal or game being
sold at that time, must be displayed in the immediate vicinity of the game
tickets where it can be clearly observed by the players.
(d) Sales agents shall not pay a prize until
the ticket has been verified as a winning ticket. (e) Sales agents must mark
the flare card after each prize listed on said flare card is claimed.
(f) The flare must be marked by crossing out
the prize claimed so that the mark is clearly visible to the players.
(g) Validation of Pull Tab Tickets. A pull
tab ticket is not valid if it fails to meet any of the following requirements:
1. The ticket must have been issued by the
Lottery or its approved distributor(s) in an authorized manner.
2. The ticket must not be altered,
unreadable, reconstructed or tampered with in any manner.
3. The ticket must be complete and not blank,
or partially blank, miscut, misregistered, defective or printed in
error.
4. The ticket must have
exactly the play symbols and captions specified in the specific game
rules.
5. The ticket must pass all
validation tests.
Invalid tickets are void and not eligible to win any
prize.
(h) Under
no circumstances may a prize payout be made for a lost or unredeemed
ticket.
(i) The sales agent shall
be responsible for the proper conduct of the games.
(j) The sales agent must maintain, on the
premises, a copy of the distributor's invoice for each pull tab deal on the
premises.
(k) All winning tickets
must be claimed immediately at the place of sale. Any ticket that leaves the
premises where sold may be deemed an invalid ticket.
(l) Sales agents shall not have on the
licensed premises any pull tab tickets that have not been issued by the Lottery
or its approved distributor(s).
(m)
Sales agents are not required to sell an entire deal. Sales agents may pull a
game at any time he/she desires after giving his/her customers a reasonable
time to claim winning tickets.
(n)
Sales agents are prohibited from commingling games. Sales agents must sell out
or discontinue a game by removing the unsold tickets from the dispenser or
vending machine prior to the introduction of a subsequent game.
(o) Prior to the sale, of a portion of or the
entire deal, the pull tab tickets in the deal must be placed in the container
and stirred thoroughly.
(p) Pull
tab tickets can only be sold on the licensed premises.
(q) Winning pull tab tickets must be
prominently marked, defaced or punched to invalidate it in an area on the face
of the ticket other than that which determines it is a winner.
(r) Sales agents are responsible for the
destruction and disposal of all unsold tickets that have been pulled from
sale.
(s) Pull tab tickets must be
sold for the price on the face of the ticket.
(t) The suspension or revocation of the sales
agent's pouring or liquor license shall be grounds for the denial of a sales
agent's pull tab license or suspension or revocation of a sales agent's pull
tab license.
(u) Pull tab tickets
may only be sold from dispensers or vending machines that have been approved by
the Lottery.
(v) Promotional items,
trinkets, displays, advertisements are subject to the approval of the
Lottery.
(w) All other provisions
of the 961 CMR, if applicable, apply to the Pull Tab Tickets Games.
