Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A)
Title and term.
Ohio lottery commission game rule number nine hundred thirty-seven, EZPLAY®
"In Between," shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purpose of this rule, "sales cycle" shall
mean any such period, including reprints, beginning on the date when ticket
sales are commenced and continuing through the date established by the director
as the date on which sales with respect to tickets allocated to sales agents
during the period in game rule number nine hundred thirty-seven will
cease.
(B)
General design.
(1)
Game rule number
nine hundred thirty-seven is generally known as an "instant lottery." A ticket
for game rule nine hundred thirty-seven is terminal generated. Each ticket will
display a "Game Play" area which consists of two sections: an "In Between"
section containing two cards of any suit and may be a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
Jack, Queen, King, or Ace; and a "Your Cards" section consisting of ten cards
of any suit and may be a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, or Ace.
The player wins if any of "Your Cards" are between the two "In Between" cards
above. "Your Cards" may be any suit. The player will add up the total number of
cards that are "In Between" and match the number to the "Prize
Legend."
(2)
The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket
in game rule number nine hundred thirty-seven are: one dollar, two dollars,
five dollars, ten dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred
dollars, and one thousand dollars.
(C)
Price of
tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number
nine hundred thirty-seven shall be one dollar.
(D)
Structure,
nature and value of prize awards.
(1)
There shall be one type of prize in game rule number
nine hundred thirty-seven called a "regular prize award."
(2)
As used in this
rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which is
the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: one dollar, two
dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one
hundred dollars, and one thousand dollars.
(a)
Holder of a
valid winning ticket on which all ten of "Your Cards" are between the "In
Between" cards shall win a regular prize award of one thousand
dollars;
(b)
Holder of a valid winning ticket on which nine of
"Your Cards" are between the "In Between" cards shall win a regular prize award
of one hundred dollars;
(c)
Holder of a valid winning ticket on which eight of
"Your Cards" are between the "In Between" cards shall win a regular prize award
of fifty dollars;
(d)
Holder of a valid winning ticket on which seven of
"Your Cards" are between the "In Between" cards shall win a regular prize award
of twenty-five dollars;
(e)
Holder of a valid winning ticket on which six of "Your
Cards" are between the "In Between" cards shall win a regular prize award of
ten dollars;
(f)
Holder of a valid winning ticket on which five of
"Your Cards" are between the "In Between" cards shall win a regular prize award
of five dollars;
(g)
Holder of a valid winning ticket on which four of
"Your Cards" are between the "In Between" cards shall win a regular prize award
of two dollars; and
(h)
Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of
"Your Cards" are between the "In Between" cards shall win a regular prize award
of one dollar.
(E)
Number of prize
awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number nine
hundred thirty-seven will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that
cycle. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this rule using random
techniques in order that the following occur:
(1)
Combinations
winning each prize award are randomly distributed throughout the prize pool;
and
(2)
Mathematical reasoning indicates that the number of
winning tickets per two hundred forty thousand tickets sold in the following
prize categories should be as follows:
(a)
Thirty thousand
tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(h)
of this rule to win one dollars;
(b)
Fifteen thousand
tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(g)
of this rule to win two dollars;
(c)
Seven thousand
tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(f)
of this rule to win five dollars;
(d)
Two thousand
five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in
paragraph (D)(2)(e) of this rule to win ten dollars;
(e)
One thousand
tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(d)
of this rule to win twenty-five dollars;
(f)
One hundred
tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(c)
of this rule to win fifty dollars;
(g)
Twenty-five
tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(b)
of this rule to win one hundred dollars; and
(h)
One ticket with
the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(a) of this rule
to win one thousand dollars.
(F)
Tickets sold.
Chances of winning and the number of winning tickets are established at the
start of the game number nine hundred thirty-seven and at the time a ticket is
purchased.
(G)
Frequency of prize drawings.
(1)
Random
imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number nine
hundred thirty-seven shall be accomplished in a manner which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures.
(2)
When a ticket
issued in game rule number nine hundred thirty-seven is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the prize
values and play symbol on that ticket which determine whether the holder is
entitled to a regular prize award. A regular prize award shall be deemed
announced on the date a ticket is purchased.
(H)
Special claim,
entry, receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special
claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for
validation by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid
by sales agents in accordance with commission rules. For purposes of game rule
nine hundred thirty-seven, the close date for a ticket that is sold shall be
the date the ticket is purchased. Prize awards shall be claimed within one
hundred eighty days of the date that a ticket is purchased.
(I)
Validity of
tickets.
(1)
A
mechanical error in printing prize awards, symbols, words or other numbers on a
ticket shall not automatically invalidate that ticket. To the extent feasible,
the director shall establish procedures by which the holder of any ticket on
which information is incorrectly printed due to mechanical malfunction may be
advised of correct information for the ticket. If it is not technically
feasible to recover the information from a mechanically misprinted ticket, the
director may declare the ticket void and the holder shall be entitled to a
return of the ticket price or a replacement ticket of comparable
price.
(2)
In addition to, but not in limitation of, all other
power and authority conferred on the director by the commission's rules, the
director may declare a ticket in game rule number nine hundred thirty-seven
void if it is stolen, unissued, not sold or deemed not sold in accordance with
commission rules; if it is illegible, mutilated, altered, counterfeit,
reconstituted, miscut, defective, printed or produced in error or incomplete;
or if the ticket fails any of the validation tests or procedures established by
the director. The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket
declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the
ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price.
(3)
A ticket may not
be canceled once the ticket is printed by the lottery terminal even if such
ticket is printed in error.
(J)
Director's
conduct of game rule number nine hundred thirty-seven.
(1)
The director
shall conduct game rule number nine hundred thirty-seven and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule and the
regulations of the director. As deemed necessary or advisable, the director
shall adopt management regulations, orders or directives to implement and
operate this lottery game and any promotions or drawings associated therewith.
The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of game rule
number nine hundred thirty-seven. The director reserves the right to declare
any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity
and accountability.
(2)
Names and definitions of elements of game rule number
nine hundred thirty-seven used in this rule are to be considered generic terms
used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number
nine hundred thirty-seven and these elements may be given names or titles
chosen by the commission.
