Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1)
General: This rule contains duties to be performed by a Lottery retailer beyond
those duties described in the Lottery retailer contract. The duties listed
herein are not meant to be exclusive. Other duties and requirements for
retailers may be contained elsewhere in OAR Division 177, ORS Chapter 461, or
in the Lottery retailer contract.
(2) All Retailers: All Lottery retailers
shall:
(a) Stock Equipment: Keep all Lottery
equipment on the retailer's premises stocked with a variety of Scratch-it
tickets, play slips, computer-generated tickets, and any other Oregon
Lottery® product required to be sold. Unless exempted by the Lottery, if a
Lottery retailer fails to stock or replenish these items as they are made
available for sale by the Lottery, or as they are depleted because of purchase
or use, the Lottery may remove the equipment.
(b) Perform Minor Maintenance: Replace ticket
stock and clear paper jams as may be required for any of the equipment provided
by the Lottery for the sale of Lottery tickets or shares.
(c) Maintain Paper Stock: Install and use
only approved Lottery-provided paper stock which has been specifically assigned
to the selling retailer when selling Lottery tickets and shares.
(d) Obtain Permits: Be required to arrange
for and obtain all necessary permits required by federal, state, and local
governments for electrical installation, electrical power, telephone service,
fiber optic lines and connections, and coaxial cable and connections required
to sell Lottery tickets or shares at the retail site.
(e) Pay Amounts Due: Pay the amount due to
the Lottery for the sale of Lottery tickets or shares by the use of an
electronic funds transfer (EFT). In most instances, this EFT shall occur at the
end of the fourth day after the close of each Lottery business week. When an
applicant operates multiple Lottery retail sites before the effective date of
this rule, the routine date of the EFT collection may be set beyond the fourth
day after the close of the business week in order to accommodate the needs of
the combined sites.
(3)
Traditional Lottery Game Retailers: A Lottery retailer authorized to sell
traditional Lottery games is required to:
(a)
Scratch-It Tickets:
(A) Activate Scratch-it
tickets prior to sale.
(B) Validate
Scratch-It tickets presented to the retailer by a player through equipment
provided by the Lottery connected to the Lottery's central computer
system.
(C) Destroy winning tickets
after validation and payment of the prize; (Any Lottery retailer who does not
destroy a winning ticket after validation and payment of the prize is liable
for a prize paid by another Lottery retailer who subsequently pays the
ticket.)
(D) Return non-winning
tickets to the player.
(b) Draw Game Validation: Validate a Draw
game ticket through the Draw game terminal before paying a Draw game
prize.
(c) Underage Play: Monitor
Lottery player-operated vending machines, as defined in OAR 177-045-0000, to
prevent underage play.
(4) Video Retailers: A Video Lottery game
retailer is required to:
(a) Cash Slip
Validation: Validate any Video Lottery cash slip presented for payment that was
issued at the retailer's location, through the Lottery's on-site video
validation terminal before paying a Video Lottery prize, except for those cash
slips required to be validated and paid by the Lottery.
(b) Restrict Visibility: Restrict Video
Lottery game terminals from visibility from areas outside of the business and
from view of dining areas or other areas where minors are permitted to
linger.
(c) Age-Posted Area:
Maintain Video Lottery game terminals in an area of the business that is
prohibited to minors. The area must be posted as such by the Oregon State
Lottery or the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. This restriction against
minors does not apply to minors who qualify under the exceptions permitted by
the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission for access to areas normally
prohibited to minors.
(5)
Sanctions: The Director may sanction a Lottery retailer for the loss, damage,
or destruction of any winning game ticket or share. This includes, but is not
limited to: Imposing a requirement for remedial training for the retailer or
the retailer's employees, and any other actions for failure to perform contract
duties or requirements as described in the Lottery retailer contract or OAR
Chapter 177.
Statutory/Other Authority: OR Const. Art. XV, § 4(4)(a),
ORS
461.120,
461.217,
461.250,
461.300,
461.715 & 461.719
Statutes/Other Implemented: OR Const. Art. XV, § 4(4),
ORS
461.120,
461.217,
461.250,
461.300,
461.560,
461.715 & 461.719
