Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 177 - OREGON STATE LOTTERY
Division 50 - SCRATCH-ITSM TICKET GAME OPERATING RULES
Section 177-050-0100 - Official End of Scratch-it Ticket Games and Last Date to Claim a Prize or to Receive Credit for Unsold Scratch-it Tickets

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 177-050-0100

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) Director's Determination: The Director shall determine the official ending date of a Scratch-it ticket game.

(2) Notice: The Director shall announce the official ending date of each Scratch-it ticket game by any reasonable means, which may include: Notice on the Lottery's website, media advertisements, or notice through Lottery retail sales sites.

(3) Last Date to Claim a Prize: In accordance with ORS 461.250(7), the last date to claim a prize from a winning Scratch-it ticket is one calendar year from the official ending date of the particular Scratch-it ticket game, unless the Lottery Commission defines a shorter time period to claim a prize in a particular Scratch-it ticket game.

(4) Second Chance Drawings: Prize claims made under second chance drawings utilizing non-winning Scratch-it tickets must be made within the time limits specified in OAR 177-052-0060.

(5) Unsold Returns: To receive credit for unsold, activated tickets in a Scratch-it ticket game that is ending, a retailer must return the tickets to the Lottery within ten weeks following the date when the Lottery stops activating the tickets in that Scratch-it ticket game. Lottery will announce to the Lottery retail sales sites the date the tickets will no longer be activated. Upon a showing of good cause by the retailer, the Director may authorize credit for unsold, activated Scratch-it tickets returned beyond this ten-week period.

Statutory/Other Authority: Or. Const. Art. XV, § 4(4)(a) & ORS 461.120, 461.210, 461.230, 461.250, 461.260, 461.300

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 461.210, 461.220, 461.230, 461.240, 461.250 & Or. Const. Art. XV, § 4

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