Pennsylvania Code
Title 61 - REVENUE
Part V - State Lotteries
Chapter 816 - CASH 5
Section 816.110 - Ticket validation requirements
Universal Citation: 61 PA Code ยง 816.110
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Valid tickets. To be a valid Cash 5 ticket and entitled to a prize, the following conditions shall be met:
(1) The ticket validation number shall be
present in its entirety and shall correspond, using the computer validation
file, to the selected numbers printed on the ticket for the date printed on the
ticket.
(2) The ticket shall be
intact.
(3) The ticket may not be
mutilated, altered, reconstituted or tampered with.
(4) The ticket may not be counterfeit or an
exact duplicate of another winning ticket.
(5) The ticket shall have been issued by the
Lottery through an on-line retailer in an authorized manner.
(6) The ticket may not have been
stolen.
(7) The ticket shall be
validated in accordance with §
816.111 (relating to procedures
for claiming and payment of prizes).
(8) The player selected or quick pick numbers
on the ticket shall be in individual groups of five numbers each associated
with a single letter, A, B, C, D or E, and the five numbers and the associated
letter shall constitute a single play.
(9) The ticket data shall have been recorded
on the central computer system prior to the drawing and the ticket data shall
match the computer record in every respect.
(10) The ticket shall be signed and presented
to the Lottery or its authorized representative as set forth in §
816.111 and validated at Lottery
headquarters.
(11) The player
selected or quick pick numbers, the validation number data and the drawing date
of the winning ticket shall appear on the official file of winning plays; and a
ticket with that exact data may not have been previously paid.
(12) The ticket may not be misregistered,
defectively printed or printed or produced in error to an extent that it
cannot, in the sole opinion of the Lottery, be processed by the
Lottery.
(13) The ticket shall pass
other confidential security checks of the Lottery.
(14) By submitting a Cash 5 ticket for
validation, the player agrees to abide by this chapter as determined by the
Director.
(15) There may not be
another breach of this chapter in relation to the ticket which, in the opinion
of the Director, justifies disqualification.
(b) Invalid or defective tickets; disputes. A ticket not passing the validation checks in subsection (a) will be considered invalid and will not be paid.
(1) In cases of doubt, the determination of
the Secretary is final and binding. The Secretary may replace an invalid ticket
with a ticket of equivalent sale price from a current Lottery game.
(2) If a defective ticket is purchased or if
the Secretary determines to adjust an error, the sole and exclusive remedy will
be the replacement of the defective or erroneous ticket with a ticket of
equivalent sale price from a current Lottery game.
(3) If a ticket is not paid by the Lottery
and a dispute occurs as to whether the ticket is a valid winning ticket, the
Lottery may replace the ticket as provided in paragraph (2). This is the sole
and exclusive remedy of the holder of the ticket.
The provisions of this §816.110 amended under section 303 of the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. § 3761-303).
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code § 816.108 (relating to determination of prize winners); and 61 Pa. Code § 816.111 (relating to procedures for claiming and payment of prizes).
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