Pennsylvania Code
Title 61 - REVENUE
Part V - State Lotteries
Chapter 873 - LUCKY FOR LIFE LOTTO
Section 873.11 - Ticket validation requirements
Universal Citation: 61 PA Code ยง 873.11
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Valid tickets. To be a valid ticket, the following conditions shall be met:
(1) The ticket validation number shall be
present in its entirety and shall correspond to the computer record generated
at the time the ticket is produced.
(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 a winning
ticket.
(5) The ticket shall have
been issued by the Lottery through a licensed retailer.
(6) The ticket may not have been
stolen.
(7) The ticket shall be
validated in accordance with §
873.12 (relating to procedures for
claiming and payment of prizes).
(8) The player-selected or computer-selected
numbers, or both, on the ticket shall be in individual groups of six numbers
each associated with a single letter, A, B, C, D or E. The six numbers and the
associated letter shall constitute a single play.
(9) The ticket data shall have been recorded
on the Lottery's central computer system prior to the drawing and the ticket
data shall match this computer record in every way.
(10) The player-selected and
computer-selected numbers, the validation number data and the drawing date of
an apparent winning ticket shall appear on the official file of winning
tickets; and a ticket with that exact data may not have been previously
paid.
(11) The ticket may not be
misregistered, defectively printed or printed or produced in error to an extent
that it cannot be processed by the Lottery.
(12) The ticket shall pass other confidential
security checks of the Lottery.
(13) By submitting a ticket for validation,
the player agrees to abide by this chapter as determined by the
Secretary.
(14) There may not be
another breach of this part in relation to the ticket which, in the opinion of
the Secretary, 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 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.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code § 873.3 (relating to definitions); 61 Pa. Code § 873.9 (relating to determination of prize winners); and 61 Pa. Code § 873.12 (relating to procedures for claiming and payment of prizes).
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