Pennsylvania Code
Title 61 - REVENUE
Part V - State Lotteries
Chapter 875 - TERMINAL-BASED LOTTERY GAMES
Section 875.10 - Terminal-based lottery game ticket validation and requirements
Universal Citation: 61 PA Code ยง 875.10
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
(a) Valid terminal-based lottery game tickets. To be a valid terminal-based lottery game ticket, the presented terminal-based lottery game ticket must meet the following conditions:
(1) The
terminal-based lottery game ticket validation numbers shall be present in their
entirety and correspond, using the Lottery's validation file, to the selected
numbers, letters or symbols printed on the terminal-based lottery game ticket
for the dates printed on the terminal-based lottery game ticket.
(2) The terminal-based lottery game ticket
must be intact.
(3) The
terminal-based lottery game ticket may not be mutilated, altered, reconstituted
or tampered with.
(4) The
terminal-based lottery game ticket may not be counterfeit or an exact duplicate
of a winning ticket.
(5) The
terminal-based lottery game ticket shall have been issued by the Lottery
through a licensed retailer.
(6)
The terminal-based lottery game ticket may not have been stolen.
(7) The terminal-based lottery game ticket
shall be validated in accordance with §
875.11 (relating to procedures for
claiming and payment of prizes).
(8) The terminal-based lottery game ticket
data shall have been recorded on the Lottery's central computer system prior to
the drawing and the terminal-based lottery game ticket data shall match this
computer record in every respect.
(9) The player or computer-selected numbers,
letters or symbols, the validation data and the drawing date of an apparent
winning terminal-based lottery game ticket shall appear on the official file of
winning terminal-based lottery game tickets. A terminal-based lottery game
ticket with that exact data may not have been previously paid.
(10) The terminal-based lottery game ticket
may not be misregistered, defectively printed, or printed or produced in error
to an extent that it cannot be processed by the Lottery.
(11) The terminal-based lottery game ticket
shall pass other confidential security checks of the Lottery.
(12) By submitting a terminal-based lottery
game ticket for validation, the player agrees to abide by this chapter as
determined by the Secretary.
(13)
There may not be another breach of this part in relation to the terminal-based
lottery game ticket which, in the opinion of the Secretary, justifies
disqualification.
(b) Invalid or defective terminal-based lottery game tickets/disputes. A terminal-based lottery game 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. The Secretary may replace an invalid terminal-based
lottery game ticket with a terminal-based lottery game ticket of equivalent
sale price from a current Lottery game.
(2) If a defective terminal-based lottery
game 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
terminal-based lottery game ticket with a terminal-based lottery game ticket of
equivalent sale price from a current Lottery game.
(3) If a terminal-based lottery game ticket
is not paid by the Lottery and a dispute occurs as to whether the
terminal-based lottery game ticket is a winning terminal-based lottery game
ticket, the Lottery may replace the terminal-based lottery game ticket as
provided in paragraph (2). This is the sole and exclusive remedy of the holder
of the terminal-based lottery game ticket.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code § 875.7 (relating to determination of prize-winning, terminal-based lottery game tickets); and 61 Pa. Code § 875.11 (relating to procedures for claiming and payment of prizes).
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