CHAPTER Sw 1000 RULES FOR
ALL INSTANT LOTTERY GAMES
PART Sw 1001 PURPOSE AND
SCOPE
Sw 1001.01 Purpose. The
purpose of this chapter is to set forth the provisions for how instant lottery
game prizes are claimed and tickets are validated.
Source. #1573, eff 5-6-80; EXPIRED: 5-6-86
New. #6580, eff 9-19-97; ss by #8366, eff
6-2-05; ss by #9164, eff 5-31-08; ss by #12018, eff
10-27-16
Sw 1001.02 Scope.
This chapter applies to all players seeking to claim an instant lottery
game prize.
Source. #12018, eff 10-27-16
PART Sw 1002 DEFINITIONS
Sw 1002.01 Definitions. The following definitions
shall apply for instant lottery games:
(a) “Agent"
means a sales outlet authorized to sell lottery tickets;
(b) “Claim” means
the process by which a player completes the required paperwork and presents a
purported winning ticket to the commission or a licensed agent for prize
payment;
(c) “Commission” means the New Hampshire lottery commission established
pursuant to RSA 284:21-a, or its
designated staff having authority to perform administrative and clerical
functions for the commission;
(d) "Instant lottery game" means a game
approved
and distributed by the commission consisting of a preset number of game tickets containing a pre-determined
number of randomly distributed winning tickets that pay a fixed prize; and
(e) “Validation” means successful
authorization of a winning ticket pursuant to the game’s prize structure, and
subject to claim processing procedures.
Source. #1573, eff 5-6-80; EXPIRED: 5-6-86
New. #6580, eff 9-19-97; ss by #8366, eff
6-2-05; ss by #9164, eff 5-31-08; ss by #12018,
eff 10-27-16 (from Sw 1001.01)
PART Sw
1003 INSTANT LOTTERY GAMES
Sw 1003.01 Method of Play.
(a) To purchase an instant lottery game ticket,
an individual shall be 18 years of age or older.
(b) Winners of a prize shall be determined by such
activities as locating, matching, or adding the play symbols on the ticket or
by any other play action approved by the commission, the exact method of which
shall be set forth in the game’s play instructions.
(c)
The game shall be played in accordance with the game’s play instructions
and shall be interpreted in accordance with the game’s specifications on file
with the commission.
Source. #1573, eff 5-6-80; EXPIRED: 5-6-86
New. #6580, eff 9-19-97; ss by #7168, eff 12-21-99; ss by #8366, eff
6-2-05; ss by #9164, eff 5-31-08; ss by #12018, eff
10-27-16
Sw 1003.02 Ticket
Validation.
(a) Each
instant lottery game ticket shall be validated according to validation
procedures, described in (b) below. prior to payment of a prize.
(b) For
an instant lottery game ticket to be deemed valid for payment or claim, the
following shall be true:
(1) The ticket shall have:
a. Been issued by the lottery in an authorized
manner;
b. Been received and recorded by the commission
by applicable deadlines;
c. Passed all the confidential validation and
security tests appropriate to the applicable playstyle; and
d. A validation
number that appears on the commission’s official list of validation numbers of
winning tickets for the particular game and pack;
(2) The ticket shall not be:
a. Altered, unreadable, mutilated, reconstituted
or tampered with in any manner;
b. Counterfeit or forged in whole or in part;
c. Stolen or appear on any list of omitted
tickets on file with the lottery;
d. Mis-registered; or
e. Paid previously;
(3) The ticket shall contain at least one of the
following validation methods:
a. The validation bar code and 3 boxed digits of
the validation code;
b. The human readable code associated with the
validation bar code, including the 3 boxed digits of the validation code;
c. The prize validation serial number, and the 3
boxed digits of the validation code; or
d. The PDF417 barcode located under the scratch
off coating;
(4) The symbols, numbers, or words shall be
consistent with their respective caption or validation number; and
(5) The winning ticket’s validation methods shall
be verified and correspond to the data in the commission’s central computer
system’s validation file.
(c) In the event that some, but not all of the
required validation methods in (b)(3) above are damaged and unreadable, the
player shall submit the ticket and a New Hampshire Lottery Claim form (revised
June 2000) to the commission for
further review in order to be validated.
(d) The commission shall pay the prize won if:
(1) The commission can positively identify the
ticket on the validation file by using other identifying information located on
the ticket; and
(2) The commission determines that no missing
part of the same ticket contains validation information that would allow
another claim to be filed for the same prize.
(e) Any ticket that the commission cannot
positively identify as a valid ticket using the methods escribed in (b)-(d)
above shall be void and ineligible for any prize.
(f) The commission shall make the final decision
as to whether any ticket is valid or void and such decision shall be final.
Source. #9164, eff 5-31-08; ss
by #12018, eff 10-27-16 (from Sw 1002.01)
Sw 1003.03 Defective,
Lost or Stolen Tickets.
(a) In the event that a defective instant lottery
game ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the
commission shall be the replacement of the defective ticket, with an un-played
ticket or tickets of equivalent sales price from any other current lottery
game. This shall be the sole and exclusive
remedy of the bearer of the ticket.
(b) The
commission shall not be responsible for any lost or stolen instant lottery game
tickets.
Source. #12018, eff 10-27-16 (from Sw 1002.04)
PART Sw 1004 CLAIMS
Sw 1004.01 Claims. Claims for payment of a
winning instant lottery game ticket shall be made in accordance with the
requirements set forth in Sw 600.
Source. #1573, eff 5-6-80; EXPIRED 5-6-86
New. #6580, eff 9-19-97; ss by #8366, eff 6-2-05; ss by
#9164, eff 5-31-08; ss by #12018,
eff 10-27-16 (from Sw 1003.01)
Sw 1004.02 Surrendering
a Ticket for Prize Payment. After an
instant lottery game ticket has been provided to a clerk for payment and the
prize payment has been provided to the player, the clerk shall retain and
process the ticket in accordance with that agent’s policy.
Source. #1573, eff 5-6-80; EXPIRED 5-6-86
New. #6580, eff 9-19-97; ss by #8366, eff
6-2-05; ss by #9164, eff 5-31-08; ss by #12021, eff
10-27-16 (from Sw 1003.02)
PART Sw 1005 GAME END
Sw 1005.01 Termination
of a Game by the Commission.
(a)
The commission or its designee shall
terminate a game at any time if:
(1) The security or integrity of the instant
lottery game program is at risk; or
(2) The last top prize has been claimed at
lottery headquarters.
(b) The commission or its designee shall
terminate a game if the instant lottery game has been on sale for more than 26
consecutive weeks, and the actual or predicted sales performance deems the game
to no longer be viable in the market.
(c) When a game is terminated, the lottery field representatives shall return
all instant lottery game tickets for that game to the warehouse.
Source.
#6580, eff
9-19-97;
ss by #8366, eff 6-2-05; ss
by #9164, eff 5-31-08; ss by#12018, eff 10-27-16
Sw
1005.02 Natural Game End. When
the commission’s supply of an instant lottery game tickets have been exhausted,
the commission or its designee shall announce the game end. All agents shall be
notified by the lottery field representative that the game is no longer
available for sale.
Source.
#6580, eff
9-19-97;
ss by #8366, eff 6-2-05; ss
by #9164, eff 5-31-08; ss by #12018, eff 10-27-16
(from Sw 1004.02)
PART Sw 1006 INSTANT
LOTTERY GAMES SALES AGENT
Sw 1006.01 Agent
Commissions. Pursuant to RSA
284:21-h, II, all lottery agents, excluding the lottery sales offices, shall
receive a minimum 5 percent commission basis for services rendered, and a 10
percent commission on those sales made during a fiscal year which exceed the
sales made during the previous fiscal year.
Source.
#12018, eff 10-27-16
(from Sw 1005.01)
Sw 1006.02 Agent
Bonus. All
lottery agents, excluding the lottery sales offices, who cash a winning instant
lottery game ticket of $599 or under, shall receive as a cashing bonus, one
percent of the cashed amount pursuant to RSA 284:21-s.
Source.
#12018, eff
10-27-16 (from Sw 1005.02)
APPENDIX
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Rule |
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Sw 1001 |
RSA
541-A:16, I(b); RSA 284:21-i, IV |
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Sw 1002 |
RSA
541-A:16, I(b); RSA 284:21-i, IV |
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Sw 1003 |
RSA
541-A:16, I(b); RSA 284:21-i, IV |
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Sw 1004 |
RSA
541-A:16, I(b); RSA 284:21-i, IV |
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Sw 1005 |
RSA
541-A:16, I(b); RSA 284:21-i, IV; |
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Sw 1006 |
RSA
541-A:16, I(b); RSA 284:21-i, IV; RSA 284:21-h,II(d) and RSA 284:21-s |