CHAPTER
Sw 5000 RULES OF MULTI-STATE LOTTERY
ASSOCIATION GAMES
Statutory
Authority: 2009, RSA 284:21-i, VI and
96; RSA 541-A:16, I(b)
PART
Sw 5001 MULTI-STATE LOTTERY ASSOCIATION
GAMES
Sw 5001.01 Definitions. The following definitions shall apply for the
(a) “Retailer” means
an authorized sales outlet, authorized to sell lottery tickets;
(b) “Annuity option”
means an election of the player indicating payments from their jackpot share is
to be made on an annuitized basis over a period of years;
(c) “Bet” means a combination of different
numbers which appear on a ticket as a single lettered selection;
(d) “Bet slip” means a pre-printed piece of paper
which contains play panels with sets of numbered squares between to be marked
by the player;
(e) “Commission”
means the
(f) “Designated
number” means a pre-determined number specified by the multi-state lottery
association (MUSL) that identifies the highest number available to be chosen in
one or more sets of the bet slip;
(g) “Director” means
the administrative head appointed by the
(h) “Drawing” means the
process used to randomly select different numbers to determine the winning
combination for a particular date;
(i) “Easy pick”
means an on-line ticket with a selection of numbers randomly selected by a
lottery on-line sales terminal;
(j) “Jackpot share”
means the jackpot prize pool divided by the number of jackpot winning plays;
(k) “Multi-state
lottery game” means an on-line terminal lottery game
offered for sale by the lottery commission;
(l) “On-line terminal” means a computer device
authorized by the commission to function in an interactive mode with a central
computer system, for the purpose of issuing lottery tickets and entering,
receiving and processing lottery transactions;
(m) “Pari-mutuel means the calculated prize
amount for a prize category by dividing the amount of winning plays for the
prize category into the amount of prize money available for the prize category;
(n) “Party states” means all member states of
MUSL;
(o) “Subscription” means a multi-state lottery
game bet recorded on the commission’s central computer system for a specified
range of draw dates;
(p) “Ticket” means a
slip of paper produced by an on-line terminal acknowledging the recording of a
legal transaction between the commission and the recipient for a certain date;
(q) “Winning
numbers” means randomly selected numbers to determine the winning plays on a
specific draw date; and
(r) “Multiplier
option” means a single multi-state lottery game play for which the player shall
pay an extra cost for the option and which shall multiply, by a number selected
during the drawing, the value of applicable prizes
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
Sw 5001.02 Ticket
Characteristics, Purchase and Restrictions.
(a) To purchase a
multi-state lottery game or subscription, an individual shall be 18 years of
age or older. An individual under the age of 18 years of age may be the
recipient of a multi-state lottery game ticket or subscription, and may redeem
the ticket.
(b) Once a ticket
has been produced for the player, it shall be the sole responsibility of the
player to verify that the following are correct:
(1) Desired draw date;
(2) The player chosen numbers;
(3) The dollar amount wagered;
(4) The number of draws desired;
(5) The ticket contains the appropriate
multi-state lottery game name;
(6) The ticket contains the caption “New
Hampshire Lottery”; and
(7) The ticket contains the affirmative caption
if the player chose the multiplier option.
(c) A multi-state lottery game ticket shall not
be canceled.
(d) A bet placed for
a drawing which has already occurred shall be void.
(e) The price of a
game play shall be determined by MUSL.
(f) Tickets shall be
purchased only through authorized retailers.
(g) A multi-state
lottery game ticket shall be a bearer instrument until such time as a signature
is placed in the designated area on the back of the ticket.
(h) No prize shall
be paid without the physical possession of a winning ticket or to an
unregistered or invalid subscriber.
(i) The director
shall make payment as directed by the person(s) whose signature(s) appear on
the back of the ticket.
(j) When a prize is disputed, the commission in
concert with MUSL, shall determine the winner.
(k) The commission
shall not be responsible for lost or stolen tickets prior to their redemption.
(l) The commission shall
not replace lost or stolen tickets prior to their redemption.
(m) In the event a
bet is not accepted and confirmed by the central computer system, the liability
of the commission and its agent shall be limited to a refund of the amount
wagered.
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
Sw 5001.03 Validation
Requirements.
(a) A winning ticket
shall be eligible to receive a prize if the following are true:
(1) The winning ticket was issued from an on-line
terminal by an authorized lottery retailer;
(2) The winning ticket information was recorded
in the central computer system at least 59 minutes prior to the drawing;
(3) All information appearing on the winning
ticket corresponds precisely with the commission’s computer record;
(4) The validation number and bar code appears in
its entirety;
(5) The winning ticket is intact, fully legible
and corresponds to the art work on file at the commission;
(6) The ticket is not defectively printed, fuzzy,
unreadable, blank or partially blank, or defective; and
(7) The ticket is not counterfeit in whole or in
part, altered, reconstructed, tampered with in any manner, stolen or
misregistered.
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
Sw 5001.04 Ineligible
Tickets.
If a ticket does not meet the requirements of Sw 5001.03,
the ticket shall be deemed void and ineligible for any prize.
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
Sw 5001.05 Prize Payments.
(a)
Claims for payment of a winning multi-state lottery game ticket or
subscription shall be made in accordance with the requirements set forth in
Sw 600.
(b)
Claims submitted to the commission shall be subject to validation.
(c)
The first annuitized jackpot share shall be made not less than 15
calendar days following the claim.
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
Sw 5001.06 Payment Election Review. A winner of an annuity option shall have the
opportunity to review the election prior to the final claim being made subject
to the following:
(a) The winner shall
have 60 days from the date a claim is filed to change the election from annuity
to a lump sum cash payment;
(b) The winner shall
sign a statement furnished by the commission indicating their final election,
either annuity or cash payment;
(c)
The winner shall be under no obligation to accept the cash payment; and
(d)
The winner shall not be allowed to revoke, withdraw or otherwise change
their final election.
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
Sw 5001.07 Jackpot Assignments. Payment of a prize may be made to a person
other than the winner pursuant to the requirements of Sw 500.
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
Sw 5001.08 Original
Subscriptions Purchased By Mail, Internet or Phone.
(a) To play by subscription,
a player shall provide the commission with the following information:
(1) Choice of numbers from a designated field;
(2) Name;
(3) A
(4) Home telephone number;
(5) Work telephone number, if applicable;
(6) A gift message, if applicable;
(7) The number of draws the subscription shall be
valid;
(8) Affirmation of age eligibility; and
(9) Payment method.
(b) If the
subscriber selects payment for subscription by check, the check shall be
payable to the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and attached to the
subscription application form.
(c) If the player
selects payment for the subscription by credit card, the player shall provide
the commission with the following information:
(1) Credit card number;
(2) Credit card expiration date;
(3) Cardholder's name;
(4) Cardholder's address;
(5) Cardholder's home telephone number;
(6) Cardholder's work telephone number, if
applicable; and
(7) Cardholder's signature, if the credit card
information is submitted on a subscription form.
(d) The completed
subscription form shall be forwarded to the commission headquarters for
processing.
(e) Upon receipt of
the subscription application, the commission shall enter the subscriber's information
into a lottery approved subscription database program.
(f) The database
program shall assign the next available effective draw date for the
subscription, as determined by MUSL.
(g) The database program
shall assign the following identification numbers to the subscription:
(1) Subscriber number; and
(2) Subscription number.
(h) The commission
shall assign the following identification numbers to the subscription:
(1) Batch number; and
(2) Sequence or certificate number.
(i) The commission
shall print a subscription confirmation card listing the following information:
(1) Subscriber name;
(2) Subscriber address;
(3) Multi-state lottery game numbers;
(4) Day, month and year the subscription is
effective;
(5) Day, month and year the subscription expires;
(6) A gift message, if applicable;
(7) Subscription number;
(8) Batch number;
(10) Sequence or certificate number; and
(11) Multi-state lottery game name.
(j) The commission
shall forward a subscription confirmation card to the subscriber.
(k) It shall be the
sole responsibility of the player to verify that the following are correct:
(1) Subscriber name;
(2) Subscriber address;
(3) Subscriber chosen multi-state lottery game
numbers;
(4) Subscription play length; and
(5) Effective and expiration dates.
(l) It shall be the sole responsibility of the
subscriber to notify the commission of incorrect data on the confirmation card
prior to the effective date of the subscription.
(m) A subscription
application form shall have no pecuniary or prize value and shall not
constitute evidence of ticket purchase or of numbers selected.
(n) Once a
subscription play is registered with the commission, the registration shall
constitute the only acceptable evidence of play for the subscriber.
(o) A subscription
shall not become effective until the effective date listed on the confirmation
card, which shall match the effective date listed in the party lottery's
subscription database.
(p) Any changes
to a subscriber's name or address shall be requested in writing by the
subscriber and include the previous name and address. Name and address changes
shall require a notarized letter from the subscriber.
(q) There shall be no
changes to the subscriber's numbers during the effective dates of the
subscription unless authorized by the commission as a result of and prior to
the implementation of a game change.
(r) Prizes shall be
paid, by check or by expiration date extensions.
(s) Prize checks
shall be made payable to the subscription name(s) as recorded in the
commission’s central computer system.
(t) Subscriptions, once
in effect, cannot be cancelled in whole or in part unless authorized by the
commission as a result of and prior to the implementation of a game change.
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
Sw 5001.09 Renewal Subscriptions.
(a) Subscription
renewal forms shall be forwarded to the subscriber by the commission prior to
the subscription's expiration date.
(b) Out-of-state
residents shall telephone the commission to renew, by credit card, their
original subscriptions purchased in
(c) An out-of-state
resident from a state that does not have a state lottery shall not renew his or
her subscription.
(d) The subscription
renewal form shall contain the following information:
(1) Subscriber's name;
(2) Subscriber's address;
(3) Multi-state lottery game numbers;
(4) Subscriber number;
(5) Subscription number;
(6) Expiration date including free play
extensions;
(7) Multi-state lottery game name.
(e) If the
subscriber elects to continue a subscription, the subscriber shall provide the
commission with the following information:
(1) Subscription play length;
(2) Change of address, if applicable;
(3) Payment method; and
(4) A change of multi-state lottery game numbers,
if applicable.
(f) If the subscriber
selects payment for the subscription by credit card, the following shall be
provided to the commission:
(1) Credit card number;
(2) Credit card expiration date;
(3) Cardholder's name;
(4) Cardholder's address;
(5) Cardholder's home telephone number;
(6) Cardholder's work telephone number, if
applicable; and
(7) Cardholder's signature, if the credit card
information is submitted on a subscription form.
(g) If the subscriber
selects payment for subscription by check, the check shall be payable to the
New Hampshire Lottery Commission and attached to the subscription renewal form.
(h) The completed
subscription renewal form shall be forwarded to the commission headquarters for
processing.
(i) Upon receipt of
the subscription renewal form, the commission shall enter the subscriber's
information into a lottery approved subscription database program.
(j) The database program
shall assign the next available effective draw date for the subscription, as
determined by MUSL.
(k) The database
program shall assign a subscription number to the subscription.
(l) The commission shall assign the following
identification numbers to the subscription:
(1) Batch number; and
(2) Sequence or certificate number.
(m) The commission
shall print a subscription confirmation card listing the following information:
(1) Subscriber name;
(2) Subscriber address;
(3) Multi-state lottery game numbers;
(4) Day, month and year the subscription is
effective;
(5) Day, month and year the subscription expires;
(6) A gift message, if applicable;
(7) Subscription number;
(8) Batch number;
(9) Sequence or certificate number; and
(10) Multi-state lottery game name.
(n) The commission
shall forward a subscription confirmation card to the subscriber.
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
Sw
5001.10 Original Subscriptions
Purchased Through A Lottery Retailer.
(a) To play by
subscription, a player shall provide the retailer with the following
information:
(1) Name of multi-state lottery game;
(2) Choice of numbers from a designated field or have
the computer choose the numbers;
(3) The number of draws the subscription shall be
valid; and
(4) Choice of the multiplier option, if
applicable.
(b) The retailer
shall enter the player provided information in to a lottery sales terminal.
(c) After the
transaction has been completed, the lottery sales terminal shall produce a
player receipt and a registration form.
(d) The sales
receipt shall contain the following information:
(1) The date of purchase;
(2) The multi-state lottery game name;
(3) The multi-state lottery numbers selected;
(4) An affirmative caption if the player chose
the multiplier option;
(5) The starting draw date; and
(6) The value of purchase.
(e) The registration
form shall contain the following information:
(1) A field for the player to add their first and
last name;
(2) A field for the player to add their mailing
address;
(3) A field for the player to add their phone
number;
(4) The date of purchase:
(5) The multi-state lottery game name;
(6) An affirmative caption if the player chose
the multiplier option;
(7) The starting drawing date;
(8) The value of purchase;
(9) The number of drawings; and
(10) A unique identifying number assigned to the subscription.
(f) The player shall
complete the original registration form and forward it to the commission
headquarters for processing.
(g) Upon receipt of
the registration form, the commission shall enter the subscriber's information
into a lottery approved subscription database program.
(h) The starting
date of the subscription shall correspond to the starting date assigned by the
lottery’s computer system at time of purchase.
(i) The database
program shall assign a subscriber number to the subscription:
(j) The commission
shall assign the following identification numbers to the subscription:
(1) Batch number; and
(2) Sequence or certificate number.
(k) The commission shall
print a subscription confirmation card listing the following information:
(1) Subscriber name;
(2) Subscriber address;
(3) Multi-state lottery game numbers;
(4) Day, month and year the subscription is
effective;
(5) Day, month and year the subscription expires;
(6) A gift message, if applicable;
(7) Subscription number;
(8) Batch number;
(9) Sequence or certificate number; and
(10) Multi-state lottery game name.
(l) The commission shall
forward a subscription confirmation card to the subscriber.
(m) It shall be the
sole responsibility of the player to verify that the following are correct:
(1) Subscriber name;
(2) Subscriber address;
(3) Subscriber chosen multi-state lottery game
number;
(4) Subscription play length; and
(5) Effective and expiration dates.
(n) It shall be the
sole responsibility of the subscriber to notify the commission of incorrect
data on the confirmation card prior to the effective date of the subscription.
(o) A subscription
sales receipt and registration form shall have no pecuniary or prize value.
(p) A subscription
sales receipt shall be considered evidence of ticket purchase and shall not be
considered ownership of a subscription.
(q) The original
subscription registration form shall be the only form accepted as evidence of
ownership.
(r) The commission
shall not be responsible for a lost, stolen or mutilated registration form.
(s) Once a subscription
play is registered with the commission, the registration shall constitute the
only acceptable evidence of play for the subscriber.
(t) A subscription
shall not become effective until the effective date listed on the registration form
and its corresponding confirmation card, which shall match the effective date
listed in the party lottery's subscription database.
(u) Any changes
to a subscriber's name or address shall be requested in writing by the
subscriber and include the previous name and address. Name and address changes
shall require a notarized letter from the subscriber.
(v) There shall be no
changes to the subscriber's numbers during the effective dates of the subscription
unless authorized by the commission as a result of and prior to the
implementation of a game change.
(w) Prizes shall be
paid, by check or by expiration date extensions.
(x) Prize checks
shall be made payable to the subscription name(s) as recorded in the
commission’s central computer system.
(y) If the
commission does not receive or enter a player’s registration form prior to the
subscription’s effective date, the subscription shall start on the date
assigned at time of purchase and any prize(s) won and payable by check shall be
mailed to the player after the commission processes the registration form.
(z) A player shall
forfeit any prize won on a subscription if the registration form is not
received by the commission within one year from the date won.
(aa) Subscriptions,
once in effect, shall not be cancelled in whole or in part unless authorized by
the commission as a result of and prior to the implementation of a game change.
Source. #9698, eff 4-24-10
APPENDIX
Rule |
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Sw
5001.01 |
RSA 284:21-h, I(d) and RSA
541-A:16, I(b) |
Sw
5001.02 |
RSA 541-A:16, I(b), RSA 284:21-h,
I(d) and RSA 284:21-i, I-III |
Sw
5001.03 |
RSA 284:21-h, I(d) and RSA
541-A:16, I(b) |
Sw
5001.04 |
RSA 284:21-h, I(d) and RSA
541-A:16, I(b) |
Sw
5001.05 |
RSA
541-A:16, I(b) |
Sw
5001.06 |
Federal
Statutory Authority: Internal Revenue Code, Subtitle A, Chapter 1, Subchapter
E, Part II, Subpart B, Sec. 451 and Act Sec 5501 |
Sw
5001.07 |
RSA
284:21-I, II (c)(4) |
Sw
5001.08 |
RSA 284:21-h, I(d), RSA 541-A:16, I(b) |
Sw
5001.09 |
RSA 284:21-h, I(d), RSA 541-A:16, I(b) |
Sw
5001.10 |
RSA 284:21-q |