Section 99-01.3-11-02 - Paddlewheels - Excluding the use of a tableThis section applies to the method of paddlewheels described by subsection 1 of section 99-01.3-11-01.
1. All paddlewheel tickets of a card must be preprinted and contain one or more numbers or symbols corresponding to a paddlewheel. A number or symbol cannot be repeated on any of the tickets of a card number. A ticket must have a game serial number corresponding to the number printed on the ticket card's stub. A master flare for a series of paddlewheel ticket cards must state the type of paddlewheel tickets, cost per ticket, range of card numbers, have a state gaming stamp affixed to it bearing the card number of the lowest-numbered ticket card, and be posted.2. The maximum price per ticket is two dollars. All the tickets of a series of paddlewheel ticket cards must be sold for the same price and the tickets cannot be discounted. A person may not be required to buy more than one ticket. All tickets must be sold on a site the day the game is conducted. All the tickets of a card must be sold before a spin. Otherwise, an employee shall refund the gross proceeds in exchange for the players' unplayed tickets.3. A winner must be determined by spinning a paddlewheel. An organization may spin a paddlewheel multiple times to award multiple prizes for one paddlewheel ticket card. A paddlewheel must make at least four revolutions. Otherwise, the spin is void and the paddlewheel must be spun again.4. No cash prize may be a variable multiple of the price of a ticket. No cash prize or the retail price of a merchandise prize for one winning ticket may exceed one hundred dollars. After a prize payoff, an employee shall record the date, card number, and cash prize amount or cost and description of a merchandise prize and retain the winning ticket.5. All paddlewheel ticket cards of a series related to the same master flare must be reported on the tax return in the quarter in which the series was first played. An organization may not carry over a partial series of paddlewheel ticket cards to another quarter. Any cards of a series which remain unsold during a quarter when other cards of that series were sold must be retained as part of the accounting records and cannot be used or disposed.6. The following rules and policy must be posted or made available to players in the area where paddlewheel activity is conducted. If made available to players, the rules and policy must be in the form of a handout that is easily visible to the players and may not be a copy of the gaming law and rules: a. A player may not bet tickets that exceed a value of twenty dollars for one spin;b. A paddlewheel must make at least four revolutions;c. Whether a player is or is not required to be present when the paddlewheel is spun to win;d. If a player is not required to be present, the time limit for the winning player to claim the prize; however, the limit cannot exceed one hour from the time of the spin; ande. If a prize is not claimed, an organization shall conduct one or more additional spins until the prize is claimed.N.D. Admin Code 99-01.3-11-02
Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000; July 1, 2002; July 1, 2012.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-360, April 2016, effective 4/1/2016.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2022-387, January 2023, effective 1/1/2023.General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1, 53-06.1-07.4