18- 553 C.M.R. ch. 70, § I-1.0

Current through 2024-52, December 25, 2024

Section 553-70-I-1.0 - Definitions

1.1 "Agent" or "Lottery Retailer" means a person or entity licensed by the Lottery to sell lottery tickets.

1.2 "ALL IN" means an optional add-on feature of the Game where, for an additional one dollar ($1.00) per wager, a Player can win an additional prize for forming a Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, or Flush winning Instant Hand, as described in Section 4.3 of these rules.

1.3 "Automated Draw Machine" or "ADM" means the method of conducting the drawing for the winning numbers.

1.4 "BABLO" means Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

1.5 "Commission" means the State Liquor and Lottery Commission as established in 5 MRSA section283-A.

1.6 "Claimant" or "Winner" means any natural person or legal entity submitting a winning Game Ticket within the required prize claim period.

1.7 "Director" means the Director of BABLO appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

1.8 "Drawing" means the formal process of selecting winning Drawing Cards that conclusively determine the number of winning tickets for each prize level of the Game's Drawing component.

1.9 "Easy Pick" or "Computer Pick" means the random selection of cards by the computer system resulting in a Wager accepted by the Lottery's gaming system.

1.10 "Exchange Ticket" means the replacement ticket generated after an instant winning ticket has been cashed prior to the drawing date on the original ticket.

1.11 "Expired Unclaimed Prizes" means the value of prizes which remain unclaimed after the prize claim period expires.

1.12 "Game Ticket(s)" or "Ticket(s)" means an acceptable evidence of Game Play which represents a wager accepted by the Gaming System meeting the specifications defined in these rules.

1.13 "Hand" means five (5) numbers randomly selected from one (1) through fifty-two (52) represented as playing cards printed on a game ticket.

1.14 "Instant Win" means a Hand that constitutes a Winning Instant Hand, as described in Section 4.3 of these rules.

1.15 "Lottery" or "the Lottery" means BABLO.

1.16 "Draw Lottery Game" or "Draw Game" means a lottery game for which wagers are accepted by the Gaming System

1.17 "Gaming System" means the computer system used to issue and validate Game Tickets.

1.18 "Play" "Bet" or "Wager" means the cards that appear on a Game Ticket as a board or panel, and are played by a Player in the Game.

1.19 "Player" or "Purchaser" means a natural person(s) or legal entity that purchases Game Tickets in accordance with these rules.

1.20"Prize Fund" or "Prize Fund Percentage" means the portion of the Game's sales set aside for the payment of prizes.

1.21 "Progressive Jackpot" means the variable amount used as the basis for determining the prize amounts for the Royal Flush, and Straight Flush winning Hands when the Game's ALL IN feature is purchased as described in Section 4.3 of these rules.

1.22 "Rank" means the value of an individual card, consisting of the following thirteen (13) ranks, from low to high: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace.

1.23 "Set Prize" means a pre-determined prize payout which is paid in a single cash payment.

1.24 "Split Prize" means a pre-determined set prize payout that is divided equally among the number of winning Game Tickets of the prize level. Split prizes shall only apply to the Draw Game's Top Prize.

1.25 "Standard Deck of Playing Cards" means fifty-two (52) cards in total, consisting of four (4) Suits with each Suit having thirteen (13) Rank cards. The "Cards" comprising the Standard Deck of Player Cards are as follows:

Suit	Cards
[DIAMOND] Diamonds	[DIAMOND] Two of Diamonds 2D	[DIAMOND] Three of Diamonds 3D	[DIAMOND] Four of Diamonds 4D	[DIAMOND] Five of Diamonds 5D	[DIAMOND] Six of Diamonds 6D
	[DIAMOND] Seven of Diamonds 7D	[DIAMOND] Eight of Diamonds 8D	[DIAMOND] Nine of Diamonds 9D	[DIAMOND] Ten of Diamonds 10D
	[DIAMOND] Jack of Diamonds JD	[DIAMOND] Queen of Diamonds QD	[DIAMOND] King of Diamonds KD	[DIAMOND] Ace of Diamonds AD
[SPADE] Spades	[SPADE] Two of Spades 2S	[SPADE] Three of Spades 3S	[SPADE] Four of Spades 4S	[SPADE] Five of Spades 5S	[SPADE] Six of Spades 6S
	[SPADE] Seven of Spades 7S	[SPADE] Eight of Spades 8S	[SPADE] Nine of Spades 9S	[SPADE] Ten of Spades 10S
	[SPADE] Jack of Spades JS	[SPADE] Queen of Spades QS	[SPADE] King of Spades KS	[SPADE] Ace of Spades AS
[HEARTS] Hearts	[HEARTS] Two of Hearts 2H	[HEARTS] Three of Hearts 3H	[HEARTS] Four of Hearts 4H	[HEARTS] Five of Hearts 5H	[HEARTS] Six of Hearts 6H
	[HEARTS] Seven of Hearts 7H	[HEARTS] Eight of Hearts 8H	[HEARTS] Nine of Hearts 9H	[HEARTS] Ten of Hearts 10H
	[HEARTS] Jack of Hearts JH	[HEARTS] Queen of Hearts QH	[HEARTS] King of Hearts KH	[HEARTS] Ace of Hearts AH
[CLUBS] Clubs	[CLUBS] Two of Clubs 2C	[CLUBS] Three of Clubs 3C	[CLUBS] Four of Clubs 4C	[CLUBS] Five of Clubs 5C	[CLUBS] Six of Clubs 6C
	[CLUBS] Seven of Clubs 7C	[CLUBS] Eight of Clubs 8C	[CLUBS] Nine of Clubs 9C	[CLUBS] Ten of Clubs 10C
	[CLUBS] Jack of Clubs JC	[CLUBS] Queen of Clubs QC	[CLUBS] King of Clubs KC	[CLUBS] Ace of Clubs AC

1.26 "Suit" means either the symbol, word or letter corresponding to the suit in a standard deck of playing cards as follows: [DIAMOND] (diamonds or "D"), [SPADES] (spades or "S"), [HEARTS] (hearts or "H") or [CLUBS] (clubs or "C").

1.27 "Terminal" means a device including, but not limited to Player Activated Terminals (PATs), Self-Service Terminals (SSTs) and Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs), authorized to function in an interactive mode with the Gaming System for the purpose of issuing and validating lottery transactions.

1.28 "Ticketless Transaction" means a play sold through subscription, internet or non-standard terminals.

1.29 "Top Prize" or "Grand Prize" means the Game's first prize awarded in the Game's Drawing component when all five (5) of the Cards in a Hand match all five (5) of the Winning Drawing Cards.

1.30 "Winning Drawing Cards" means the five (5) cards from a Standard deck of Playing Cards that are randomly selected for the Game's drawing component and used to determine the winning plays contained on a Game Ticket for that component of the Game.

1.31 "Winning Drawing Hand" means, in the Game's Drawing component, when three (3), four (4) or five (5) of the cards in a Hand match three (3), four (4) or five (5) of the Winning Cards drawn.

1.32 "Winning Instant Hand" means, in the Game's Instant Win component, a Hand that has a combination of cards that form a Winning Instant Hand, identified in the "Instant Win" Table.

18- 553 C.M.R. ch. 70, § I-1.0