370 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1600, § 1602

Current through September 17, 2024
Section 370-1600-1602 - GAME DESCRIPTION
1602.01 General

Mega Millions is a multi-jurisdictional on-line lottery game, drawn on the day(s), time(s) and location(s) as determined by the Mega Millions Lotteries, and which pays the Grand Prize, at the election of the player made in accordance with the Game Rules, or by a default election made in accordance with the Game Rules, either on an annual pari-mutuel basis or as a cash value option using a rate determined by the Mega Millions Finance Committee on a pari-mutuel basis. Except as provided in the Game Rules, all other prizes are paid on a set cash basis. Mega Millions shall be played according to the Mega Millions Game Rules of the Product Group. Tickets can be purchased for one dollar (U.S. $ 1.00), including any specific statutorily-mandated tax of a Party Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery ticket from a terminal operated by an agent (i.e., a clerk-activated terminal) The player may make his or her selection by communicating the numbers to the agent, or by marking the numbered squares in any one game board on a play slip and submitting the play slip to the agent, or by requesting "computer pick" from the agent. The agent will then issue a ticket, via the terminal, containing the selected set or sets of numbers, each of which constitutes a game play. If authorized by the Director, tickets may also be purchased through a lottery subscription system as provided in Rule 27.6 of the Game Rules. No player activated device shall be utilized unless authorized by law.

1602.02 Claims

A ticket (subject to the validation requirements set forth in Rule 31 of the Game Rules (Ticket Validation)) shall be the only proof of a game play or plays and the submission of a winning ticket to the issuing Party Lottery or its authorized agent shall be the sole method of claiming a prize or prizes. A play slip has no pecuniary or prize value and shall not constitute evidence of ticket purchase or of numbers selected. A terminal produced paper receipt has no pecuniary or prize value and shall not constitute evidence of ticket purchase or of numbers selected.

1602.03 Cancellations Prohibited

A ticket may not be voided or canceled by returning the ticket to the selling agent or to the Nebraska Lottery, including tickets that are printed in error. No ticket which can be used to claim a prize shall be returned to the Nebraska Lottery for credit. Tickets accepted by retailers as returned tickets and which cannot be re-sold shall be deemed owned by the bearer thereof.

1602.04 Player Responsibility

It shall be the sole responsibility of the player to verify the accuracy of the game play or plays and other data printed on the ticket. The placing of plays is done at the player's own risk through the on-line agent who is acting on behalf of the player in entering the play or plays.

1602.05 Entry of Plays

Plays may only be entered manually using the lottery terminal keypad or touch screen or by means of a play slip provided by the Party Lottery and hand-marked by the player or by such other means approved by the Party Lottery. Retailers shall not permit the use of facsimiles of play slips, copies of play slips, or other materials that are inserted into the terminal's play slip reader that are not printed or approved by the Party Lottery. Retailers shall not permit any device to be connected to a lottery terminal to enter plays, except as approved by the Party Lottery. No player activated device shall be utilized unless authorized by law.

1602.06 Registration of Plays

With the approval of the Director, subscription plays may be registered by the Nebraska Lottery at a lottery processing site which meets the requirements established by the Product Group and the Security and Integrity Committee.

1602.07 Maximum Purchase

Except for a subscription play purchase, the maximum number of consecutive drawings on a single ticket purchase is twenty-six (26). The maximum number of consecutive drawings encompassed by a subscription play purchase is one hundred four (104).

1602.08 In the event of a matrix change, the Party Lottery which issued the subscription will determine the option(s) available to subscription purchasers from that Party Lottery for the balance of plays remaining on their subscriptions effective as of the date of the matrix change.
1602.09 In accordance with the Game Rules, game play information for a subscription may be edited by a Party Lottery's subscription coordinator only when an error in the numbers entered has been identified, a change in the frequency of drawings occurs, or a change in the game matrix occurs. A subscription may be edited to correct an error in the numbers entered before the time of the first drawing for which the subscription is effective. (Liability for any number entered in error is limited to the Party Lottery that entered the number in error.) For a change in the game matrix, or for errors in the numbers entered which are identified after the first drawing under the subscription, the subscription coordinator may correct the subscription game play prospectively for the remaining number of draws on the subscription. The only other condition under which subscription game play may be edited is to correct the subscription end date if there is a change in the frequency of Mega Millions drawings.

370 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1600, § 1602