N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5008.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 5008.5 - Miscellaneous

(a) All number selections or other information appearing on any Lotto bet ticket shall be deemed to be made or given exclusively by the player. Where one person submits a ticket as agent or nominee for another person or persons, the commission shall not be deemed to have any knowledge of such transaction, and all dealings of the commission will be conducted solely with the bearer of the ticket.

(b) No claimant will be considered eligible to receive a prize without presentation of a valid winning bet ticket.

(c) The commission reserves the right to change the prize structures, frequency of draws, draw dates, or the games themselves, and any such changes shall be publicly announced in advance by the commission. Any public announcement provided for in this Part shall be made in a news release, an advertisement, on the commission website, or in such other form as the commission, in the commission's discretion, may prescribe to maximize public awareness.

(d) If for any reason, a bet ticket is not entirely legible or is misprinted or altered in any way, then the computer record created at the time of sale will be the sole method of determining whether such ticket is a valid winning ticket and whether a first prize shall be payable in installments or as a lump sum.

(e) Lotto bet tickets may not be canceled once issued by the computer terminal. However, the agent may receive credit for any unreadable bet tickets issued, as these tickets (although unreadable) are recorded on the computer file as valid bets.

(f) If an agent applies for credit for an unreadable bet ticket and it is determined that such ticket would have qualified for a prize, the commission may make a proportionate reduction in the number of shares into which the prize money for that prize category is divided, thereby increasing the value of the prize available for each qualifying game panel.

(g) When any question shall arise as to the validity of a Lotto drawing for any reason whatsoever, the commission shall make the determination as to the validity of said drawing on the basis of the information at the commission's disposal. The determination of the commission shall be a final determination.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5008.5