WSR 97-02-038
PERMANENT RULES
LOTTERY COMMISSION
[Filed December 26, 1996, 11:58 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: November 1, 1996.
Purpose: To establish the game play rules and criteria for determining winners of Instant Game Nos. 184 ("$2 Instant Monopoly®"), 185 ("Blackjack"), and 186 ("Lucky Bug").
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.70.040.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 96-19-072 on September 17, 1996.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 3, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
December 24, 1996
Roger Wilson
Deputy Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 315-11A-184 Instant Game Number 184 ("$2 Instant Monopoly®"). (1) Definitions for Instant Game Number 184.
(a) Ticket and playfield: The perimeter of the ticket shall be printed to look like the perimeter of a "Monopoly®" game board. This area shall be covered with latex and shall be the playfield.
(b) Play symbols: The "play symbols" are listed below in (c) of this subsection. Eight of these play symbols shall appear under the latex covering on the front of the ticket; one of these play symbols shall also appear under the latex covered area labeled "Go."
(c) Play symbol captions: The small printed characters appearing
below each play symbol which correspond with and verify that play symbol.
The caption is a spelling out, in full or abbreviated form, of the play
symbol. One and only one of these captions appears under each play
symbol. The three-digit ticket number shall appear before each play
symbol caption. For Instant Game Number 184, the captions which
correspond with and verify the play symbols are:
play symbol caption
2 two
3 thr
4 for
5 fiv
6 six
7 svn
8 egt
9 nin
10 ten
12 tlv
13 thn
14 frn
15 ftn
16 sxt
17 svt
18 egt
19 nit
htl
(d) Prize symbols: The prize symbols are listed below in (e) of this subsection. One of these prize symbols appears adjacent to each of the play symbols, except that no prize symbol appears adjacent to the play symbol under the latex covered area labeled "Go."
(e) Prize symbol captions: The small printed characters which
appear below the prize symbol and verify and correspond with that prize
symbol. The prize symbol caption is a spelling out, in full or
abbreviated form, of the prize symbol. For Instant Game Number 184, the
prize symbol captions which correspond with and verify the prize symbols
are:
prize symbol caption
$ 1.00 one dol
$ 2.00 two dol
$ 3.00 thr dol
$ 4.00 for dol
$ 5.00 fiv dol
$ 6.00 six dol
$ 7.00 svn dol
$ 8.00 egt dol
$ 10.00 ten dol
$ 25.00 twf dol
$ 50.00 $fifty$
$ 100 onehund
$ 2,000 twothou
(f) Validation number: The unique twenty-five-digit number on the front of the ticket. The number is covered by latex.
(g) Pack-ticket number: The thirteen-digit number of the form 184000001-1-000 printed on the back of the ticket. The first three digits are the game identifier. The first nine digits of the pack-ticket number for Instant Game Number 184 constitute the "pack number" which starts at 184000001; the last three digits constitute the "ticket number" which starts at 000 and continues through 199 within each pack of tickets.
(h) Retailer verification codes: Codes consisting of small letters
found under the removable covering on the front of the ticket which the
lottery retailer uses to verify instant winners of $600.00 or less. For
Instant Game Number 184, the retailer verification code is a three-letter
code, with each letter appearing in a varying three of six locations
beneath the removable covering and among the play symbols on the front
of the ticket. The retailer verification codes are:
verification code prize
two $ 2.00 ($1 and $1)
thr $ 3.00 ($1, $1, and $1; $2 and $1)
fiv $ 5.00 ($1, $1, $1, $1 and $1; $2, $1, $1 and $1)
ten $ 10.00 ($2, $2, $1, $1, $1, $1, $1 and $1; $4, $3, $2 and $1)
twy $ 20.00 ($7, $6, $2, $1, $1, $1, $1 and $1; $8, $8, $1, $1, $1 and $1)
fty $ 50.00 ($10, $10, $5, $5, $5, $5, $5 and $5)
frh $ 400.00 ($100, $100, $50, $50,
$25, $25, $25 and $25)
(i) Pack: A set of two hundred fanfolded instant game tickets separated by perforations and packaged in plastic shrinkwrapping.
(2) Criteria for Instant Game Number 184.
(a) The price of each instant game ticket shall be $2.00.
(b) Determination of prize winning tickets: An instant prize winner is determined in the following manner:
(i) When any of the eight play symbols matches exactly the play symbol labeled "Go," the matching play symbol shall be a winning play symbol, and the bearer of the ticket shall win the prize adjacent to the winning play symbol.
(ii) In Instant Game Number 184, the " " play symbol with the caption "HTL" shall always be a winning play symbol, and the bearer of a ticket which has a " " play symbol with the caption "HTL" shall be entitled to the prize shown adjacent to the " " play symbol.
(iii) The bearer of a ticket which has more than one winning play symbol shall win the total of the prizes adjacent to each winning play symbol.
(c) No portion of the display printing nor any extraneous matter whatever shall be usable or playable as a part of the instant game.
(d) The determination of prize winners shall be subject to the general ticket validation requirements of the lottery as set forth in WAC 315-10-070, to the particular ticket validation requirements for Instant Game Number 184 set forth in subsection (3) of this section, to the confidential validation requirements established by the director, and to the requirements stated on the back of each ticket.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules, the director may:
(i) Vary the length of Instant Game Number 184; and/or
(ii) Vary the number of tickets sold in Instant Game Number 184 in a manner that will maintain the estimated average odds of purchasing a winning ticket.
(3) Ticket validation requirements for Instant Game Number 184.
(a) In addition to meeting all other requirements in these rules, to be a valid instant game ticket for Instant Game Number 184 all of the following validation requirements apply:
(i) Exactly one play symbol must appear below each of the eight properties and under the latex area labeled "Go" in the playfield on the front of the ticket.
(ii) Each play symbol must have a play symbol caption below it and each must agree with its caption.
(iii) Each of the play symbol captions, except for the play symbol caption under the area labeled "Go," shall have a prize symbol adjacent to it. Each of the prize symbols shall also have a prize symbol caption below it.
(iv) The display printing and the printed numbers, letters, and
symbols on the ticket must be regular in every respect and correspond
precisely with the artwork on file with the director. The numbers,
letters, and symbols shall be printed as follows:
Play Symbols Play Symbol Font
Prize Symbols Prize Symbol Font
Captions Caption Font
Pack-Ticket Number Validation Font
Validation Number Validation Font
Retailer Verification Code Validation Font
(v) Each of the play symbols and its caption, the validation number, pack-ticket number, and retailer verification code must be printed in black ink.
(vi) Each of the play symbols and each of the play symbol captions must be exactly one of those described in subsection (1)(c) of this section.
(vii) Each of the prize symbols must be exactly one of those described in subsection (1)(d) of this section and each of the prize symbol captions must be exactly one of those described in subsection (1)(e) of this section.
(b) Any ticket not passing all the validation requirements in WAC
315-10-070 and in (a) of this subsection is invalid and ineligible for
any prize.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-11A-185 Instant Game Number 185 ("Double Blackjack"). (1) Definitions for Instant Game Number 185.
(a) Play symbols: The "play symbols" are listed below in (b) of this subsection. One of the play symbols appears in each of the seven play spots under the latex covering on the front of the ticket. The latex covered area shall be known as the playfield. One of the seven play spots shall be labeled "Dealer's Hand." The remaining six play spots shall be arranged into three player's hands (rows) labeled "1," "2," and "3," and each player's hand (row) shall contain two play spots.
(b) Play symbol captions: The small printed characters appearing
below each play symbol which verify and correspond with that play symbol.
The caption is a spelling out, in full or abbreviated form, of the play
symbol. One and only one of these captions appears below each play
symbol. The three-digit ticket number shall appear before each play
symbol caption. For Instant Game Number 185, the captions which
correspond with and verify the play symbols are:
dealer's play symbol caption
13 thn
14 frn
15 ftn
16 sxt
17 svt
18 egn
19 nit
20 twy
player's play symbol caption
two
thr
for
fiv
six
svn
egt
nin
ten
jck
que
kng
ace
(c) Prize symbols: The "prize symbols" are listed below in (d) of this subsection. One of these prize symbols appears for each hand (row) in the prize column on the front of the ticket and shall be covered in latex.
(d) Prize symbol captions: The small printed characters which
appear below the prize symbol and verify and correspond with that prize
symbol. The prize symbol caption is a spelling out, in full or
abbreviated form, of the prize symbol. For Instant Game Number 185, the
prize symbol captions which correspond with and verify the prize symbols
are:
prize symbol caption
$ 1.00 one dol
$ 2.00 two dol
$ 3.00 thr dol
$ 4.00 for dol
$ 5.00 fiv dol
$ 6.00 six dol
$ 10.00 ten dol
$ 15.00 ftn dol
$ 20.00 twy dol
$ 40.00 $forty$
$ 50.00 $fifty$
$ 500 fivhund
$ 1,000 onethou
(e) Validation number: The unique twenty-five-digit number on the front of the ticket. The number is covered by latex.
(f) Pack-ticket number: The thirteen-digit number of the form 185000001-1-000 printed on the back of the ticket. The first three digits are the game identifier. The first nine digits of the pack-ticket number for Instant Game Number 185 constitute the "pack number" which starts at 185000001; the last three digits constitute the "ticket number" which starts at 000 and continues through 199 within each pack of tickets.
(g) Retailer verification codes: Codes consisting of small letters
found under the removable covering on the front of the ticket which the
lottery retailer uses to verify instant winners of $600.00 or less. For
Instant Game Number 185, the retailer verification codes are three-letter
codes, with each letter appearing in a varying three of six locations
beneath the removable covering and among the play symbols on the front
of the ticket. The retailer verification codes are:
verification code prize
one $ 1.00
thr $ 3.00 ($1, $1 and $1; $1 (with a hand totaling 21) and $1)
for $ 4.00 ($1 (with a hand totaling 21) and $1 (with a hand totaling 21); $2 and $2)
nin $ 9.00 ($3, $3 and $3; $4 (with a hand totaling 21) and $1)
ftn $ 15.00 ($6, $6 and $3; $5 (with a hand totaling 21) and $5)
fry $ 40.00 ($20, $15 and $5)
ohn $ 100.00 ($50, $40 and $10)
(h) Pack: A set of two hundred fanfolded instant game tickets separated by perforations and packaged in plastic shrinkwrapping.
(2) Criteria for Instant Game Number 185.
(a) The price of each instant game ticket shall be $1.00.
(b) Determination of prize winning tickets: An instant prize winner is determined in the following manner:
(i) When the sum of the two play symbols appearing within one of the player's hands (rows) is a number higher than the play symbol in the "Dealer's Hand," the play symbols in that player's hand (row) shall be winning play symbols and the bearer of the ticket shall win the prize shown in the prize column in the same hand (row) as the winning play symbols.
(ii) In Instant Game Number 185, when the sum of the two play symbols within a player's hand (row) totals 21, the bearer of the ticket shall be entitled to a prize which is double the amount of the prize listed for that hand (row).
(iii) In determining the sum of the two play symbols in each hand, play symbols " ," " ," and " ," shall have a value of 10; " " shall have a value of 11, and all other symbols shall have their face value.
(iv) The bearer of a ticket which wins a prize in more than one hand (row) shall win the sum of the prizes in each winning hand (row). Play symbols in different hands (row) may not be combined to win a prize.
(c) No portion of the display printing nor any extraneous matter whatever shall be usable or playable as a part of the instant game.
(d) The determination of prize winners shall be subject to the general ticket validation requirements of the lottery as set forth in WAC 315-10-070, to the particular ticket validation requirements for Instant Game Number 185 set forth in subsection (3) of this section, to the confidential validation requirements established by the director, and to the requirements stated on the back of each ticket.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules, the director may:
(i) Vary the length of Instant Game Number 185; and/or
(ii) Vary the number of tickets sold in Instant Game Number 185 in a manner that will maintain the estimated average odds of purchasing a winning ticket.
(3) Ticket validation requirements for Instant Game Number 185.
(a) In addition to meeting all other requirements in these rules and regulations, a valid instant game ticket for Instant Game Number 185 shall comply with all of the following validation requirements:
(i) Exactly one play symbol must appear in each of the seven play spots in the playfield on the front of the ticket.
(ii) Each play symbol must have a play symbol caption below it and each must agree with its caption.
(iii) Each of the prize symbols shall also have a prize symbol caption below it, and each must agree with its caption.
(iv) The display printing and the printed numbers, letters, and
symbols on the ticket must be regular in every respect and correspond
precisely with the artwork on file with the director. The numbers,
letters, and symbols shall be printed as follows:
Play Symbols Play Symbol Font
Prize Symbols Prize Symbol Font
Captions Caption Font
Pack-Ticket Number Validation Font
Validation Number Validation Font
Retailer Verification Code Validation Font
(v) Each of the play symbols and its caption, the validation number, pack-ticket number, and retailer verification code must be printed in black ink.
(vi) Each of the play symbols and each of the play symbol captions must be exactly one of those described in subsection (1)(b) of this section.
(vii) Each of the prize symbols must be exactly one of those described in subsection (1)(c) of this section and each of the prize symbol captions must be exactly one of those described in subsection (1)(d) of this section.
(b) Any ticket not passing all the validation requirements in WAC
315-10-070 and in (a) of this subsection is invalid and ineligible for
any prize.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 315-11A-186 Instant Game Number 186 ("Lucky Bug"). (1) Definitions for Instant Game Number 186.
(a) Play symbols: The "play symbols" are listed below in (b) of this subsection. One of these play symbols appears in each of the five play spots under the latex covering on the front of the ticket. The latex covered area shall be known as the playfield. One of the five play spots shall be labeled "Lucky Spot."
(b) Play symbol captions: The small printed characters appearing
below each play symbol which correspond with and verify that play symbol.
The caption is a spelling out, in full or abbreviated form, of the play
symbol. One and only one of these captions appears below each play
symbol. The three-digit ticket number shall appear before each play
symbol caption. For Instant Game Number 186, the captions which
correspond with and verify the play symbols are:
play symbol caption
2 two
3 thr
4 for
5 fiv
6 six
7 svn
8 egt
9 nin
10 ten
12 tlv
13 thn
bug
(c) Prize symbols: The prize symbols are listed below in (d) of this subsection. One of these prize symbols appears below each of the play symbol captions, except that no prize symbol appears below the caption of the play symbol labeled "Lucky Spot."
(d) Prize symbol captions: The small printed characters which
appear below the prize symbol and verify and correspond with that prize
symbol. The prize symbol caption is a spelling out, in full or
abbreviated form, of the prize symbol. For Instant Game Number 186, the
prize symbol captions which correspond with and verify the prize symbols
are:
prize symbol caption
$ 1.00 one dol
$ 2.00 two dol
$ 3.00 thr dol
$ 4.00 for dol
$ 5.00 fiv dol
$ 6.00 six dol
$ 8.00 egt dol
$ 10.00 ten dol
$ 12.00 tlv dol
$ 20.00 twy dol
$ 100 onehund
$ 1,000 onethou
(e) Validation number: The unique twenty-five-digit number on the front of the ticket. The number is covered by latex.
(f) Pack-ticket number: The thirteen-digit number of the form 186000001-1-000 printed on the back of the ticket. The first three digits are the game identifier. The first nine digits of the pack-ticket number for Instant Game Number 186 constitute the "pack number" which starts at 186000001; the last three digits constitute the "ticket number" which starts at 000 and continues through 199 within each pack of tickets.
(g) Retailer verification codes: Codes consisting of small letters
found under the removable covering on the front of the ticket which the
lottery retailer uses to verify instant winners of $600.00 or less. For
Instant Game Number 186, the retailer verification code is a three-letter
code, with each letter appearing in a varying three of six locations
beneath the removable covering and among the play symbols on the front
of the ticket. The retailer verification codes are:
verification code prize
one $ 1.00
two $ 2.00 ($1 and $1; $2)
for $ 4.00 ($1, $1, $1 and $1; $2, $1 and $1)
egt $ 8.00 ($5, $1, $1 and $1; $4, $3 and $1)
sxt $ 16.00 ($4, $4, $4 and $4; $8, $4, $2 and $2)
fte $ 48.00 ($20, $12, $10 and $6)
tfr $ 240.00 ($100, $100, $20 and $20)
(h) Pack: A set of two hundred fanfolded instant game tickets separated by perforations and packaged in plastic shrinkwrapping.
(2) Criteria for Instant Game Number 186.
(a) The price of each instant game ticket shall be $1.00.
(b) Determination of prize winning tickets: An instant prize winner is determined in the following manner:
(i) When any of the four play symbols matches exactly the play symbol labeled "Lucky Spot," the matching play symbol shall be a winning play symbol, and the bearer of the ticket shall win the prize below the winning play symbol.
(ii) In Instant Game Number 186, the " " play symbol with the caption "bug" shall always be a winning play symbol, and the bearer of a ticket which has a " " play symbol with the caption "bug" shall be entitled to the prize shown below the " " play symbol.
(iii) The bearer of a ticket which has more than one winning play symbol shall win the total of the prizes below each winning play symbol.
(c) No portion of the display printing nor any extraneous matter whatever shall be usable or playable as a part of the instant game.
(d) The determination of prize winners shall be subject to the general ticket validation requirements of the lottery as set forth in WAC 315-10-070, to the particular ticket validation requirements for Instant Game Number 186 set forth in subsection (3) of this section, to the confidential validation requirements established by the director, and to the requirements stated on the back of each ticket.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules, the director may:
(i) Vary the length of Instant Game Number 186; and/or
(ii) Vary the number of tickets sold in Instant Game Number 186 in a manner that will maintain the estimated average odds of purchasing a winning ticket.
(3) Ticket validation requirements for Instant Game Number 186.
(a) In addition to meeting all other requirements in these rules and regulations, to be a valid instant game ticket for Instant Game Number 186 all of the following validation requirements apply:
(i) Exactly one play symbol must appear in each of the five play spots in the playfield on the front of the ticket.
(ii) Each play symbol must have a play symbol caption below it and each must agree with its caption.
(iii) Each of the play symbol captions, except for the "Lucky Spot" play symbol caption, shall have a prize symbol below it. Each of the prize symbols shall also have a prize symbol caption below it.
(iv) The display printing and the printed numbers, letters, and
symbols on the ticket must be regular in every respect and correspond
precisely with the artwork on file with the director. The numbers,
letters, and symbols shall be printed as follows:
Play Symbols Play Symbol Font
Prize Symbols Prize Symbol Font
Captions Caption Font
Pack-Ticket Number Validation Font
Validation Number Validation Font
Retailer Verification Code Validation Font
(v) Each of the play symbols and its caption, the validation number, pack-ticket number, and retailer verification code must be printed in black ink.
(vi) Each of the play symbols and each of the play symbol captions must be exactly one of those described in subsection (1)(b) of this section.
(vii) Each of the prize symbols must be exactly one of those described in subsection (1)(c) of this section and each of the prize symbol captions must be exactly one of those described in subsection (1)(d) of this section.
(b) Any ticket not passing all the validation requirements in WAC
315-10-070 and in (a) of this subsection is invalid and ineligible for
any prize.
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