D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, r. 30-1117

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Rule 30-1117 - RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT PLAYERS AND WINNERS

1117.1 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-536(6), a prizewinner's name, city, county and state of residence, winnings, and all associated game, play and prize information are records, or a portion of records, required to be made available to the public. Information about or concerning prizewinners or participants in Office activities authorized by this chapter may also be contained in records, or a portion of records, required to be made available to the public pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-531 through § 2-539.

1117.2 The Office shall not release the following information about a registered iLottery player except as may be required pursuant to lawful authority or urgent necessity:

(a) The individual's street address;

(b) The individual's telephone number;

(c) The individual's email address;

(d) The individual's financial information;

(e) The individual's self-exclusion information;

(f) The individual's Social Security Number or comparable equivalent;

(g) Information related to the individual's use of responsible gambling tools;

(h) The individual's play history; and

(i) The individual's play tendencies.

1117.3 The Executive Director may direct that prizewinners, or participants in Office activities authorized by this chapter, be photographed or videotaped to complete the Office's records and for the purposes identified in this section.

1117.4 A prizewinner, or participant in Office activities authorized in this chapter, consents, without further consideration or expectation of payment, to the Office's use of the prizewinner's name, county, city and state of residence, the games played, the amount of the prize and any photographic or video-graphic replication of the prizewinner's likeness or image for promotional purposes. "Promotional purposes" shall include, without limitation, advertising, publication and promotion of the office, its games, programs, contests and other activities in any print, broadcast, electronic, internet or other form of media whatsoever.

1117.5 Each prizewinner, or participant in Office activities authorized by this chapter, releases the District of Columbia, the Office, Multi-State Lottery Association, and their respective game groups, members, officers, employees, agents and attorneys, representatives, and contractors from all claims and liability arising out of, or related to, the promotional purposes, and use of the information and likenesses, set out in this section.

1117.6 The provisions of §§1117.4 and 1117.5, which are applicable to prizewinners shall also apply to any person who presents a prize claim that is later denied or forfeited for any reason.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, r. 30-1117

Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 2691 (3/12/2021)